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Kansas Employer Accountant II in Leavenworth, Kansas
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Position Description
Position Title: Accountant II
Department: Finance
Division: Finance
FLSA: Exempt
Retirement: KPERS
Effective Date: June 6, 2024
GENERAL PURPOSE
Performs routine accounting work primarily responsible for grant management, budget and financial
statement analysis, asset and liability account reconciliations, and bid administration. This position also
performs and provides back up for other accounting functions to include accounts receivable, purchasing,
accounts payable, payroll, and capital assets management.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general supervision and direction of the Deputy Finance Director.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Duties listed below do not include all tasks which may be performed.)
Grant Management
? Administer and oversee Federal and other grants as directed.
? Interpret grant regulations to coordinate and complete the timely submission of grant forms and reports
as per local, federal and state regulations. Advises the Director and/or Deputy Director on the
expenditure of grant funds as per Plans established under various programs.
? Keep up-to-date on latest developments related to current and future grant programs.
? Communicate, record data, identify direct and indirect costs, identify whether costs are allowable and
allocable.
? Ensure that the grant funds are used in compliance with grant requirements.
? Record and analyze performance metrics and performance measures.
? Perform Risk Assessments for sub-recipients, including SAM.gov verification processes.
? Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and close-out reports.
Analytics
? Assist Deputy Finance Director and Finance Director with budgetary review and analysis.
? Perform analytics for budget preparation, long-term financial planning, and year-end processes.
? Assist with preparations of the statistics and demographics for the Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report and Budget document.
Bid Administration
? Upon receipt of a completed Request to Bid form and after approval by the City Manager, work with
Department Directors and Division Superintendents to prepare bid specifications.
? Assume responsibility for seeking open competition for formal bids, requests for proposals (RFPs), and
requests for qualifications (RFQs); maintaining bidders lists of potential contractors of City-required
goods and services.
? As appropriate, convene pre-specification conferences to assist in the drafting of open and competitive
bidding specifications, and, as appropriate, convene pre-bid conferences for the purpose of reviewing
and clarifying the bid specifications and answering potential bidders questions about the bid project.
? Assure that publication notices (legal notice) for City formal bids are provided to the City Clerk for
inclusion in the City official newspaper a minimum of 10 working days prior to the bids opening date
or as otherwise required by Kansas Statutes.
? Assure that bids received are received on time and in correct form and assure that bids are kept secure
prior to the bid opening; and conduct the bid opening.
General Ledger Maintenance
? Process miscellaneous journal entries, as directed.
? Process monthly interfund transfers, as directed.
? Reconcile asset and liability accounts for all funds on a monthly basis.
? Assist with bank reconciliations, as needed, as directed by the Deputy Finance Director.
? Maintain general ledger funds, departments, divisions, and account numbers as directed by the Deputy
Finance Director or Finance Director.
? Prepare monthly, quarterly, or annual reports as directed and required, such as the annual US ensus of
municipal finance survey as well as other federal and state reports.
Accounts Payable
? Assist with establishing and assigning vendor numbers for new vendors, maintain vendor records, and
monitor vendor self-serve entries for new vendors.
? Be the backup for accounts payable and purchasing card processing.
PERIPHERAL DUTIES
? Act as payroll backup, as needed.
? Act as accounts receivable and payable back-up.
? Assist with Capital assets, as directed.
? Assist with year-end activities, as directed.
? Assist with Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, as directed.
? Assist with annual audit preparation, as directed.
? Assist with long-term financial plan, as directed.
? Assist with other accounting duties, as needed.
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