Accountant-Auditor II (Airports Department)

EMPLOYER: City of Fresno

Requirements

Under supervision, Accountant-Auditor II performs professional accounting work in maintaining, reconciling, and auditing accounts, as well as preparing a variety of accounting reports and analyses. This requires the application of generally accepted accounting principles in which incumbents may independently maintain a variety of accounts or participate in the work of a unit engaged in collecting and recording financial information.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Prepares a variety of accounting reports; audits and balances ledgers; prepares financial reports on special assignments.
-Assist with completing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
-Support external audit functions by assisting with various external audit requests that may require collaboration with other City departments and/or outside agencies.
-Maintain records of all capital expenditures; ensuring that capital expenditures are classified appropriately for the purposes of year-end reporting
-Assist with ensuring that the City is in compliance with all Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) implementations.
- Audits agencies under agreements with City and commercial tenants of City property for compliance with terms of leases
- Performs internal cash and other audits as required; prepares written reports of audits with suggested changes or improvements when necessary.
- Prepares accounting analyses; distributes revenues and expenses; prepares vouchers for general ledger entries; audits daily cash sheets.
- Provides a check and balance function for all City expenditures and verifies fund balances prior to their payment.
- Maintains accounting records; prepares trial balances and monthly and annual financial reports; maintains City asset inventory control records; processes journal entries; processes invoices.
- Maintains the City's self-funded Health and Welfare Trust and the Local 39 health plan; establishes monthly eligibility; prepares payment requests and disburses payments; prepares reports regarding revenue and disbursement.
- Performs accounting and auditing of State and/or Federal Grants to maintain compliance with the associated programs for which the City may be eligible.
- Prepares Risk reimbursement packets for property losses and accidents and tracks expenses.
-Analyses revenues and expenditures ensuring that capital expenditures are classified appropriately for grant eligibility.

-Prepares grant reimbursements for local, state, and federal grants.
-Assists in the annual capital budget preparation in accordance with City's Budget Procedures Manual (BPM.)

*Duties may vary by department, please inquire about specific duties if called upon for an interview.

The current vacancy exists in the Airports Department however, this class exists in multiple departments and the list generated from this recruitment will be used to fill future vacancies.

Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of extending that period for up to a maximum of two years at the City's discretion. If the examination process is suspended for this recruitment, the eligible list may be limited to three (3) months.

The above illustrated requirements include the Minimum Qualifications for Accountant-Auditor I: https://www.fresno.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/JS-Accountant-Auditor-I-.pdf

Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required at time of appointment. Candidates considered for hire must provide proof of a valid driver's license and current copy of their driving record.

Eligibles certified for consideration for hire will be required to successfully pass a Department interview and a Department of Justice fingerprint prior to employment with the City of Fresno.

Eligibles certified for consideration to the Police Department must successfully complete a polygraph test, or computer voice stress analyzer (CVSA) test, an extensive background investigation, and a department interview prior to employment.

Benefits

Healthcare Plan

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off