Senior Accountant

Workdays and Hours - Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm OR Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 6:30pm

• Ensures compliance with accounting principles and procedures as set forth by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
• Prepares more complex annual audit workpapers for review by senior Controller’s Office staff.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of assigned components of the accounting system and recommends and implements modifications as required. 
• Manages electronic financial information system application development, modification, and validation processes. 
• Prepares complex financial statements and presents analytical analysis to senior Controller’s Office staff. 
• Monitors, reviews and propose corrections for assigned financial funds.
•  Provides accounting, reconciliation, reporting and bookkeeping assistance to department staff for assigned funds. 
• Develops forms and procedures and supervises employees engaged in processing and maintaining a variety of records. 
• Setup, monitoring and close out of grants and projects in the financial system of the City.
• Assist staff in other departments to ensure the City’s main financial system is properly reconciled with department third-party systems.
• Periodically presents ideas to senior Controller’s Office staff for areas of improvement within assigned duties and carries out improvements upon approval. 
• Interprets financial data for administrative review. 
• Completion of work assignments may require the operation of a vehicle. 
• The examples of work performed are not intended to be all-inclusive. 
• The City of Wichita reserves the right to assign additional responsibilities as needed.

• Thorough knowledge of accounting and/or auditing principles and practices, and ability to apply and adapt standard methods to varied and complex accounting and/or auditing activities. 
• Thorough knowledge of, and ability to use computer keyboard and video display monitor in spreadsheet development, using complex mathematical and statistical operations. 
• Considerable knowledge of macro systems in electronic spreadsheet development.
•  Knowledge of the theory and procedures of governmental and utility accounting.
• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures. 
• Ability to develop and implement accounting and auditing systems and procedures.
•  Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other employees, representatives of outside agencies, City officials, and the public. 
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing. 
• May require ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license. 
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Accounting or Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting OR an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance or Economics.
• Two (2) years of experience performing accounting and/or auditing functions.
• One (1) year of financial systems experience.

• Three (3) months Professional experience in governmental accounting or auditing including applying Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards and/or governmental accounting courses. 
• Three (3) months Professional experience using Tyler Technologies Munis financial management software to perform accounting, reconciliation, financial reporting, and/or financial analysis functions.