[Hiring] Senior Accounting Coordinator @Johnson County Kansas

Role Description

Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) is looking for qualified candidates to fill the position of Senior Accounting Coordinator.

• Reviews, reconciles, compiles, tracks, and processes accounting transactions involving cash, receipts, invoices, requisitions, vouchers, journal entries, expense reports, and other similar items for approval.
• Analyzes and evaluates financial/statistical data to make recommendations and report on department, division, or fund expenditures and revenues to assist with budget or financial statement preparation.
• Ensures compliance with governmental reporting regulations, or for management decisions regarding budget or fiscal issues.
• Communicates verbally and in writing with internal and external contacts to resolve discrepancies and exchange or update information.
• Explains rules, regulations, and policies regarding fiscal programs to staff to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Reviews and evaluates accounting records and fiscal activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting/legal requirements.
• Identifies issues, trends, and patterns; analyzes and explains variances and reports on irregularities.
• Prepares documentation for revenue estimating.
• Assists in the development, modification, implementation, and maintenance of an automated financial tracking and recordkeeping system to improve efficiency of the accounting unit.
• Develops and prepares standard and customized reports, such as summaries of balances, cost information, and other reports.
• Assists with processing fiscal period opening/closing transactions.
• Prepares complex documents such as financial statements and/or annual department budget by compiling and summarizing financial or statistical data for management use.
• Prepares cost, staffing, and utilization analysis.
• Audits, identifies, and corrects discrepancies and variances in reports and systems.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Accounting or related field.
• Two years in bookkeeping, accounting, or administrative functions involving record keeping or related area.

Requirements

• Attention to detail.
• Analytical skills, including research skills and ability to interpret data.
• Ability to conceptualize and analyze information.
• Ability to write formal recommendations based on findings.
• Basic mathematical and accounting skills.
• Budget-related skills, including advanced accounting, math, and statistics skills.
• Computer software – spreadsheet skills (intermediate), word processing skills (intermediate), financial management/information records system (intermediate).
• Keyboarding ability.
• Human relations/interpersonal skills.
• Written communication skills, including business writing, report writing, summarizing, and editing skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Project management skills, including organization, coordination of duties, and/or accomplishment of goals.
• Time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines.
• Purchasing Card Coordinator experience.
• Power user of Oracle ERP.
• Knowledgeable of Accounts Payable processes and payroll.
• Ability to work independently.

Benefits

• Wonderful benefits.
• Retirement plans.
• Wellness incentives.
• Great organizational culture.

Company Description

A career with Johnson County Government is more than just a job; it is an opportunity to serve a diverse and expanding community in meaningful ways. We challenge ourselves to be a different kind of government because we care deeply about our community and each other. Committed to our shared values, we provide excellent public service, seeking always to improve ourselves and our organization.