Finance Accountant III

Maintain proprietary funds and related budgets including reconciliations, preparation of monthly and adjusting journal entries.
Funds will include operating funds, Trust funds, Combined Utility funds, Special Revenue funds, and others as assigned.
Prepare Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) financial statements, work papers, statistical tables, Bond Official Statements, and Supplemental Disclosure.

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Identify, analyze, and reconcile expenses, revenues, capital outlay, and debt service using resources including ERP queries, H.T.E., debt databases, and budgets.

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Assist Budget and Utilities departments with model; extract, manipulate, and compile information for their use from multiple sources.

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Assist in report specification, data conversion methodology and reconciliation for Infor implementation.

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Assist with updating and maintaining MS Excel based Utility Rate Model. Provide and reconcile data for updating model.

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Support Utility Business Office (UBO) regarding rates, billing issues, billing system to general ledger interface, and reporting for financial disclosures.

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Prepare detailed report specifications and test reports for various software applications.

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Calculate or review Raw Water Cost and Treated Water true-ups, Wastewater Winter Average, Composite Costs.

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May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
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Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field

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Minimum of four (4) years of directly related experience

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Requires advanced skills with Excel, Access, and query and experience manipulating and analyzing large data sets.

Other Information:

Benefits

The City offers an excellent benefit package that includes:

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Texas Municipal Retirement System – the City offers a 2 to 1 match. Each employee automatically contributes 6% of their total compensation. The City matches 2 dollars for every 1 dollar you contribute.

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Medical/dental/vision/life coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.

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Vacation – 88+ hours per year

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Personal leave – 40 hours per year

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Sick leave – 96 hours per year

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Voluntary 457b deferred compensation plan

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Seven (7) Holidays

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Flexible Spending Account

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City Employee Health & Wellness Clinic & City Employee Fitness Center

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Learning & Development Academy

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Tuition Reimbursement Programs

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Employee Recognition Programs

Basis of Rating

Application review and the City may also conduct additional skill assessment tests, in addition to the panel interview.

Closing Statement

Selected applicants must be able to pass a background investigation and a pre-employment drug test.

Any position that lists a minimum qualification for education level and/or license/certification will require the applicant to provide proof of documentation if selected for hire into the position with the City of Corpus Christi.

In the event of an emergency, employees are required to work to provide for the safety and well-being of the general public, including the delivery and restoration of vital services.

This position is classified as “Safety Sensitive”. All employees in safety sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing, pursuant to City policy, HR 15.0 Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Job opening will close on:

May 1, 2017