Finance Accountant

Job Title: Finance Accountant

Department: City Hall

Pay Grade: 21 non-exempt

Major Function and Purpose: The Finance Accountant is responsible for overseeing the Finance functions for the City of Temple. The Finance Accountant will coordinate financial activities for the City Administrator and Elected Officials, including ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures, and will initiate any action with the City Administrator as necessary to correct deviations or violations. The Finance Accountant will provide daily guidance and oversight to staff in performing finance tasks and responsibilities. The accountant will establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff, elected officials, auditors, agency representatives, and the public.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Performs all operational responsibilities of the Finance function by sound government accounting rules and financial management principles

· Assists the City Administrator in developing, recommending, updating, and implementing financial policies and procedures and budgets

· Preparing valid and accurate accounting and financial reports

· Maintaining cash flow, monitoring taxation transactions, and budgeting

· Overseeing accounting and finance processes to ensure their accuracy and completeness, as well as complying with accounting principles and city policy

· Prepares statements, oversees, and performs day-to-day accounting functions, including Daily reconciliations, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, Budget Reconciliations, and Financial Reports

· Prepares, analyzes, distributes, and presents monthly financial reports and executive summaries; attends meetings

· Performs other duties as required

Desirable Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in business administration, Public Administration, Accounting or Finance, or a related field

· 2 years or more of progressively responsible experience in governmental finance, accounting, or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skill, and abilities to perform the job

· Must have a minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience

· Knowledge of governmental accounting practices, especially GASB requirements, and working knowledge of governmental financial accounting software systems

(ADA) minimum qualifications or standards required to perform essential job functions.

Physical Demands: The work is performed while sitting, standing, and walking. It will be 100% indoors. The employee must be able to operate various automated office machines, including computers, printers, fax machines, copy machines, telephones, etc. Applicants must be able to use their bodies to work, move, or carry objects or materials. They must also be able to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. frequently.

License and Certifications: Valid State Driver's License; First Aid/CPR & AED certification within one year after hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Interpersonal Communication: This requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. It also includes giving assignments and /or directions to co-workers or assistants.

· Intelligence: Requires the ability to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques; to make independent judgments without supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.

· Verbal Aptitude: The ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow verbal and written instructions.

· Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes using automated office equipment.

· Interpersonal Temperament: The applicant needs to be able to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions and relate to them beyond giving and receiving instructions. They must also be adaptable to performing under minimal stress when confronted with an emergency.

· Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear.

Mental and Physical Abilities: Read and comprehend simple instructions; converse with co-workers and the public; use discretion and insight in carrying out City business; stand, stoop, balance, kneel, crouch, walk, reach, lift, and move up to 20 lbs.; maintain teamwork, problem-solve, and communicate interdepartmentally.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Employer and Employee and is subject to change as the Employer's needs and the job requirements change.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $30.65 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 457(b)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person