DuPage County
Job Type: Full-time
Location: 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois
Department: Finance Department
Salary: $45.13 – $46.48 Hourly
$88,000.00 – $90,640.00 Annually
We are pleased to offer the current job opportunity for a Senior Accountant position within the County’s Finance Department. This positions will be responsible for performing professional accountant and audit work.
Responsibilities include:
- Plans, develops and implements policy and procedures for the administration of departmental accounting, accounts receivable, billing, cash collections, capital assets, debt service, grants, accounts payable and payroll
- Performs general ledger accounting, including journal entries, adjusting entries, and budget entries
- Prepares monthly financial reports for internal planning and external use Performs monthly close and account reconciliation
- Maintains capital asset records and develops capital asset replacement plans
- Prepares Single Audit (OMB Circular A-133)
- Review and verify 1099 status and expenses for annual reporting
- Assist in annual outside audit, including developing materials, preparing schedules, reconciling accounts, and creating year-end accrual entries, up to and including portions of the CAFR
- Prepares cost allocations
- Ensures availability of funds for payment of bills
- Reconciles cash and investments with balance per County Treasurer
- Assists in budget preparation and performs budgetary accounting, including budgets and accounting for grants and special projects
- Advises on the use and source of funds
- Prepares various reports and studies as assigned
- Acts as a project lead in the division including development project timelines, assigning tasks, explaining an coaching staff, monitoring progress
- Plans and monitors special projects in areas of responsibility
- Ensures that uniform accounting is maintained
- Coordinates with County Treasurer all sources of revenue and investments to ensure that they are utilized to their maximum advantage
- Attends budget hearings and explains budget calculations
- Prepares rates for services performed by department
- Makes estimates of work and material costs
- Controls expenditures of budgets
- Advises on accounting problems
- Assists subordinate personnel with work problems
- Sets up procedures to maximize efficiency and cost savings
- Continually works to improve internal processes
Requirements for this position include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
- Three(3) years of experience in professional accounting work
A pre-employment background check is required.
DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for this job please visit www.governmentjobs.com.