What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accounting Specialist - Utilities position at City of Topeka?
The City of Topekas Utilities department is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Accounting Specialist to join its team. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the fiscal integrity of the department and is responsible for reconciling the Utility Billing systems daily transactions to the Citys General Ledger and all related activities.
What you'll do:
- Balance and maintain daily Utility Billing with the Citys accounting system, ensuring that all subsidiary activity balances between the two systems.
- Evaluate, research and review transactions as they relate to cash handling.
- Prepare daily and monthly journal entries, including GASB requirements, transactional need, and interfund transfers.
- Maintains documentation, prepares schedules and provides detailed information as requested by the Citys independent auditors.
The ideal candidate is:
- An excellent communicator with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- A skilled multi-tasker with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines.
- A critical thinker with the ability to problem-solve and make sound decisions.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work under minimal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or a related field is required.
- Five years professional level accounting experience which may include preparing financial statements and reports, developing and monitoring budgets, monitoring grant expenditures and reimbursements, general ledger, cost or fund accounting is required.
- Without a degree, a High School diploma or its equivalent is acceptable with at least 7 years of formal accounting experience.
- Must be insurable within the standards set by the City of Topeka insurance carrier and must possess and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
Minimum entry rate of pay: $25.38 - $30.45 per hour, depending on qualifications
Click here for a full position description (please right-click to open in new tab)
The City of Topeka offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
- Health, Dental, Prescription and Vision Insurance
- Kansas Public Employee Retirement System which totals over 315,000 active, inactive and retired members and manages approximately $20 billion in assets for KPERS members' benefits.
- (457) Deferred Comp Savings Plan
- Generous paid vacation and sick leave
- Paid Life/Long Term Disability Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Free Onsite Health & Wellness Clinic
- Free in-house Wellness Center, a full-service fitness facility
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program.
The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $25 - $30
