NEOGOV · 4 months ago
Chief Accountant
JHAC (Juanita Helms Administration Center)
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$102K/yr - $112K/yr
5+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a Chief Accountant to serve as the deputy to the Controller, performing complex accounting and financial duties. The role involves overseeing accounting functions, managing staff, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for two or more of the following functions: accounts payable, grants accounting and compliance, capital assets, liaison with financial management software vendor, general ledger (including budget control), liaison with Computer Services department, cash reconciliations, internal/external financial reporting, office management. Schedule, assign, direct, coordinate, oversee, and review the work of these functions
Interview, select, train and cross-train, direct, supervise, motivate, evaluate, and discipline subordinate staff in accordance with Borough policies and procedures
Prepare and maintain, or review, reconciliations, allocations, balancing operations, accounts maintenance functions, analyses, reports, statements, databases, spreadsheets, work papers, and schedules and perform other accounting tasks and special projects for both internal and external purposes. Work includes identifying and interpreting financial, technical, and other information and ensuring data integrity through self-audit, analyses, and review
Perform, assist with, coordinate, oversee, and/or review fiscal year-end accounting and closing tasks, audit preparation, the annual financial and single audits, and preparation of the annual financial statements and reports
Prepare and present formal training and information sessions
Manage projects, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, procurement, implementation, training, Boroughwide communications, and project debriefing
Assist in the selection and maintenance of material for the Accounting library. Keep current on developments and authoritative changes affecting the Borough’s accounting and other financial activities. Research, interpret, apply, and implement authoritative directives to which the Borough is subject. Monitor economic trends and new governmental accounting and financial concepts and techniques. Provide expert accounting, financial, and management advice to the Controller and Chief Financial Officer, and to the Administration and Assembly as needed
Troubleshoot and maintain the Borough’s financial systems. Plan, test, and implement new and updated vendor software. Supervise and/or train Borough staff in the use of the Borough’s financial systems
Make recommendations and participate in the formulation and implementation of Division and Department goals, objectives, policies, and procedures and of Boroughwide financial policies and procedures
Respond to financial and accounting related inquiries
Perform other management, professional accounting, and financial functions or duties
Job responsibilities require working additional hours outside the Borough’s normal business day, cyclically and for special projects and public meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, from an accredited institution or program, or a CPA. CPA is preferred. A Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent may be considered provided coursework includes relevant accounting classes
Five (5) years of professional accounting and/or financial auditing experience in positions of progressive responsibility and authority and at increasingly more complex levels of demonstrated proficiency and scope. OR CPA with three years professional accounting and/or financial auditing experience
General ledger experience and internal and external financial reporting experience is required
Two (2) years supervisory experience is required
Must have a verifiable background in automated accounting systems on mainframe/mid-range computers
Demonstrated proficiency with recent versions of Microsoft Excel and Word is required
Knowledge of GAAP and GAAS relating to accounting and auditing, and to grants and other compliance areas, is required
Knowledge of governmental accounting is required
Demonstrated integrity, leadership, and maturity
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to use independent judgment in applying guidelines to varied situations
Ability and temperament to contemporaneously organize, prioritize, coordinate, oversee, manage, and perform multiple functions, projects, and tasks, whose priorities change frequently
Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Borough management and staff, and to deal effectively and harmoniously with outside entities, professional colleagues, elected officials, other state and local governmental agencies, and the general public
Must be able to communicate courteously, professionally, clearly, and concisely, both verbally and in writing
Preferred
CPA is preferred
Experience in the following areas is preferred: governmental accounting, (governmental) budgeting and control, (governmental) purchasing, encumbrance accounting, grants accounting and compliance and single audits, management of a (governmental) accounting or finance office, payroll, capital assets, accounts payable, and cash reconciliations
One (1) year management experience is preferred
Automated accounting system experience in a governmental or large-sized entity is desirable
Experience in project management is preferred
Project management experience or participation in activities related to vendor-developed financial management software is desirable
Experience with recent versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro or DC, Microsoft Windows and the remainder of the Microsoft suite (Outlook and Access) preferred
Knowledge of governmental budgeting is preferred
Ability to have and maintain a valid driver's license and to meet insurance standards and maintain insurability under the Borough's insurance program
Benefits
Competitive pay
Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance
Optional Flex-Spending Account
Retirement benefits via PERS, the state of Alaska's retirement system
13 paid holidays
A minimum of 24 personal leave days per year for full time employees
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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