Accountant
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2024-10-03 15:46:56
Sacramento, California, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Accounting
Job description
POSITION: Accountant
REPORTS TO: Finance Manager
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION: To perform technical and professional accounting functions in the analysis, interpretation, recording and reporting of the Agency's financial transactions
ESSENTIAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Daily Office
Respond to e-mail, telephone and inter-office mail inquiries
Use Excel, Access, Word and other Agency software to prepare forms, correspondence, reports and spreadsheets
Internal Reports
Generate and distribute monthly financial reports and review with staff
Download IFAS data to spreadsheets
Prepare and update spreadsheet reports
External Reports
Prepare budgets, financial statements and related schedules for HUD, enterprise funds and HCD grants
Prepare quarterly and semi-annual financial reports for HUD grants and Federal Cash Transactions
Prepare annual state financial report
Prepare and submit annual state financial report, State Controller's report, tax increment certificate and Statement of Indebtedness
Prepare financial portion of grant applications
Analysis & Reconciliation
Review financial data to check for posting and reporting errors
Check balance sheet accounts, revenues and expenditures for accuracy and reasonableness
Investigate discrepancies in journal entries and correct as needed
Prepare and review HUD debt schedule
Reconcile HUD fiscal agent statements, Tenants' Accounts Receivable (TARS) and Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) and Modernization and Acquisition Rehabilitation
Budget
Assist with compilation of Agency budget
Gather data to help project current revenue, expenses and year-end fund balances
Assist divisions with expenditure budgets
Create and input budget amendments
Agency Annual Financial Statements
Prepare audit work papers by fund and prepare supporting schedules
Review General Ledger accounts
Maintain backup files of external documents to support balance sheet accounts
Provide information and documentation to auditors regarding financial transactions and policies
Special Projects
Review and approve other staff journal entries and check requests
Review and distribute of journal entry batch proofs
Create rent charges schedule annually
Call in HUD draw downs
Input and maintain projects in HUD system
Draft new and modify existing procedures
Agency Support
Review contracts and staff reports
Verify funding availability and source
Verify coding and vendor ID
Assist other divisions as finance liaison
Research and interpret HUD regulations and redevelopment law
Assist in planning and implementation of internal operations and financial audits
Provide customer service and support
OTHER DUTIES: All employees may be assigned, and required to carry out, additional duties at any time. An employee with a known disability will only be assigned additional duties when the duty being added is an essential function of the position, or can be carried out with reasonable accommodation.
Every employee is expected to participate in discussions of individual, department and Agency performance and work on problem-solving teams as assigned. Any employee serving on a problem-solving team may be asked to carry out the role of team leader.
Any person driving for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency must maintain a valid driver's license on his/her person, and demonstrate compliance with the motor vehicle law, standards of courtesy on the road and attention to safety. All drivers must maintain their insurability.
Ability to pass Background and Drug Screen if Required by Client