Senior Government Accountant & GL Lead

JobsQuest; Bessemer (AL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Pension/retirement plan

Generous paid holidays, sick and vacat

Job summary

JobsQuest seeks a Senior Accountant to manage complex financial data across AP, AR, GL, and budgeting, ensuring GAAP and GASB compliance in a government/non-profit setting. The role may supervise administrative staff and drive process improvements in a busy office environment.

You will prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, and assist with financial reporting and audits, with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience using general ledger reconciliations in a government/non-profit, corporate, or public accounting setting.
• Experience preparing journal entries (debits/credits) in a governmental/non-profit, corporate, or public accounting setting.
• Experience preparing financial statements or reports (e.g., balance sheets, income statements) in a governmental/non-profit, corporate, or public accounting setting.
• Experience using Excel (e.g., formatting spreadsheets using formulas and logic).
• Experience using financial management software (e.g., SAP, Incode, QuickBooks).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with 15 semester hours of accounting classes including at least one intermediate level accounting class.
• Experience as an Accountant in the Merit System.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the Accounts Payable (AP) and/or Accounts Receivable (AR) process by entering requisitions and payments, generating invoices and account statements and reconciling funds using accounting software in accordance with professional standards to maintain finances for a department or jurisdiction.
• Oversees internal and external audits of financial records by acting as the point of communication, distributing audit-related tasks, and implementing changes identified during the audit consistent with GAAS and auditor transaction testing techniques to maintain compliance with professional standards and regulations.
• Oversees the maintenance of banking records by researching banking and account information to provide recommendations to the department or jurisdiction regarding which banking institutions to utilize.
• Performs the financial closing process at the end of an accounting period (i.e., monthly, quarterly, yearly) by analyzing account balances and performing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure compliance with federal, state and local guidelines and laws.
• Oversees the maintenance of the general ledger (GL) by reviewing and approving journal entries, auditing the GL for accuracy, creating journal entries and general ledger adjustments, and reconciling the general ledger to other financial records to ensure completeness of information and compliance with federal. state and local guidelines and laws.
• Oversees the maintenance and reporting of confidential governmental financial records according to federal, state, and local guidelines and laws (GAAP, GASB) by reviewing financial data and reports and preparing documentation related to financial activities to ensure organizational compliance.
• Oversees the accounting and processing of employee payroll by reviewing and reconciling payroll data and preparing reports related to payroll activities in accordance with professional standards to ensure accurate payroll calculations and compliance with federal, state and local laws and guidelines.
• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
• Acts as a lead worker of peer or support staff by assigning and reviewing work tasks, facilitating training, and providing feedback using policies, procedures, tools, and directives from management in order to ensure tasks are completed in accordance with established requirements.
• May supervise staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

Skills

GL reconciliations

Journal entries

Financial statements

Excel

GAAP/GASB knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with 15 accounting hours including intermediate level

Merit System Accountant experience

Tools

SAP

Incode

QuickBooks

Job description

JobsQuest seeks a Senior Accountant to manage complex financial data across AP, AR, GL, and budgeting, ensuring GAAP and GASB compliance in a government/non-profit setting. The role may supervise administrative staff and drive process improvements in a busy office environment.

You will prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, and assist with financial reporting and audits, with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.