Accounting Coordinator

Send resume and Town application: First Selectman’s Office, P.O. Box 71, Portland, CT 06480-0071 [Email: mceppaglia@portlandct.org ]

Full-time 35 hours weekly Non-Exempt, flexible hours (7 hours M-W-Th, 10 hours Tuesday, 4 hours Friday); starting salary $55,900; MEUI Clerical union; fringe benefits. Subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing and background check. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

This is a responsible accounting position that requires maintaining a complete set of all financial ledgers for all funds. Requires the employee to have good knowledge, skill and ability in municipal accounting. Works under the supervision of the Finance Director.

: Associate’s degree in accounting, plus 2 years of progressively responsible bookkeeping or accounting record keeping experience involving the use of a computer (applications such as MS Word and Excel), or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience.

· Maintains general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers; prepares journal entries (including interfunding), posts journal entries through the Town's computer systems. Prepares monthly trial balance.

· Maintains bank accounts, moves money to investment accounts and deposits monies received from all departments except tax collector’s; reconciles bank statements by imputing data into a computerized financial management system.

· Reconciles School Lunch Fund and Board of Education Grants Funds to Board of Education records.

· Purchasing agent for the majority of office supplies.

· Sets up users on financial management system and monitors.

· Assists the Finance Director.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,900.00 - $68,479.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Portland, CT 06480 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,900 - $68,479