Accountant II - Austin Financial Services

About This Position

 

Provides financial information to management by preparing, researching, and analyzing accounting data; preparing intermediate to advanced level reports and financial statements.

 

Job Description:

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Maintains general ledger information and reviews financial transactions by creating and/or monitoring electronic files and/or accounting documents.

• Maintains accounting ledgers by posting/reviewing and/or approving the posting of accounting transactions of intermediate and higher dollar-value and complexity, ensuring transactions are processed in accordance with City policy, applicable laws and regulations, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and sound business practices.

• Processes revenue collections and/or customer payments; prepares analysis of delinquent accounts, calculating/assessing delinquent fines/fees for supervisor/manager review; prepares/ reviews accruals and/or other accounting entries, ensuring transactions are processed in accordance with City policy, applicable laws and regulations, generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP.

• Prepares and/or reviews grant accounting entries and reconciliations by compiling and analyzing general ledger account information.

• Prepares and/or reviews asset, liability, inventory, and/or capital accounting entries by compiling and analyzing general ledger account information.

• Reconciles general ledger and/or bank accounts and resolves account discrepancies by reconciling statements and transactions and investigating supporting documentation.

• Prepares financial statements and/or special reports by preparing balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, and other special reports; at an intermediate to advanced level; collecting, analyzing, and summarizing general ledger account information and trends; conducting variance analysis; applying intermediate skills and knowledge of accounting and reporting requirements; generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP.

• Prepares audit work papers for annual or special audit by preparing accurate supporting work papers at an intermediate level for assigned area(s); work is reviewed by other staff; providing explanations of city policy/procedures and responding to auditor's questions/requests in a timely and accurate manner.

• Assists departments and other internal or external customers by providing procedural/financial information and/or other information and guidance with automated or manual systems.

• Carries out projects by completing projects of moderate to advanced levels of complexity and/or completing parts of complex projects.

• Maintains financial security by following established internal accounting controls.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

None.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed

• Knowledge of bookkeeping procedures.

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• Knowledge of the preparation process of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

• Knowledge of financial reporting concepts and preferred business practices.

• Skill in effective verbal and written communication.

• Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial records.

• Skill in processing large volumes of numerical data.

• Skill in performing basic mathematical calculations.

• Skill in classifying fiscal data and compiling fund level statements and reports.

• Skill in operating a personal computer and related equipment.

• Skill in designing spreadsheets and utilizing word processing and database software.

• Skill in analyzing, preparing, checking and balancing routine fiscal transactions and accounts.

• Ability to prepare accurate financial statements at an intermediate