Accounting Manager

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Borough Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY:
This is an exempt position providing technical and administrative accounting work along with complex administrative duties.  Duties including budgeting, accounts receivable processing, accounts payable, procurement, record keeping and reporting.  Also assists the Borough Manager with human resource functions, development of policies, programs or regulations and key administrative projects. Serves as the Borough’s Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Keep all books and records as required under governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards.  Responsible for maintain all funds, including reconciling accounts, finds and fund descriptions.

1. Keep all books and records as required under governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards. Responsible for maintain all funds, including reconciling accounts, finds and fund descriptions.
2. Verifies and enters biweekly payrolls submitted by all departments and assist third party agency.
3. Maintains personnel files on employees including benefit information.
4. Prepares and provides records necessary for the annual or special audits.
5. Provides information to employees regarding payroll checks, health care insurance coverage, etc. Additionally, aids the municipal manager in the administration of employee benefits, which includes data submission and reporting to third party retirement system and deferred compensation, administrators, managing employee insurance benefits and reporting to state agencies, and ACA reporting.
6. Maintains a daily cash balance; prepare and balance deposits; examine receipts for accuracy and completeness; deposit monies to bank. Conducts the Borough’s bank reconciliation for all the Borough’s cash accounts.
7. Assists with the management of the health care and municipal; property insurances, Worker Compensation and Unemployment Benefits.
8. Prepares monthly and various annual/financial reports, including monthly revenue and expense reports and prepare and file various forms and reports to other agencies including Penn DOT Liquid Fuels Reports, DCED Municipal Tax Statistics information forms, Auditor General Pension information forms, etc.
9. Assists Borough Manager with the preparation of the annual budget.
10. Demonstrates a continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
11. Supports accounts receivable and implements those duties as needed.
12. Provides technical/administrative support to the Borough Manager as needed.
13. Serves as the Assistant Right to Know Officer.
14. Assists with various human resources functions as needed by Borough Manager.
15. Must attend and take minutes for all Council meetings.
16. Serves as the Borough’s Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.
17. Supervises accounting staff.
18. Performs all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
2. Two years of accounting experience performing computer automated accounting, budgeting and other financially related analytical tasks.
3. Shall have the ability to be bonded.
4. A minimum of three years’ experience in municipal administration or related responsibility is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE:

1. Knowledge of computer software Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
2. Working knowledge of GAAP and GASB standards is beneficial.

ABILITIES:

1. Considerable knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting methods, practices and principles.
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
3. Knowledge of, or ability to expeditiously learn the current borough operating system and municipal budget preparation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

Please submit resume and cover letter to boroughmanager@steeltonpa.com.  Open until filled.  EOE