Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Job ID: 107056
Location: Oregon City, Oregon
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:Regular

CLACKAMAS COUNTY CORE VALUES



Clackamas County employees work to serve the public and enrich our community. In that spirit, we pledge to hold ourselves to these standards at all times in our interactions with customers and one another:

Service Professionalism Integrity Respect Individual accountability Trust

By incorporating these values into our daily routines, we can better serve our customers, ourselves and our projects. We're always looking to improve. That's the Clackamas County SPIRIT. Clackamas County Core Values

Clackamas County is committed to building a community where people thrive, have a sense of safety, connection, and belonging, so that everyone is honored and celebrated for the richness in diversity they bring. We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds and lived experience to apply.



CLOSE DATE

This position will remain open until filled. The first application review will be Monday, July 10, 2023. We reserve the right to close this recruitment at any time on or after that date.


PAY AND BENEFITS

Annual Pay Range: $74,525.49- $94,356.21

Hourly Pay Range: $38.218202 - $48.387801

The listed salary range reflects a 4.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) effective July 1, 2023. Salary offers will be made within the posted pay range and will be based on a candidate's experience (paid or unpaid) that is directly relevant to the position.

Clackamas County proudly offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including competitive wages, cost-of-living adjustments, merit increases (for eligible employees), and a robust sick and vacation plan for regular status employees.

We encourage and support employee health and wellness by offering, health and wellness classes and events, and alternative care benefits, so you can customize your wellness needs to fit your lifestyle. Employee benefits become effective the first of the month following an employee's date of hire.

Attractive benefits package and incentives for employees in regular status positions include:

Generous paid time off package, including:

• 12 hours of vacation accrued per month
• 8 hours of sick accrued per month
• 10 paid holidays and 1 personal day per year

Other Benefits:

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP):
  • Employer paid 6% PERS retirement contribution (The county currently pays the employee's share of the retirement contribution.)
  • OPSRP members get vested after five years of contributions or when they reach age 65
• A Choice of Medical Plans that include chiropractic coverage, alternative care, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• A Choice of Dental Plans
• Robust EAP and wellness programs, including gym discounts and wellness education classes
• Longevity pay
• Other retirement Savings Options that allow for additional retirement funds savings, including an option to contribute a portion of employee earnings on a pre or post-tax basis to a 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
• A variety of additional optional benefits (see links below for additional information)

This is a full time County position represented by the Employees' Association.

Employees' Association (EA) Full Time Benefits

Learn More About Benefits


JOB DETAILS AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Clackamas County Treasurer's Office seeks an experienced accounting professional to join our team as a Senior Accountant.

The selected candidate will perform highly complex professional accounting, auditing, and fiscal management duties with a substantial impact on the entire county. Our Senior Accountant, on behalf of the County Treasurer, will produce sophisticated forecasts of business and operating revenues and expenses and economic and financial conditions for the county. Acting with a high degree of autonomy, this position also serves as the formal lead of the Office's accounting staff. Other duties include serving as the merchant services liaison and certifying tax revenue distributions on behalf of the county.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a flexible work style to achieve results, exhibit organizational acumen, and strong attention to detail. In addition, we are seeking a candidate who will employ a hands-on, proactive, and collaborative approach that builds trust and develops positive internal and external relationships.

The Treasurer's Office has responsibility for all cash management and investment activities of the county, including bank reconciliation, distribution of tax revenues, Clackamas County investment purchases and sales, maintenance of banking and investment custody agreements, and all other responsibilities as defined by Oregon Revised Statutes and the Oregon Constitution.
Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible advanced level accounting/auditing experience in a professional setting
  • Any combination of relevant education and/or training in a relevant discipline that would likely provide the required knowledge and skills, may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required years of experience
• Experience with governmental accounting and budgeting procedures and operations
• Experience ensuring compliance with contracts and/or grant requirements
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
• Effective communication skills
• Driving may be necessary for County business. For position(s) with occasional/incidental driving, incumbents must possess a valid driver's license. Accommodation requests for an acceptable alternative method of transportation will be reviewed on an individual basis in compliance with State and Federal legislation. For position(s) with regular driving, incumbent(s) must also possess and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the County's driving policy

Preferred Special Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*

• Possession of an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, in good standing Advanced government level professional accounting, financial analysis and reporting, and audit experience
• Experience performing audits of local governments
• Experience auditing, analyzing and evaluating financial records, internal controls, policies and procedures
• Experience implementing GASB Standards

*For Veterans qualified for Veteran's Preference: If you believe you have skills that would transfer well to this position and/or special qualifications that relate to this position, please list those skills and/or qualifications in the open-ended question at the end of the application and explain how those skills and/or qualifications relate to this position.


TYPICAL TASKS

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Run daily bank reports from SinglePoint and Eon-Use Reports to Update Cash projections spreadsheet with previous day clearings. Determine transfers to/from bank, LGIP, and other sources.
• Process and setup new escrow retainage accounts. Help ensure compliance with Oregon Revised Statutes. Help ensure compliance with Oregon Revised Statutes. Process applications for departments wanting to take ACH/EFT payments (UPIC accounts).
• Update cash projection spreadsheet with daily activity (e.g., Payroll County Orders, AP County Orders Check requests, etc.); update and reconcile Sympro with daily activities; update actuals and cash flow spreadsheet using daily bank reports from SinglePoint and Eon; update cash by fund analysis and report concerns to the Treasurer; update and analyze bond proceed expenditure tracking sheet and update Treasurer.
• Cheque Suite issuances for Tax, TXTO, Trust, and Clack funds.
• Serve as the Merchant Services Liaison; prepare Journal Entries for Merchant Charge Backs or Merchant Credits Process applications for new merchant IDs.
• Review postings done the previous day and review bank reconciliations completed by Treasury staff.
• Setup purchased investments in Sympro and prepare journal entries to record purchased investment, called investments.
• Prepare Journal Entries to record: checks issued by Jail and District Attorney; correcting entries, debts service payments; investment coupon interest and maturities; entries for money market and LGIP accounts.
• Initiate ACH and Wire Transfers; process ACH for Community Development Loans and Self Pay Insurance Premiums.
• Run budget reports and review for inaccuracies or missed postings; reconcile to actual transactions to ensure completeness; analyzes variances and prepares status reports for management; work with Finance AP/AR on errors or issues; perform initial analysis of budget to ensure the Treasurer's Office is staying on budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Thorough knowledge of: The principles and practices of financial reporting, auditing and internal controls; governmental accounting and budgeting procedures and operations; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB statements); techniques used to locate errors in accounting records; computerized accounting systems and how they aid in compiling, maintaining and using accounting information; public sector accounting needs; general laws and rules regulating and influencing County fiscal operations; data processing as it relates to accounting records and applications; general office practices and procedures; application and use of standard office equipment.

Skill to: Research technical accounting guidelines and literature to determine applicability; use accounting-related software and financial reporting systems; develop complex financial reports; design, generate and reconcile accounting reports, statements, projections and schedules; interpret and apply accounting and fiscal-related laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and procedures; prepare and maintain accurate reports, spreadsheets and fiscal records; apply and adapt established accounting principles and procedures to a variety of County fiscal applications; apply mathematical and statistical analysis to data from various sources, draw logical conclusions and make appropriate recommendations; lead the work of professional accounting staff; communicate professionally, clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, customers and the general public.


WORK SCHEDULE

This position is included in the County's alternate workweek program, working 37.5 hours during a standard workweek of Monday through Thursday (Fridays off). Specific hours of work will be discussed with the candidate selected for this position at the time an offer of employment is extended. This position is designated as on-site/in-person. It is expected that the selected candidate will perform duties at the specified on-site work location.


EXPLORE CLACKAMAS COUNTY

Clackamas County is in a prime location in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and is recognized nationally as one of the most livable areas in the United States. Located on the southern edge of the City of Portland and extending to the top of Mt. Hood, Clackamas County is part of a thriving region in the Northwest. It has a population of about 420,000 residents.

• Explore Clackamas County
• Working for Clackamas County
• Recreation, Arts & Heritage
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Mission of the Treasurer's office is to actively invest, account for, manage, distribute and safeguard the County's cash assets.

The Clackamas County Treasurer is the Chief Investment Officer for the County. The Treasurer maintains bank accounts and accounts with the State Treasury Investment Pool and various banks. Funds are invested in accordance with the County's investment policy, assuring that adequate cash is available to meet the obligations of the County. Maintenance of all banking and investment custody agreements are performed by the Treasurer's office. This also includes maintenance of approximately 50 County and public trust accounts.

The Treasurer's office has responsibility for all the cash management activities of the County, including but not limited to:

• reconciling functions for the county's bank accounts,
• distribution of all property tax collected by the County Assessor to the over 125 different taxing districts within the County, and
• payment card industry, data security standard (PCI DSS) compliance.

The Treasurer participates in the issuance of County debt instruments in accordance with the County debt policy, makes debt service payments and assists with arbitrage calculations. The Treasurer's office and the Finance office are separate departments.

The Treasurer is also the Internal Audit Administrator and has responsibility for managing the internal audit function in Clackamas County and managing the County's fraud, waste and abuse hotline.

Learn more about Clackamas County Treasurer


APPLICATION PROCESS

Clackamas County only accepts online applications.

Help With Your Application:

• Application Process
• Help with the Application

If you have any questions or issues you may contact the Department of Human Resources at 503-655-8459 or e-mail us. Our office hours are Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (closed on Fridays).

HOW TO CLAIM VETERAN'S PREFERENCE

• Request Veterans' Preference
• Learn more about the County's Veterans' Preference

VISA SPONSORSHIP

Clackamas County does not offer visa sponsorships. Once a job applicant has accepted a position, they will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States prior to their first day.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Clackamas County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the Department of Human Resources prior to the recruitment close date. You may request an accommodation during the online application process.


RECRUITING QUESTIONS?

James Callahan, Recruiter
JCallahan@clackamas.us


To apply, visit https://hrapp.clackamas.us/psc/recruit/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&JobOpeningId=107056&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=1&languageCd=ENG&FOCUS=Applicant



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