Senior Accountant – Grants & Financial Analytics

City and County of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lifetime pension

457B plan

PTO + holidays

Medical, dental, vision

EcoPass

Job summary

The City and County of Denver seeks a Senior Accountant to join the HOST Finance team. You will manage general ledger activities, reconciling funds, journal entries, and drawdowns for federal and state grants, while maintaining chart fields and preparing ad hoc reports.

You will monitor expenditures, prepare financial statements, oversee grant processes, audit records, and compile annual reports to support fiscal accountability and decision making for city-wide programs.

Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of experience with HUD or other Federal Grant programs.
• Strong knowledge of Federal grants regulated under Uniform Guidance.
• Excellent approach to customer service.
• High integrity and work ethic, with a drive to learn and improve.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track expenditures and revenues, analyze financial performance, prepare financial reports, forecast expenditures, guide management in fiscal compliance and analytical planning, and anticipate potential problems.
• Prepare customized accounting reports, spreadsheets, and financial statements, research and compile data, create quarterly and annual reports, and assist client groups with data submissions and compliance reporting.
• Manage and oversee grant processes for client groups, review grant applications and terms for financial impacts to the City, audit grant records and transactions, research and analyze expenditures and revenues, create annual grant reports, and close out grants within financial systems.
• Reconcile complex discrepancies with regard to journal and accounting transactions, review, research, and analyze reporting errors, create reports and compile supporting documents for corrections within accounting systems, and guide management through corrective actions.
• Conduct special projects with regard to financial transactions, research and analyze accounting issues, perform complex financial calculations, and create reports and compile supporting documents for management review.
• Support documentation, and ensure assets are properly depreciated within accounting systems.
• Ensure compliance and maintain fiscal accountability with regard to GAAP, work with stakeholders, respond to inquiries, provide specialized information, and guide decision making.

Skills

HUD grants experience

Grant management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

The City and County of Denver seeks a Senior Accountant to join the HOST Finance team. You will manage general ledger activities, reconciling funds, journal entries, and drawdowns for federal and state grants, while maintaining chart fields and preparing ad hoc reports.

You will monitor expenditures, prepare financial statements, oversee grant processes, audit records, and compile annual reports to support fiscal accountability and decision making for city-wide programs.