ACCOUNTANT - OPEN at City of Cincinnati, OH in Centennial II, Human Resources Department, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Job description

• This employee performs entry-level professional work in accounting, auditing, and administrative functions. Employee ensures that accounting transactions, audits, financial reporting, and related financial activities meet or exceed generally accepted accounting principles and procedures and supervises the work of less experienced professional and technical personnel. Performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• (Illustrative only. Any one position within this classification may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all of the tasks which may be performed.)
• Prepares, maintains, reconciles, and balances a variety of ledgers, accounts, grant reports, and statements; examines accounting transactions and financial reports to ensure accuracy; corrects financial records and reports as necessary; prepares status/progress reports.
• Creates and maintains accounting systems as required to comply with policies, procedures, and guidelines of various governmental agencies.
• Supervises the work of lower-level personnel (professional and technical); provides assistance and training as appropriate; reviews and evaluates subordinate workers.
• Coordinates payment of invoices; manages contract activities as assigned; maintains and audits petty cash and change funds; oversees proper recording and depositing of daily cash revenues.
• Prepares various financial reports in good form according to accepted financial reporting principles; maintains financial records; participates in budget preparation, management studies, or related activities.
• Provides information to external and internal auditors as appropriate; participates in preparation of auditing reports or related activities.
• Monitors grant expenditures; assists in preparation of grant applications and interpretation of grant stipulations; compiles related reports.
• Assists in management of assigned treasury funds; transfers funds between accounts as appropriate; prepares forms for investment purchases; conducts research to identify the best investments for City funds.
• Provides specialized financial information about City investments to supervisory personnel.
• Participates in payroll activities; insures payroll checks are properly signed and balanced and correct funds are transferred to payroll accounts.
• May accompany auditor on various tax or license audits and assists in review of the records.
• Coordinates, maintains, and supervises various functions such as licensing, assessments, taxation, and employee parking and insures the validity of procedures implemented.
• May pursue delinquent tax payers for tax due through civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court systems; conducts related research; prepares related court documents.
• Assists taxpayers in preparation of tax returns; maintains contact with tax payers via telephone and office visits.
• Performs audits of tax returns and related documents.
• Assist those contacted in the course of duty in an effective, efficient and professional manner.

Requirements

• (Illustrative only. Any one position may not require all of the listed KSAs nor do the listed examples include all the KSAs which may be required.)
• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices and auditing standards. Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Federal, state, and local income tax laws and their application.
• Basic mathematics, bookkeeping, and statistics as applied to municipal accounting.
• Business systems for revenue forecasting, investments, debt service, taxation, inventory, etc.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; Cincinnati Municipal Tax Code.
• Operation of computers and use of associated software applications in performance of job duties.
• Preparation and interpretation of basic financial statements.
• Standard English grammar, usage and spelling; standard business correspondence formats.
• Principles of budget preparation and financial forecasting.
• Operate appropriate computer equipment; use properly all related hardware and software.
• Operate calculators and related office equipment.
• Operate assigned vehicle in the course of duty (if applicable depending on assignment).
• Apply generally accepted accounting principles to municipal accounting tasks. Identify and correct errors in accounting records; examine and verify routine financial documents and reports.
• Analyze and interpret accounting/financial information and systems.
• Exercise independent judgment to devise solutions to accounting and auditing problems.
• Prepare business correspondence; organize, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and present data.
• Manage work tasks effectively; complete assignments within allotted time frames. Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned subordinate personnel.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Monitor grant applications, expenditures, and interpretations
• Each applicant must have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in accounting or finance.
• OR
• A Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline with a concentration in accounting (must have successfully completed 24 semester credit hours in accounting classes at an accredited university in principles of accounting, intermediate accounting, other accounting classes or related accounting disciplines such as auditing or tax).
• A valid Driver's License may be required (depending on assignment).
• Possession of licensure as a Certified Public Accountant desirable.

Skills

Required

• Communication
• Supervision
• Interpersonal skills
• Time management
• Independent judgment
• Accounting software
• Spreadsheet software
• Financial reporting tools
• Computer operation