Interim Accountant (Temp to Hire)

Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee seeks an Interim Accountant to support the Finance department on a temporary-to-hire basis. This exempt role focuses on general accounting duties within a government-adjacent environment.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Accounting with 1–3 years of related experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with accounting software and Excel. The incumbent will handle payments, reconciliations, and journal entries in a timely, accurate manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 1–3 years of related experience or equivalent combination.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Receives, processes, and prepares various payments.
• Analyzes, verifies, and reconciles assigned accounts.
• Reviews financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Maintains and reconciles various payments.
• Prepares journal entries; reviews entries for accuracy and completeness.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Skills

Accounts reconciliation

Financial analysis

Journal entries

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

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Interim Accountant (Temp to Hire/DH)--Housing Authority of City of Milwaukee

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Department: Finance

CLASS SUMMARY

This position is responsible for performing a variety of accounting tasks. Responsibilities may include preparing reconciliations; analyzing financial transactions; and preparing journal entries.

TYPICAL CLASS ESSENTIAL DUTIES

(These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)

• Receives, processes, and prepares various payments.
• Analyzes, verifies, and/or reconciles assigned accounts.
• Reviews and analyzes financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Maintains and reconciles various payments.
• Prepares journal entries; reviews entries for accuracy and completeness.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

(Positions in this class typically require):

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; 1-3 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

KNOWLEDGE

(Position requirements at entry)

Knowledge of:

• Accounting principles and practices;
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
• Budgetary principles;
• Computers and related software;
• Methods of analyzing and preparing financial documents;
• Mathematical principles;
• Methods of preparing journal entries.

SKILLS

(Position requirements at entry)

Skill in:

• Using computers and related software;
• Analyzing and preparing financial documents;
• Reconciling accounts;
• Analyzing financial transactions;
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

NOTE

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.