Finance Accountant II

Summary

We welcome and appreciate your interest in employment with the City of Corpus Christi. We are an equal opportunity employer; no information obtained during the recruitment or selection process is intended for any discriminatory purposes.

Pay

This position is an Exempt position at pay grade 209.

Attendance

Non-rotating 40-hour work week, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; must be available to work additional hours as needed.

Who May Apply?

All persons legally authorized to work in the United States

Overview

The Finance Accountant II will be the accountant for governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary funds. They will prepare the Comprehensive Financial Annual reports (CFAR) for these funds and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principals as prescribed by Governmental Accounting Standards Board and other authorities. They will maintain the integrity of the General Ledger (GL) for funds through research, analysis, and reconciliation to subsidiary systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CFAR and other reports for a variety of City Funds
• Identify, analyze, and reconcile expenses, revenues, assets, liabilities, equity, and original and amended budget
• Make year-end accruals, adjusting journal entries
• Prepare financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows
• Prepare supporting schedules and audit workpapers with references
• Complete multiple reporting requirements in addition to CFAR, including State Comptroller reports and sales tax returns, court cost returns, TCEQ financial reporting, interim financial statements for funds that are Component Units of the City, FAA annual survey, US Census Bureau revenue survey, Texas Water Development Board report of expenditures, and Redlight Photo Enforcement annual report
• Reconcile a large variety of accounts with many different sources of activity in the accounts to include capital and maintenance projects funded from several special revenue sources, each of which must be accounted for separately, Municipal Court bail bonds and refunds payable, Capital Project fund balances, miscellaneous accounts receivable and accounts payable, and Fleet Capital reserve and capital replacement funds maintained and accounted for independently according to contributing department
• Maintain funds by recording and correcting recording of revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, and equity
• Must understand generally accepted accounting principles for governmental funds, proprietary funds, and fiduciary funds
• Extensive research and analysis of past financial activity, locating transactions or documents, and creation of a format that presents the results and data in an understandable format
• May be asked to perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS)
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience
• A valid driver's license is required; successful out-of-state candidates must be able to obtain a valid Texas driver's license within 90 days of hire

Other Information:

Benefits

The City offers an excellent benefit package that includes:

• Texas Municipal Retirement System – TMRS is a required retirement plan for all full-time employees. Each employee automatically contributes 7% of their total compensation. The City will match employee contributions 2 to 1 during retirement.
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Vacation – 88 hours per year
• Personal leave – 40 hours per year
• Sick leave – 96 hours per year
• Voluntary 457b deferred compensation plan
• Ten (10) Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• City Employee Health & Wellness Clinic & City Employee Fitness Center
• Learning & Development Academy
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Employee Recognition Programs

Basis of Rating

Application review and the City may also conduct additional skill assessment tests, in addition to the panel interview.

Closing Statement

• Selected applicants must be able to pass a background investigation and a pre-employment drug test.
• Any position that lists a minimum qualification for education level and/or license/certification will require the applicant to provide proof of documentation if selected for hire into the position with the City of Corpus Christi.
• In the event of an emergency, employees are required to work to provide for the safety and well-being of the public, including the delivery and restoration of vital services.