North Central Regional Transit District Looking for Senior Accountant at United States, New Mexico, Espanola Full Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Under direction, performs a variety of complex professional accounting duties in support of the District’s financial operations; maintains the District’s general ledger system; analyzes financial information, prepares accurate financial records and reports, and ensures appropriate accounting and internal control procedures; provides professional support to the Finance Director; and performs related work as required.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

• Performs a variety professional-level governmental accounting and financial analysis duties in the preparation, maintenance, processing, and auditing of accounting records and financial transactions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, benefits administration, purchasing, and budgetary activities.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Analyzes, reviews, and approves accounting entries to ensure accuracy of information; ensures proper coding of the general ledger; verifies accounts payable entries, billings, and cash receipts; adjusts journal entries.
• Reviews financial records and transactions to identify patterns and data correlation and to develop forecasting; prepares computerized reports and spreadsheets.
• Analyzes and verifies monthly financial reports related to accounting, capital assets, accounts payable, billing, cash receipts, and general ledger entries; performs pre-audits of accounts payable payment packets to ensure accuracy prior to payment.
• Assists the Finance Director in year-end closing activities; monitors cash flow and cash requirements; participates in financial audits; compiles and prepares supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports requested by the Finance Director and external auditors.
• Prepares, codes, and inputs complex entries into the District’s accounting, payroll, and timekeeping systems; compiles and prepares computerized reports based on District, state, or federal requirements.
• Plans and administers District budget activities including monthly monitoring of department expenditures and revenues; identifies budgetary discrepancies; provides budgetary and financial advice to executive management staff on budget activities, including funding availability, effects of budget changes, and status of funds.
• Assists in developing department and division budgets; provides analysis in development of multi-year forecast estimates for expenditures and revenues; responds to inquiries from staff and administration regarding District financial policies and procedures.
• Tracks, reports, and reconciles transit taxes and federal grant revenue; posts accounts payable and payroll batches, budget transfers, budget loads, and journal voucher entries; prepares budget transfers and ensures transfers are made in an accurate and timely manner 
• Prepares drawdowns for federal grants; monitors expenditure activity and develops monthly, quarterly, periodic, and annual financial, budget, and statistical reports for delivery to funding agencies.
• Coordinates the District’s payroll activities; reviews payroll account reconciliations; oversees the maintenance of employee financial records; manages and resolves issues relating to payroll production; prepares federal and state payroll tax reports and payments; ensures compliance with human resources and payroll policy and legal requirements.
• Evaluates the impact of proposed legislation and board policy changes on finance and accounting operations and recommends changes to District or department policy and procedure. 
• Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of payroll and accounting systems, as well as the District’s transit performance measurement, reporting, and cost allocation systems.
• Assists in ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations and District rules and policies by advising District staff on accounting practices and financial compliance rules and guidelines.
• Tracks and monitors capital and fixed assets; enters information into accounting software to report and tracks asset depreciation.
• Observes and complies with all District and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.

Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:  

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education:

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration, or a related field.

Experience:

• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible financial accounting experience.