Overview

Job Location:
Downtown Denver

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $65,523.00- $108,113.00/year. Our starting salary range is $65,523.00- $86,818.00/year, based on experience and education.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the community several days a week.  In this position you can expect to work on site at least two days a week at the Republic Plaza at 370 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

At the Department of Housing Stability (HOST), we are committed to support Denver residents as healthy, housed and connected. We invest resources, create policy, and partner with various organizations to help keep residents in the homes that they already live in, quickly resolve an experience of homelessness, and connect residents to new housing opportunities. To support these efforts, the department helps to:

• Stabilize residents at risk of involuntary displacement and connect residents to housing resources such as home repairs, rent and utility assistance, and legal support.
• Support residents experiencing a crisis and connect them to housing, shelter and other services to get stabilized quickly.
• Create and preserve existing affordable housing and connect residents at any income level to new housing opportunities through programs such as down-payment assistance or counseling services.
• Support financial services, contracting and procurement, data analysis and strategic planning, administrative resources, and communications across the housing continuum.

At the Department of Housing Stability, we are committed to support Denver residents as healthy, housed and connected. We invest resources, create policy, and partner with various organizations to help keep residents in the homes that they already live in, quickly resolve an experience of homelessness, and connect residents to new housing opportunities.

To support these efforts, the department helps to:

• Stabilize residents at risk of involuntary displacement and connect residents to housing resources such as home repairs, rent and utility assistance, and legal support. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division.
• Support persons experiencing homelessness by connecting them to housing, shelter and other services to get stabilized quickly. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division.
• Create and preserve existing affordable housing and connect residents at any income level to new housing opportunities through programs such as downpayment assistance or counseling services. This work is led by our Housing Opportunity Division.
• Support financial services, contracting and procurement, data analysis and strategic planning, administrative resources, and communications across the housing continuum. This work is led by our Operations Division.

As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for reviewing and approving critical payments to subrecipients and contractors from a variety of funding streams. HOST distributes over $150 million in contracts and other payments. You will report to the Finance Manager and support the division’s accounts payable functions and the transactions for federal, state and city programs.

Specifically, as a Senior Accountant you will:

• Review and approve 100-200 vouchers per month with varying regulations (federal, state, etc).
• Perform general ledger & contract reconciliations.
• Work with stakeholders both internal and external to the City, respond to inquiries, provide general information and assistance concerning fiscal information and transactions, work with client groups to resolve discrepancies, and guide management with decision making.
• Evaluate the work of staff members, provide technical expertise to staff, establish and/or monitors current methods and policies, and recommend changes in practices and procedures to increase operating efficiency and expedite workflow.
• Resolve problems encountered during daily operations and determine standards for problem resolution including escalations from contractors and vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate Summary

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• One year or more of Accounts Payable review experience. Contract management & compliance skills are a plus.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying federal program regulations.
• Strong customer service experience with both internal and external customers.
• Exceptional ability to solve problems through strategic, mathematical, practical and statistical techniques.
• Experience with government contracts, loan documents, state, and federal guidelines, and regulations. General ledger experience with government accounting and/or grant accounting.
• Be adaptable and flexible.  Ability to be an independent worker but be team focused and promote being a team player amongst the team.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure in a fast-paced environment, with interruptions; work independently and prioritize effectively within tight time constraints. Work successfully with minimal supervision, strong time management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with Workday, Salesforce, and intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional level accounting experience reconciling accounting discrepancies, analyzing expenditures, and preparing financial reports.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until December 8, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than December 8, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover letter detailing your skills and experience with accounting, interpreting and applying federal program regulations, and your interest with our position.
• Resume.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CV2021 Accountant Senior

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$65,523.00 – $108,113.00

Starting Pay

$65,523.00 – $86,818.00/year, based on experience and education

Agency

Department of Housing Stability

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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