Pay Range: $80,000-$86,967 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Monday, April 29, 2024
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. Accountant position for Capital Assets is available with the Accounting Division of the Financial Management Services Department. This is an advanced level position requiring a high level of responsibility and successful candidate must be able to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision and minimal guidance
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
- Three (3) years of increasingly responsible accounting experience
Preferred Qualifications: - Strong knowledge of Governmental Accounting (Fund Accounting) concepts
- Have a good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Experience using PeopleSoft and Microsoft Suite applications
- Experience in Capital Assets
The Sr. Accountant job responsibilities include: - Performing complex financial analysis
- Accounting for construction work-in-progress (CWIP accounting)
- Reconciling construction or capital projects
- Reviewing/approving/posting journal entries related to capital projects
- Performing month-end and year-end closing activities
- Processing Citywide annual physical inventory
- Providing assistance during the City’s independent financial and single audits
- Performing other related duties as required.
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.
