Accountant II

*ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO LARIMER.ORG/JOBS FOR CONSIDERATION. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH INDEED.COM WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

Larimer County Department of Natural Resources

Natural Resources manages Larimer County’s great outdoor places, including open spaces and magnificent water-based recreation areas, and fosters responsible land stewardship through weed management and healthy forest practices. The Department of Natural Resources has 40+ benefited employees and 125+ seasonal and part time employees.

Our mission is to establish, protect, and manage significant regional parks and open lands providing quality outdoor recreational opportunities and stewardship of natural resource values. We are committed to fostering a sense of community and appreciation for the natural and agricultural heritage of Larimer County for present and future generations.

Larimer County Department of Natural Resources is seeking a skilled and talented individual to join our team.

Specifically this position:

• Supervises technician or administrative support work through direct guidance. May supervise, lead or direct the work of entry level accountants.
• Reconciles cash receipts, accounts receivables, monthly bank statements, reviews balance sheet activity, and prepares adjusting journal entries as necessary.
• Input financial, inventory or other related information into computer system; prepares reports from computer data.
• Tracking and reporting for projects and programs; prepare project/program financial reports; maintain and reconcile project/program cost reports; assist project/program managers with financial information; attend to project/program manager’s queries regarding project/program reports/budgets.
• Conducts individual petty cash audits on annual basis, documenting errors and discrepancies and takes additional measures for monitoring use of funds if necessary.
• Provide financial reports for department(s), state and federal agencies and other users by compiling and verifying, information related to grant agreements, budgets, general ledger account balances, revenues and expenditures as appropriate, to include reconciling accounting information between various financial systems.
• Maintain accounting files by reviewing and analyzing a variety of accounting transactions for accuracy and propriety and by preparing adjusting journal entries as required. Balances related expense and liability accounts.
• Prepare and analyzes a variety of month end, quarterly and yearly financial reports of a complex nature.
• Coordinates and conducts the annual physical inventory of Department equipment and fixed assets and verifies data submitted.
• Assists auditors in annual audit, including retrieving and preparing supporting documentation or responding to questions.
• Assist in the preparation of year-end financial statements by reviewing, reconciling, compiling and evaluating accounting records and preparing year-end audit work papers for individual funds.
• Assist in the preparation of the operating budget for all grants; prepare formal budget close-outs for grant reporting.
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, fund balance, revenues, and expenditures, and prepares governmental financial statements and other reports to summarize historical and projected financial position.
• Maintain all grant & contract-related records; monitor compliance with grant terms, regulations & coordinate submission of all reports; post award operations; monitors revenues & expenditures, ensuring data is recorded in the financial accounting system; tracks expenditures on grants and submits grant reimbursement requests.

Larimer County is located in north central Colorado. It is the 6th largest county in Colorado based on population. The county extends to the Continental Divide and includes several mountain communities and Rocky Mountain National Park. Larimer County encompasses 2,640 square miles that include some of the finest irrigated farmland in the state, as well as vast stretches of scenic ranch lands, forest and high mountain peaks. Over 50% of Larimer County is publicly owned, most of which is land within Roosevelt National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park. In addition to these federal lands, Colorado State Parks and Recreation and Larimer County Parks and Open Spaces combine to provide a wide spectrum of recreational opportunities that are enjoyed by both residents and visitors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3-6 years relevant experience

Details

Other Information to Note:

• This is a Regular, year-round position.
• This position is full time, working 40 hours/week Monday-Friday.
• This position is eligible for benefits.
• This position will be based at the Natural Resources Administration Office at 1800 S. County Rd 31, Loveland, CO.
• An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background test. As marijuana is an illegal substance under federal law, testing positive for marijuana (medical or otherwise) or any other substance for which the county tests, will result in the contingent offer of employment being revoked. A successful completion of the drug screen is defined as obtaining a negative result.
• All application components must be submitted by 10:00 PM MT on the closing date listed.

Employee Benefits

In addition to competitive, market-based pay, Larimer County offers excellent employee benefits for all regular and limited term employees.

Larimer County benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement plans – mandatory 401(a) & voluntary 457(b)
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program
• Wellness Clinic (must be enrolled in the County’s medical plan)
• Professional development trainings

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $23.27 to $27.93 /hour