City and County of Denver · 3 days ago
Senior Accountant – Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency
City and County of Denver is seeking a Senior Accountant for their Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency. In this role, you will manage and process financial transactions, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and provide financial research and reporting.
GovernmentHealth CareNon ProfitPublic SafetySecurity
Responsibilities
Perform expenditure and revenue reconciliations for several funds, prepare necessary budget and accounting adjustments with accurate and sufficient back up
Monitor and manage Salesforce workflow queues and process cases received from internal and external customers
Update Power BI dashboards that provide financial reporting to our customers
Oversee the annual inventory list, identify and record capital assets such as equipment, vehicles, structures, ensure physical descriptions match records and compile supporting documentation
Oversee financial grant processes for client groups, review grant budgets and terms, analyze expenditures and revenues, create grant reports, process drawdowns and close out grants within financial systems
Monitor grant sub-recipient activities, provide technical assistance to sub-awardees, perform risk analysis to ensure compliance with federal, state and City rules
Prepare customized reports, research and compile data, assist client groups with data submissions and compliance reporting
Provide trainings to the new finance and program staff as needed, update and create standard operating procedures, propose and implement process improvement ideas
Perform back-up functions when Fiscal Administrators are unavailable
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional level accounting experience reconciling accounting discrepancies, analyzing expenditures, and preparing financial reports
Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted
Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
License/Certifications: None
Preferred
Familiarity with government operations
Ability to demonstrate high standards of ethical conduct
Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
Ability to identify needs, organize and maintain information, and determine importance and accuracy
Ability to apply critical thinking skills in all areas of work
Good customer service skills
Benefits
A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day, and 1 volunteer day per year
Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Company
City and County of Denver
The City and County of Denver has adopted the ''Adoption of Level Red-Severe Risk'' Public Health Order, as amended by Colorado Public Health.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.37MKey Investors
Consumer Product Safety CommissionOpportunity Now ColoradoUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2024-07-02Grant· $0.08M
2024-03-19Grant· $1.54M
2023-11-09Grant· $0.75M
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