Accountant Iii - Enterprise Resource Planning Division

ABOUT THIS POSITION
The Accountant III in the ERP Division will assist in the preparation of the Central Service Cost Allocation plan and Provision plan reports.
Essential duties include:

• Preparing various rates and charges.
• Creating and updating costing master data.
• Answering various department costing inquiries.
• Creating and maintaining business processes and procedures for the Costing (CO) module within SAP.
• Running the month-end and year-end CO closing processes within SAP.
• Preparing the monthly CO postings related to interdepartmental and intradepartmental transfers.
• Preparing the annual activity rates survival kit.
• Participating in different ERP projects, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Cross-training in other areas of CO, which can include work orders, projects, and CATS.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Ability to continuously improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Ability to build trust and respect, establish relationships, and develop rapport with technical and non-technical team members.
• Ability to analyze and document specifications and instructions to develop appropriate systems and programs.
• Possess strong critical thinking and organization skills.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willing to embrace and manage change in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage team members, clients, and stakeholders and communicate business expectations to the technical development expert in ways they can produce desired outcome.

SALARY
Pay Range: $61,526.40 - $110,510.40 annually.
Hiring Range: $61,526.40 - $90,916.80 annually.
Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS
A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Four years of progressively responsible experience as a professional accountant,
• Including some experience training and supervising paraprofessional and professional accounting personnel.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or public administration, or a related field, Master's degree in related field preferred.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certified.
• Governmental accounting and/or finance experience.
• Experience with various areas of cost accounting (general ledger and subsidiary ledgers).
• Experience preparing complex financial reports and maintaining accurate accounting records.
• Experience with cross functional teams supporting large departmental and enterprise-wide programs/projects.
• Experience supervising or directing the work of others.
• Experience developing department policies and procedures.
• Experience with SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as a functional lead.

RECRUITMENT DATES
Recruitment closes November 27, 2023. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.
This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.
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REFERENCE
Accountant III, JC:03240, ID# 52330, 11/16/23, USM, DB, Benefits:007.
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