About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

This is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. This position will work an average of 30 hours per week and no more than 39 hours per week. The pay range for this position $20.76 - $26.00 and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On‐call positions may have routine or variable work schedules. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in an entry-level accounting position and for those re-entering the workforce.

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the community several days a week.  In this position you can expect to work on site at least two days a week at the Republic Plaza at 370 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

At the Department of Housing Stability (“HOST”), we are committed to supporting Denver residents as healthy, housed and connected. We invest resources, create policy, and partner with various organizations to help keep residents in the homes that they already live in, quickly resolve an experience of homelessness, and connect residents to new housing opportunities. To support these efforts, the department helps to:

• Stabilize residents at risk of involuntary displacement and connect residents to housing resources such as home repairs, rent and utility assistance, and legal support. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division.
• Support persons experiencing homelessness by connecting them to housing, shelter and other services to get stabilized quickly. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division.
• Create and preserve existing affordable housing and connect residents at any income level to new housing opportunities through affordable housing lending programs, partnerships, and other programs such as down payment assistance and counseling services. This work is led by our Housing Opportunity Division.
• Support financial services, contracting and procurement, data analysis and strategic planning, administrative resources, and communications across the housing continuum. This work is led by our Operations Division.

As an Accounting Technician, you will provide financial management services, including financial recordkeeping, procurement/payables support, and processing financial transactions. The work will be fluid, dynamic, and require the highest level of customer service to our internal and external clients and suppliers. Our team values innovative individuals with a strong commitment toward public service. We are looking for candidates who possess exceptional customer service skills, written and oral communication skills, effective knowledge of business processes and the ability to thrive in a team environment.

HOST is supporting a hybrid work environment for employees that includes a balance of remote and in-person work. Employees are empowered to work with their manager to determine a hybrid work schedule that best meets the needs of the employee, the organization, and those we serve. Any expected in-person work at downtown offices or other sites will be communicated in advance as the position is not fully remote.

Additionally, our Accounting Technician will:

• Perform specialized clerical and technical level accounting activities that include record keeping and reporting in support of the Housing division with accounts payable and procurement
• Reconcile account balances, and supplier statements, tracks expenditures
• Perform analysis to identify problems with reconciliation and makes corrections
• Prepare reports that define financial information used internally by other City agencies and other governmental organizations
• Research variances to determine possible causes and recommends corrective actions
• Support client agency's budget process by helping with budget errors and match exceptions to ensure Agency payables are executed as effectively and efficiently as possible
• Ensure client agencies and suppliers receive excellent customer service
• Develop and maintain positive relationships, based on trust and collaboration, with agency personnel

What You’ll Bri