Staff Accountant Jobs

The City of Pearland, TX is seeking to hire a full-time Staff Accountant for our Finance Department.

The Staff Accountant earns a competitive hourly salary of $24.52 - $26.54/based on qualifications. Additionally, the city pays all premiums for our employees' dental, long-term disability protection, and life insurance plus the majority portion of the medical premium for employees and their dependents. We also offer a retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) with a 2:1 employer match, life insurance, disability, access to the city's recreation fitness center, employee assistance program, educational assistance, 11 paid holidays and 2 designated paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave, and an active wellness program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

About The City Of Pearland

The City of Pearland has received a Top Workplaces of 2023 USA award from Energage, a leading research firm that specializes in employee engagement and workplace culture each year across the United States.

Pearland is one of the fastest growing cities in Texas due to affordable housing, outstanding schools, safe neighborhoods, and superb quality of life. Ranked as one of the top ten safest cities in Texas, Pearland residents know their families are safe and secure in the community and surrounding areas. Our close proximity to Houston, just a short 20-minute drive to downtown, allows residents to experience all the city has to offer including professional sports, world-class cultural amenities, and recreation.

Employees of the City of Pearland use multi-directional communication and cross-functional teams to promote a greater understanding of the organization by employees at all levels. We have created a culture of continuous learning that encourages and supports employee development and growth. Our work environment is one where innovation is not only supported but encouraged.

Job Summary: Performs and assists in managing accounting functions related to the general ledger maintenance, monthly financial reporting, capital assets and CIP accounting, inventory accounting and year-end audit and financial reporting activities. Performs special projects as requested.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Capture infrastructure asset information including data for valuation for input into the Fixed Asset database and for the preparation of journal entries.
• Monitor purchase orders, payments and Council minutes for CIP activity and maintain excel files to record the data.
• Provide assistance to city to departments; interact with others to obtain needed information.
• Edit and update daily batches into the accounting system. Ensure that accounting transactions are recorded timely and accurately, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals.
• Essential Functions: Regular and timely attendance at work.
• Contribute to team effort by performing other related duties as assigned.
• Assist in preparing monthly journal entries and reconciling general ledger accounts, including balance sheet accounts.
• Successfully manage assigned workloads and assignments to achieve the goals within assigned timeframes.
• Responsible for assistance with matters relating to the annual financial audit, including preparation of work-papers, delivery of balanced trial balance, related closing entries, and computer-related year-end closing & opening. Assist with the preparation of the annual CAFR and related GFOA application and responses.
• Monitor and track the financial activity of capital projects, including reconciling bond and capital project funds and assisting with the budgeting of CIP projects.
• Assist with monitoring and reconciling the City's purchasing card program.
• Assist in the completion of reconciling bank accounts to the general ledger.
• Prepare federal and state reports pertaining to grants, maintain grant schedules and prepare grant reimbursement requests as applicable.
• Serve as a member of various employee committees and serve as back-up to other related positions.
• Assist with physical inventories, including perpetual inventories such as fuel and supplies, as well as inventories of fixed assets.

Education, Experience, And Licenses

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in accounting, business management, finance, or closely related field.
• Five (5) years of accounting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Municipal experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills suitable for courteous interaction with the public and co-workers.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software; Excel, Word, Access, and HTE.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to operate a PC, printer, 10-key, fax machine, copier, and check signature machine.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting and practices preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of double entry accounting theory, principles and practices, and generally accepted accounting practices and procedures; internal control procedures, and systems including computer applications.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.