Accountant-Business & Financial Services

Job Overview

This position is responsible for performing complex and specialized accounting work at the supervisory and/or technical lead level. Work includes accounting, fiscal management, and budget preparation for a mid-sized department/agency, and/or leadership for specialized accounting functions within a large department or agency.

Salary 

Hiring Range (annual) $68,286 – $85,000

*Internal rates may vary based on the selected candidate’s current grade.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced fiscal professional skilled in complex accounting, year‑end closeout, budget preparation, grant management, cash flow analysis, bond monitoring, and special assessment activities. They are proficient with Oracle Cloud (GL, Project/Grant, Fixed Assets, BI) and have strong Excel skills to support monthly analytics, projections, and research.

They bring experience overseeing departmental fiscal operations, including payroll quality control, accounts receivable, reconciliations, personnel budgets, requisition approvals, and cash flow monitoring. They can lead special assessment and tax collector distribution processes and support department‑wide initiatives such as budget submissions, metrics, policies, and workflow improvements.

The ideal candidate manages business and budget functions, analyzes financial and operational data, and recommends improvements to enhance efficiency. They can develop goals, procedures, and reporting frameworks, prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, and generate customized BI and budget‑to‑actual reports. They are effective communicators who present financial information to staff and partner agencies and can serve as backup for both Fiscal Analyst and Accountant roles.

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional, and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and/or supervises assigned accounting and financial functions, programs, and systems as a department’s lead fiscal position, or as the lead for a program/functional area within a large department, to include annual risk assessment and review and approval of fiscal transactions in the accounting system.
• Supervises assigned fiscal and/or clerical employees and prepares employee performance reviews.
• Follows countywide fiscal related policies and procedures. 
• Develops and implements internal departmental accounting procedures, evaluates effectiveness, and makes changes as necessary to ensure proper risk management strategies.
• Manages accounting and budget functions within a department or a program/functional area within a large department.
• Prepares complex journal entries; reconciliations of general ledger transactions to the applicable sub-ledger; processes and reconciles accounts receivable and payables; reconciles and submits billing information and resolves complex expenditure issues.
• Meets with Department Director and management staff to discuss financial position, service, and project costing, evaluate the fiscal impact of operational initiatives, and coordinates activities with other departments to ensure adequate flow of pertinent infor