Accountant II, City of Grand Rapids

Published Oct 23, 2024

SALARY $33.91 - $43.29 Hourly $70,538.00 - $90,045.00 Annually

LOCATION City Hall 300 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI

JOB TYPE Permanent

JOB NUMBER 606-1024

DEPARTMENT Comptroller

OPENING DATE 10/22/2024

CLOSING DATE 11/1/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Nature of Work

This is advanced professional and supervisory accounting work maintaining accounts and financial records. The work includes developing and implementing accounting and financial controls, maintaining and reconciling accounts and journal entries, preparing estimates of receivables and payables during budget development, preparing the reviewing financial and cash reports and statements, and maintaining computerized accounting systems. Work is performed under the general direction of an administrative superior. Supervision is exercised over professional and clerical accounting staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

  • Plans, organizes, coordinates, assigns and evaluates the work of professional and clerical accounting staff; provides counseling and training as needed.
  • Develops and implements accounting and financial procedures and internal controls; develops and implements accounting system modifications and changes.
  • Plans, organizes, and coordinates the preparation of the City's annual financial report.
  • Maintains and reconciles accounts and journal entries; develops, monitors, reviews, verifies, posts to the journal, reconciles, adjusts, approves and presents for audit the department or office accounts including receivables, payables, reimbursements, rents, revenues, billings, collections, cash receipts and accounts, bank statements, vendor statements, payroll, disbursements, insurance, inventory, overhead, capital depreciation, debt schedules, purchase orders, encumbrances, charts of account, and the like.
  • Prepares estimates of receivables and payables during budget development; prepares, analyzes, and estimates annual revenues, reimbursements, and disbursements; prepares or assists in budget development; monitors and reviews budget status.
  • Prepares and reviews financial and cash reports and statements; gathers data, prepares and analyzes spreadsheet and cash flow studies, prepares and reviews department/office and vendor financial reports and statements on a periodic and annual basis; accumulates and analyzes data regarding the acquisition of fixed assets.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Training and Experience

Required Education and Experience

  • Possession of a bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration.

--AND--

  • Five years of professional accounting experience --OR--
  • Any equivalent combination of training and experience

Agency: City of Grand Rapids

Address: 300 Monroe Ave, NW 8th Floor, Room 880 Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503-2206

Phone: (616) 456-3176

Website to apply: http://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/jobs/human-resources-Department