Hybrid Senior Accounting Consultant

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Senior Accounting Consultant providing financial staffing and consulting support to municipalities, overseeing their accounting and finance functions with a focus on financial reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Providing financial staffing and related consulting support to municipalities
  • Assisting municipal clients with accounting and finance functions, including bank reconciliations, budget development, financial close reporting, and preparation for annual audit
  • May review data regarding cash, investments, receivables, capital assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, and expenses
  • Drafting financial reports, including periodic budgets to actual schedules, and annual financial statements with related disclosures
  • Verify, allocate, and post details of municipality transactions to subsidiary accounts in journals or computer files from documents
  • Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, documenting municipal transactions
  • Working independently or in teams to improve client accounting operations
  • Analyzing financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and equity
  • Collaborating with other consultants and clients for continuous improvement recommendations
  • Supervision and training of junior staff members

Requirements

  • General understanding of GASB and government fund accounting
  • 4+ years of governmental accounting or 6+ years’ experience creating and using financial reports in a professional service firm (public accounting), government or school district
  • Technology skills including proficiency with various financial accounting systems and Excel
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or related field is required
  • CPA or Master’s degree in accounting, business, or other similar field preferred but not required
  • Ability for limited overnight travel preferred but not required
  • Project management skills - ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible benefits plans
  • Business-related travel expense reimbursement
  • Lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use
  • Pension plan for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
  • Discretionary bonus plan for eligible staff
  • Health insurance options for some contingent staff positions
  • Limited paid sick time for some contingent staff positions

Job title

Senior Accounting Consultant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$34 - $50 per hour

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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