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Accountant Journey
Location:
Sacramento, CA
Description:
This posting intends to fill one (1) limited-term position, and establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill future regular full-time or limited term vacancies over the next two (2) years. The Accounting Department is looking for a two-year limited-term Accountant Journey to fill a key role on the Financial and External Reporting team. In this position, you will be responsible for the daily activities to ensure timely and accurate accounting records, including financial reporting as well as collaborating closely with colleagues to facilitate the month-end and year-end close processes. Purpose Performs routine professional accounting for operations, maintenance and capital expenditures; ensures accurate recording, classification, allocation and reporting of costs in compliance with applicable SMUD policies and state and federal regulations and guidelines; maintains the integrity of the general ledger and processes timely tong-term debt accounting and payment documents. Nature and Scope There are three (3) levels in this job classification series that have similar job content but with progressively more challenging degrees and levels of skill, responsibility, knowledge, experience and qualification requirements: Flex Classifications (that permit progression from lower-level classes to higher level classes without examination based upon assessment of an individual's experience and performance) within the series:Entry: Incumbent acquires knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the tasks associated within the series but are not yet demonstrating these at the Journey level. Journey: Incumbent is demonstrating the required skills and knowledge to independently perform the full scope of the job. Non-Flex Classification (that promotes from lower-level classes to a higher level class and requires an examination, such as an interview, based upon individual experience and performance) within the series: Senior: Advanced journey level resource who is responsible for advanced assignments, as dictated by the work needing to be performed; may serve in a lead capacity. Entry to Journey: Incumbents at the entry level are required to successfully "progress" to the journey level within 60 months of appointment to remain within the job series. Seniors must be hired through a promotional process and do not automatically progress from lower levels in the series. Duties and Responsibilities Performs standard and specialized accounting activities for recording and reporting costs relating to property/capital and operation & maintenance expenses; ensures records are accurate and current; oversees the transfer of completed capital costs from in progress to in service; prepares and maintains source and input documents to update property and general ledger accounts; prepares, distributes and explains project cost reports; provides training and task oversight to others in the accounting unit. Maintains integrity of the general ledger by verifying, classifying and recording SMUD transactions in accordance with FERC and GAAP. Monitors, reviews, interprets and applies SMUD and state policies and procedures and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements and guidelines related to definition of costs, methods of cost collection, procedures for recording and reporting costs and authorizations for purchases or payments in all aspects of SMUD's property and expense accounting. Ensures completion of special accounting projects/assignments; establishes work plans and provides information, training, and expertise on accounting practices and the accounting system to work groups, SMUD entities and cost-initiating areas; establishes, monitors, and reports project status and facilitates review and revision of work plans. Establishes review methods to ensure accuracy, thoroughness and consistency of accounting records end reporting of project costs by conducting systematic reviews of source documents; maintains ongoing review of final classifications of all property; ensures controls on accuracy and thoroughness of data entering the accounting system; resolves discrepancies in cost classifications through processing adjustments in accordance with SMUD policies and state and federal regulations. Maintains timely and accurate debt service payments by preparing and maintaining debt service records and reviewing compliance with bond covenants. Provides support for management decision making by responding to requests for information, developing, producing and distributing accounting reports and serving on project teams as an accounting resource. Assists in planning, reviewing and conducting work activities and researching required project information associated with department internal/external projects in accordance with established task objectives end schedules as outlined in the project plan/contract. Performs related duties as required.
Company:
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Posted:
October 26 on AccountingJobsToday
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Accountant Journey is a Accounting & Finance Accountant Job at Sacramento Municipal Utility District located in Sacramento CA. Find other listings like Accountant Journey by searching Oodle for Accounting & Finance Accountant Jobs.
Accountant Journey is a Accounting & Finance Accountant Job at Sacramento Municipal Utility District located in Sacramento CA. Find other listings like Accountant Journey by searching Oodle for Accounting & Finance Accountant Jobs.