Senior Accountant

Boulder County; Longmont (CO); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Paid time off and vacation accruals

Health and dental benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Boulder County Housing Authority seeks a Senior Accountant to lead complex general ledger work and LIHTC project accounting. The role involves multi-entity accounting, monthly closes, reconciliations, and ensuring transactions are properly coded and supported in Yardi.

The position is full-time with benefits, hybrid in Longmont, CO, Monday through Friday. Requires seven years of combined education and experience; CSU/BA preferred. Public service loan forgiveness and pension benefits available.

Qualifications

• Senior-level general ledger accounting experience
• Experience with multi-entity housing/real estate accounting preferred
• Experience performing month-end/quarter-end/year-end closes
• Ability to prepare complex journal entries and reconciliations
• Familiarity with LIHTC or project accounting is a plus

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger across entities, properties, funds, and programs; ensure entries are complete and properly recorded
• Prepare and post complex journal entries; document purpose, calculations, and approvals
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities and resolve issues
• Reconcile GL accounts; investigate variances and clear reconciling items
• Manage LIHTC development accounting, track costs, and reconcile to GL

Skills

GAAP knowledge

General ledger

Financial close

Journal entries

Excel expertise

Yardi experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Yardi software

Advanced Excel

Job description

Boulder County Housing Authority is seeking to hire a Senior Accountant. The Senior Accountant is BCHA's senior professional accountant for general ledger work and project accounting. Under the general direction of the Senior Accounting Manager, the position prepares and posts complex journal entries; performs monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities; reconciles general ledger accounts; investigates account variances; maintains supporting schedules; assists with financial statement and budget preparation; tracks capital improvement projects status and reconciles spendings; maintains fixed asset schedules; maintains complete and reliable accounting records for new Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments from predevelopment through construction completion, placed-in-service activities, and stabilization; monitors construction draws and coordinates annual financial and compliance audits; and works with Finance, development, maintenance, property management, asset management, and operating staff to ensure that transactions are properly coded, supported, approved, and recorded in Yardi.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm. This is a hybrid position based out of 518 Coffman St, Longmont, Colorado. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidelines, this position is exempt.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range

$81,552.00 - $99,474.00 Annually

Tentative Hiring Timeline

• Phone Screening: Week of November 23rd
• First Round Interviews: Week of November 30th
• Second Round Interviews: Week of December 7th
• Reference Check: Week of December 7th

New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits, including pension contributions.

Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit studentaid.gov for more information.

Examples of Duties

• Maintain the general ledger record, review, and analyze financial activity across assigned entities, properties, funds, and programs; ensure that entries are complete, supported, recorded in the correct accounting period, and classified to the appropriate accounts
• Prepare and post complex journal entries, develop and post recurring and nonrecurring entries, including accruals, allocations, corrections, reclassifications, and other monthly, quarterly, and year-end adjustments; document the purpose, calculation, support, and approval for each entry
• Perform financial close activities, complete assigned close tasks on schedule, monitor outstanding items, coordinate dependencies with other Finance functions, and resolve issues that could delay or reduce the accuracy of month-end, quarter-end, or year-end reporting
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, prepare timely reconciliations, compare supporting schedules to the general ledger, investigate differences, clear reconciling items, and elevate unresolved or material issues to the appropriate supervisors
• Analyze accounting variances and issues, review account activity, trends, exceptions, and unusual balances, research source transactions and system workflows, determine the appropriate accounting treatment, and prepare corrections or recommendations using sound professional judgment
• Manage LIHTC development, maintain project accounting from predevelopment through construction completion and stabilization monitor capital improvement projects; track costs by entity, property, project, funding source, contract, and cost category; reconcile project records to the general ledger, approved budgets, contracts, and sources-and-uses schedules; and support proper capitalization and project closeout and maintain fixed asset scheules
• Support construction draws and project reporting, prepare or coordinate accounting schedules and supporting documentation for construction draw packages, lender and investor reporting, cost certifications, audits, and project closeout; review invoices, pay applications, retainage, funding activity, and other project costs for accurate coding, complete support, consistency with approved budgets and agreements, and reconciliation to Yardi and the general ledger
• Support financial reporting, prepare schedules, analyses, account detail, and other workpapers used in management reports and financial statements, reconcile reported amounts to the general ledger and explain significant variances or adjustments
• Coordinate audit preparation and response, manage assigned components of annual financial and compliance audits, including preparation of schedules and supporting documents, reconciliation of requested information, response to auditor questions, and tracking of open items through resolution
• Strengthen internal controls and accounting processes, apply and monitor controls over journal entries, reconciliations, close activities, supporting documentation, and financial reporting; identify control gaps or inefficient processes and help implement practical improvements in Yardi and related workflows
• Provide technical coordination and documentation, explain accounting requirements to Finance and operating staff, document procedures and recurring analyses, provide technical guidance and cross-training, and perform related accounting work and special projects as assigned
• Analyze grant activity and verify compliance with grantor requirements
• Complete monthly Voucher Management System (VMS) reporting and reconciliation
• Complete unaudited annual Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) reporting
• Serve as a back-up for the AR & AP Supervisor and Accountant II
• Performs related work, as required
• May be reassigned during emergency situations

Required Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.

Education & Experience

• 7 (seven) years of combined education and experience in Senior Accountant level work

Background Check

• A job offer is contingent on passing a background investigation

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance
• Professional accounting experience in affordable housing, LIHTC, real estate development, construction draw or capital improvement project accounting, government, or another multi-entity environment
• Experience tracking development costs and preparing or reconciling lender or investor draw packages, cost certifications, sources-and-uses schedules, or project closeout schedules
• Experience with property and program accounting, fund or restricted-resource accounting, capitalization, and entity-level financial reporting
• Experience using Yardi or a comparable integrated enterprise accounting system
• Experience preparing financial statement schedules and coordinating significant portions of annual financial or compliance audits
• Experience improving close procedures, reconciliations, internal controls, and accounting documentation

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and professional accounting procedures, including their application in governmental or public-sector environments
• Knowledge of general ledger accounting, financial close, account reconciliation, financial statement support, internal controls, and audit documentation
• Ability to prepare and review complex journal entries and supporting calculations independently
• Ability to analyze large volumes of financial data, identify unusual activity, resolve variances, and explain conclusions clearly
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines while maintaining accuracy, complete documentation, and appropriate review controls
• Skill in Yardi or a comparable enterprise financial system and advanced skill with Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools
• Ability to understand integrated workflows involving accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash, property records, and the general ledger
• Ability to learn and apply LIHTC development, construction draw, and capital project accounting requirements, including the documentation needs of lenders, investors, auditors, and project partners
• Ability to reconcile project costs to budgets, contracts, sources and uses, draw schedules, funding activity, and the general ledger
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Finance staff, operating departments, auditors, County partners, and other stakeholders
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion and maintain organized, audit-ready records

Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found HERE.
• Additional Benefits include
  • Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
  • 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
  • Breast feeding friendly-work environment
  • Infants-at-work policy
  • Access to LifeMart and Benefits Hub discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
  • Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • PERA 401k
  • Social Security retirement plans
  • Additional Life and Disability Insurance
  • Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
  • County-paid tuition assistance
  • Eligible for PSLF- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Free EcoPass
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • ID Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
• Generous paid time off
  • Holidays
    • New Year's Day
    • Martin Luther King's Birthday January
    • Presidents' Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Juneteenth
    • Independence Day
    • Labor Day
    • Indigenous People's Day
    • General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
    • Veterans' Day
    • Thanksgiving Day November
    • Friday after Thanksgiving*
    • Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
    • Christmas Day
    • New Year’s Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
  • Vacation**
    • 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
    • Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
  • Medical**
    • Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
• PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
  • Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
  • Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 15.80%
  • The District Attorney’s Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
  • Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.

01. Please describe how you meet the minimum requirement of 7 (seven) years of combined education and experience in a related field.

02. Describe your experience performing senior-level general ledger accounting. Include an example of a complex journal entry, reconciliation, or accounting issue for which you independently determined the appropriate treatment.

03. Describe your role in monthly and year-end financial close processes. What responsibilities did you personally own, and how did you ensure that your work was accurate, complete, supported, and finished on schedule?

04. Provide an example of a significant variance, unexplained balance, or reconciliation difference you investigated. How did you identify the cause, resolve the issue, and document your conclusion?

05. Describe your experience with capital improvement, construction, development, or other project-based accounting. Include how you tracked costs against budgets, contracts, funding sources, or project phases and reconciled the project records to the general ledger. If you have not performed this exact work, describe the most comparable accounting experience you would draw upon.

06. Please describe any experience you have with affordable housing, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments, construction draws, lender or investor reporting, cost certifications, or other complex project-financing environments. Direct LIHTC experience is not required. If you do not have this experience, explain how your accounting background has prepared you to learn a specialized project-accounting and reporting structure.

07. What kinds of experiences have you had working with others with different backgrounds than your own?

08. Please share an example that demonstrates your respect for people and their differences; how have you worked to understand the perspectives of others?

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