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City of Maryville Government · 21 hours ago

City of Maryville Senior Accountant/Analyst

Maryville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$64K/yr - $104K/yr

City of Maryville is seeking a Senior Accountant/Analyst to perform intermediate professional and technical work involving gathering and analyzing financial information. The role includes advising management on financial analysis and assisting with various accounting tasks such as managing funds, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with financial policies.

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Responsibilities

Reviews general ledger to ensure accurate postings; researches issues arising from general ledger review

Performs a variety of financial tasks, which may include posting financial data, balancing accounts, tracking fund activity, and maintaining financial ledgers

Prepares various financial reports and records, including journal entries, payment documents, and other financial statements

Reconciles general ledger accounts and creates required journal entries to adjust or correct

Records financial entries generated from the property tax system into the master financial system

Updates and maintains capital assets in the financial system(s):

Evaluates purchases to ensure compliance with city policies

Ensures cost and depreciation information is up-to-date and available

Communicates with departments regarding assets

Works with departments performing periodic asset inventories

Monitors city fleet fuel and inventory control

Maintains and balances retainage accounts for city projects

Reviews invoices for proper coding prior to payment; reviews postings to general ledger; posts journal entries to general ledger

Assists with audit and preparation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Extracts information from financial software to prepare reports for other departments and state agencies

Maintains and creates monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for local option sales tax and property tax data

Maintains TVA guidelines in financial reporting

Creates monthly and annual TVA reports

Assists internal and external customers with questions pertaining to finance

Assists in special projects as designated by the Deputy Director and Director of Financial Services

Works closely with all accounting staff and management

Serves as back-up for various accounting staff

Qualification

Governmental accountingFinancial analysisFinancial reportingStandard financial softwareMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field with considerable experience in accounting, cost accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Thorough knowledge of generally accepted governmental accounting procedures

Thorough knowledge of accounting terminology, methods, and procedures

Thorough knowledge of financial documents and ability to effectively communicate financial information as needed

Comprehensive knowledge in the use of standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office Professional)

Thorough knowledge in the use of standard financial software

Thorough knowledge in preparing reports and other types of correspondence

Ability to analyze, evaluate, and communicate technical ideas effectively; ability to understand and follow oral and written directions

Ability to make arithmetic computations; ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages

Ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates

Ability to provide input into identifying and solving problems

Willingly assists others with job tasks when appropriate