Government Payroll & GL Accountant

City of Santa Fe Springs; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Santa Fe Springs seeks an administrative accountant to perform a range of complex and routine accounting duties, audit and reconcile monthly insurance, maintain billing and payment collection, and assist with payroll reporting.

Under general supervision, you will handle retiree health care records, prepare GL entries for various subsystems, and generate monthly invoices while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. Strong Excel and numeric skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial management, policies and procedures.
• Excellent Excel and computer skills with strong attention to detail; organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, records and reports.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regularly.
• Ability to work on several tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile monthly PEBA bill (Retirees, Cobra and Active subscribers).
• Audit payroll deductions and create GL journal entries.
• Maintain retiree health care balances and correspondence with vendor.
• Reconcile GL to Retiree bank accounts monthly; adjust CPI amounts as needed.
• Maintain and audit monthly insurance reconciliations and reporting.
• Create and send recurring invoices for rent and reimbursements.
• Assist with payroll processing, quarterly filings, and general billing tasks.

Skills

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance or accounting

Job description

City of Santa Fe Springs seeks an administrative accountant to perform a range of complex and routine accounting duties, audit and reconcile monthly insurance, maintain billing and payment collection, and assist with payroll reporting.

Under general supervision, you will handle retiree health care records, prepare GL entries for various subsystems, and generate monthly invoices while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. Strong Excel and numeric skills are essential.