Accountant

Accountant Position

Join our team as an Accountant and play a crucial role in maintaining the financial integrity of El Paso County! You'll be responsible for analyzing, preparing, and posting journal entries, ensuring compliance with GAAP, GASB, and various policies. Your duties will include reconciling the general ledger, preparing comprehensive financial reports, managing grant reporting, and assisting with audits. You'll communicate with County and State employees, perform monthly reconciliations, and track capital assets.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with computerized accounting systems. If you're reliable, trustworthy, and ready to contribute to our financial excellence, we want to hear from you!

Hiring Range : $68,000.00 - $77,200.00 annually

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday Friday, 8 : 00am 5 : 00pm; subject to change.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

• Analyzes, prepares, and posts all journal entries to the general ledger, including the Treasurer's Interface. Analyzes and reviews the general ledger to ensure that accounts are maintained in a consistent manner with GAAP, GASB, Federal, State, and Local policies and procedures.
• Analyzes and reviews the general ledger to ensure that accounts are maintained in a consistent manner, including Accounts Receivable, Due To, and Due From.
• Reconciles General Ledger to the Treasurer's report.
• Ensures the accuracy of reporting to grantors to maximize funding and reimbursement to the County.
• Prepares billing backup for invoicing other agencies; works directly with departments / divisions on accounting issues.
• Prepares permits and surcharges, prepares monthly billings, compiles deposits for various divisions, and tracks Accounts Receivables.
• Assists with the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and other management reports.
• Tracks all Capital Assets using the automated County-wide system.
• Assists with the annual audit, including gathering information from the auditors, Budget administration staff, and departmental staff. Prepares year-end closing entries, statements, and schedules for the audit.
• Tracks Certificate of Participation (COP) Vendor Payments and coordinates COP approvals.
• Prepares year-end entries on fixed assets, infrastructure, COP's WIP, interest, amortization schedules, summary of debt services, COP premium, and bond costs amortizations.
• Verifies capital asset data each month. Verifies departmental capital asset inventories on a rotating basis.
• Prepares and distributes monthly expenditure reports and / or appropriate notification to all County departments.
• Reconciles 941's to the General Ledger as required.
• Tracks and distributes Subdivision Releases.
• Tracks materials used for projects through the Job Cost System. Analyzes job costs and equipment attachments, ensuring all job cost codes are used correctly.
• Compiles inventory for various divisions. Provides the accounting team with year-end reports. Compiles information for the auditors.
• Assists auditors with review of financial records in order to establish the financial condition of the County and maintain a high-ranking bond standard.
• Conducts various research projects requested by County departments or the general public, including CORA requests.
• Serves as a backup to the Lead Accountant and other accountants.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required Education & Experience

Preferred Education & Experience

Licenses / Certificates

Pre-Employment Requirements

Work Conditions

Duties are primarily performed in an office and remote work environment; some travel may be required.

Vision

El Paso County will be a trusted regional leader known for excellence in county service delivery.

Purpose

We provide essential public services to the Pikes Peak Region in support of our residents, businesses, and communities, enhancing the freedom for all to thrive.

El Paso County is an E-Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer. El Paso County adheres to Federal drug screening guidelines and requires a pre-employment drug screen.

Full-time employees

are eligible for the following benefits :