Accountant/Senior Accountant

Summary

The City of Georgetown is seeking an Accountant and a Senior Accountant to support the City’s financial operations. The roles perform general ledger maintenance, financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, compliance tracking, and analysis, with senior-level duties including grant reporting, fixed asset tracking, project accounting, audit support, and financial statement preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and posts journal entries, reviews for inconsistencies and irregularities
• Participates in monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes
• Assists in the preparation of the City’s Comprehensive/Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (CAFR/ACFR)
• Supports budget preparation and compliance, including preparing schedules, notes, and financial worksheets
• Reconciles general ledger accounts; identifies and resolves discrepancies
• Ensures accuracy of daily accounting transactions, including revenue, expenditure, assets, and liability entries
• Supports credit card reconciliation and serves as backup administrator for expense reporting software
• Assists with training staff on the Workday (Sutiexpense) system for credit cards and reimbursements
• Tracks and reconciles impact fee revenue to ensure state law compliance
• Participates in the year-end audit process by preparing accruals and supporting documentation
• Aids departments with procedural and financial system guidance
• Monitors and reports on CIP (Capital Improvement Projects), grants, special districts, and economic development projects
• Tracks and records fixed assets and capital projects, including useful life allocation
• Prepares and analyzes monthly and quarterly financial and statistical reports for management
• Provides recommendations to improve accounting procedures and accountability
• Leads or supports assigned fund accounting, including 4A/4B entities
• Participates in grant compliance reporting and special project accounting
• Maintains financial security by adhering to internal accounting controls

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or related field with coursework in Accounting)
• * At least one (1) year of experience in an accounting or financial environment
• * Substitution allowed: one (1) additional year of experience for each 30 hours of required education
• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• * At least five (5) years of accounting experience; governmental accounting preferred
• * GAAP and GASB (required for Senior Accountant; preferred for Accountant)
• * Fund accounting and governmental budgeting practices
• * Financial systems, internal controls, and audit procedures
• * Financial report preparation and data analysis
• * Use of spreadsheets, financial software, and ERP systems (Workday or similar)
• * Communicating clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• * Reading and interpreting financial reports and technical materials
• * Applying accounting formulas and reconciling discrepancies
• * Establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships
• * IRS regulations, capital assets, fixed asset tracking
• * 4A & 4B economic development entities
• * Advanced knowledge of projects and grant accounting
• Valid Class "C" Texas driver's license required. Out-of-state license holders must have a valid license and provide a three-year driving history
• If the incumbent does not have prior experience in governmental accounting, completion of a governmental accounting course (e.g., GFOA certification) is required within six (6) months of hire
• Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, kneeling, crouching, crawling, bending, twisting, climbing, balancing, vision, hearing, talking, and use of foot controls
• * Governmental accounting coursework or experience preferred
• * Experience with grant reporting and financial statement preparation preferred
• * Audit experience and knowledge of capital project accounting are a plus
• * City and State laws and policies related to finance (preferred)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or related field with coursework in Accounting)
• * At least one (1) year of experience in an accounting or financial environment
• * Substitution allowed: one (1) additional year of experience for each 30 hours of required education
• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• * At least five (5) years of accounting experience; governmental accounting preferred
• * GAAP and GASB (required for Senior Accountant; preferred for Accountant)
• * Fund accounting and governmental budgeting practices
• * Financial systems, internal controls, and audit procedures
• * Financial report preparation and data analysis
• * Use of spreadsheets, financial software, and ERP systems (Workday or similar)
• * Communicating clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• * Reading and interpreting financial reports and technical materials
• * Applying accounting formulas and reconciling discrepancies
• * Establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships
• * IRS regulations, capital assets, fixed asset tracking
• * 4A & 4B economic development entities
• * Advanced knowledge of projects and grant accounting
• Valid Class "C" Texas driver's license required. Out-of-state license holders must have a valid license and provide a three-year driving history
• If the incumbent does not have prior experience in governmental accounting, completion of a governmental accounting course (e.g., GFOA certification) is required within six (6) months of hire
• Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, kneeling, crouching, crawling, bending, twisting, climbing, balancing, vision, hearing, talking, and use of foot controls

Nice to Haves

• * Governmental accounting coursework or experience preferred
• * Experience with grant reporting and financial statement preparation preferred
• * Audit experience and knowledge of capital project accounting are a plus
• * City and State laws and policies related to finance (preferred)