Senior Accounts Payable & Revenue Controller

City of Bentonville; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Bentonville seeks an Accountant to oversee disbursements (excluding payroll) and ensure payments comply with city policies. This role supports the Accounting Manager with reconciliations and other tasks.

Primary duties include supervising the Accounts Payable function, preparing sales and use tax filings, processing invoices from bonds and capital projects, reconciling AP to the general ledger, and managing the P-Card program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with six years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly sales and use tax filing and stay updated on state tax laws.
• Supervise Accounts Payable to ensure accurate, efficient processing of invoices and vendor payments.
• Process invoices for payment from the City’s bond and capital projects.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of Accounts Payable to the general ledger.
• Manage the City’s P-Card program and reconcile statements.
• Prepare and enter journal entries and yearly 1099 forms.
• Oversee year-end AP process to ensure expenses are charged to the correct year.

Skills

Language skills

Reasoning ability

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

The City of Bentonville seeks an Accountant to oversee disbursements (excluding payroll) and ensure payments comply with city policies. This role supports the Accounting Manager with reconciliations and other tasks.

Primary duties include supervising the Accounts Payable function, preparing sales and use tax filings, processing invoices from bonds and capital projects, reconciling AP to the general ledger, and managing the P-Card program.