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The City of Dover Finance Director is seeking an individual to perform technical and administrative work involving accounting entries, accounting system updates, reconciling of bank statements and general ledger accounts and preparation of various accounting schedules and reports of the City.

This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position. $24.42 to $34.42 per hour. Position is open until filled.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Except as specifically noted, the following functions are considered essential to this position. The listed examples may not include all duties found in this class):

• Makes accounting journal entries for accrual, allocation or corrective reasons. Process various recurring monthly journal entries to general ledger.
• Reconciles general ledger and subsidiary receivable and liability accounts. Pre-audits and posts account receivable transactions to general ledger.
• Prepares monthly accounts receivable statements for customers and mails statements. Provides departments with electronic copies of statements and accounts receivable aging reports.
• Performs monthly recording to general ledger for bank account fees and interest earnings. Scan all bank statements for document archives.
• Validates trust disbursements and records manual checks or journal entries as appropriate to the general ledger.
• Audits accounts payable checks to the invoices each week prior to release.
• Performs the duties of the accounts payable bookkeeper in their absence.
• Performs detail analysis to validate data or for download to external applications.
• Processes claim to and maintains collection list of accounts with the Collection Bureau.
• Performs billing for supplemental property taxes, current use penalties, excavation tax, and other misc. Finance department billing. Maintain customer data for miscellaneous billing functions.
• Assists in the operation and maintenance of the City's financial management software system.
• Prepares and distributes monthly revenue and interdepartmental charges for Internal Service Funds. Assists in the preparation of annual and other State and Federal reports.
• Assists independent auditors with the testing of physical inventory counts and researching supporting documents.
• Assist in the preparation of the Citys ACFR, CIP document, and Annual Budget book. Assists in preparation of reports as assigned.
• Maintain current concepts and techniques of financial management; analyze problems, issues, or information; develop and recommend courses of action to supervisors; and implement solutions.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other City departments and employees, vendors, and the general public.
• Serves as member of various employee committees, as needed and/or assigned.
• Prepares and records non-debt financing entries for reimbursements from capital reserve funds. Maintains necessary documentation for reimbursements from capital reserve funds.
• Interprets financial statements, reports and documents. Performs periodic financial studies and analysis.
• Maintains familiarity with and executes safe work procedures associated with assigned work.
• Performs detailed work involving written and numerical data. Makes arithmetic calculations rapidly and accurately.
• Performs maintenance and updates of debt service obligations spreadsheets.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: Working knowledge of accounting principles and the application to varied accounting transactions; experience in reconciliation of bank statements; considerable knowledge of internal control procedures and financial software systems; working knowledge of office automation and computerized financial applications; knowledge of investment accounting; some knowledge of public finance and fiscal planning; working knowledge of payroll and accounts payable functions; considerable knowledge of budgetary accounting and reporting systems. Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze complex financial reports; ability to maintain effective financial systems and procedures; ability to accurately account for city funds. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Benefits

Full-time benefit offerings.