Accountant Ii Jobs

The City of Greeley is accepting applications for Accountant II. This position is responsible for completing journal entries and analysis of assigned funds, assisting with the completion of the City's annual external audit, supporting the creation of the annual comprehensive financial report, providing other financial reporting, and completing regular accounting functions.

Salary Range: $61,500 – 83,100 Annually

Experience, Knowledge, Skills

• Must have in-depth knowledge of governmental accounting practices to create detailed records and to complete the annual audit and monthly reconciliations of assigned funds;
• Bachelor's degree gained through a four-year college/university academic or specialized technical training of equivalent length;
• Experience using a Personal computer, telephone, copier, printer, calculator, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Financial Applications Software, Adobe, TeamBudget, Laserfiche.

Essential Functions

• Prepares the statements and schedules used in the ACFR for assigned funds in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards. The ACFR is prepared by collecting, compiling and analyzing entries in assigned funds by using spreadsheets, monthly prepared reports and system-generated reports;
• Prepare and maintain supporting financial records and reports;
• Problem solving and decision making: Incumbent is expected to solve a variety of problems in situations where there are substantially diversified procedures, specialized standards and only limited standardization. Changing priorities or differing situations require the incumbent to consider which among many procedures should be followed in what sequence to achieve the required job results. Requires reasoning to produce a practical course of action within the established process. Choices fall within the range of specified, acceptable standards, alternatives, and technical practices. Limits are set by accounting practices and grant agreements, but procedures and processes for tracking and documenting the information can be developed.
• Review, analyze and reconcile fund and account activity in assigned funds monthly. Prepare monthly reports and journal entries for the assigned funds. Communicate with staff in other departments concerning these transactions. Conduct audit of actual expenditures to ensure spending is within approved budget and revenues are on course to meet estimates. Remain current on governmental accounting policies, regulations and Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements;

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Safe to minimal hazards that are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely little or no exposure to injury or accident.
• Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools;
• Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks.

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.