Under limited direction, the Senior Accountant manages and provides skilled accounting work for capital projects, grants, capital assets, escrow, developer agreements, Vehicle Equipment Replacement Fund  (VERF) and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) funds. Provides daily financial oversight to ensure that the financial records are complete, accurate, and comply with policies and procedures.

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Prepare journal entries.  Maintain, reconcile and audit a variety of ledgers, reports and accounting transactions to ensure accuracy.
• Monitor and balance various accounts; research and analyze transactions to resolve problems relating to accounts.
• Maintain fixed assets data, and create related transactions and reports.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Assists with external audit by analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts; preparing end of year work papers for assigned areas.
• Works closely with the Engineering department to identify and reconcile Capital project funding sources; assists with Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget forecasting and development.
• Manages and ensures the proper accounting for all grants; coordinates the appropriate tracking, monitors cash receipts, and performs general auditing.
• Manages VERF funds and maintains spreadsheets and tracking.
• Creates project accounts in the accounting system; assists with financial reporting and projections for various TIRZ funds; monitors and balances various accounts; research and analyze transactions to resolve problems relating to accounts.
• Monitors and maintains project related records; tracks project variances and submit variance reports to management; reviews and monitors developer agreements.
• Reports to management the remaining funding available for projects, and closes out project accounts upon project completion.
• Prepares various tax reports and mandatory report documentation for various government agencies.
• Performs professional accounting function in compliance with generally accepted accounting practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of accounting or municipal accounting experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant for the State of Texas and/or governmental fund accounting experience preferred.

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