Sr. Accountant

Job Description:

Sr. Accountant

Description

Pay Range: $34.45/hr. - $44.79/hr. | $71,661 - $93,159 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Accountantjob is available with the City of Fort Worth Police Department / Fiscal Command. This position performs complex professional level accounting duties, including general ledger reconciliation, financial reporting, audit preparation, grant reporting and payroll. Performs complex financial analysis for various programs within the city; and performs a variety of professional accounting functions relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible accounting experience.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Candidate must pass CJIS & Police pre-employment screenings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years’ experience with general ledger reconciliation
• Three (3) years’ experience with grants or restricted funds accounting

The Sr. Accountant job responsibilities include:

• Oversees and participates in professional accounting activities, including general ledger reconciliation, financial reporting, budgeting, grant reporting and auditing; reviews and analyzes various records and reports; and responds to inquiries or complaints.
• Reviews ledgers, registers, journals, logs and related financial record keeping documents; ensures compliance with established accounting standards and procedures; makes corrections and adjustments; and balances funds.
• Oversees a variety of accounts and general ledgers; and prepares monthly fiscal reports and special reports relating to the progress in assigned account areas.
• Reconciles subsystems data to main system data; researches out of balance and other identified variances; and prepares recommendations.
• Reviews draft Mayor and Council communications for availability of funds; and makes corrections and adjustments to financial sections of communications.
• Assists in the preparation of the City's financial statements and single audit reports Provides assistance to external auditors from grant agencies and from the City's independent auditor in support of the annual and special audits; and prepares response to audit findings and resolutions.
• Reviews, balances and reconciles payroll time and attendance sheets. Reviews payroll interface with general ledger; makes corrections; and posts to account.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

Physical Demands

Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls Page 4 of 4 requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.