Job: Accounting Supervisor

We know that a healthy and happy workforce is a thriving workforce, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports quality work-life balance, including 32 days of paid annual leave to be used for holiday, personal, and/or sick days, health insurance options, employer-matched retirement, a City employee health clinic, a City employee day care center, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program. Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact. 

• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of assigned staff.
• Perform a variety of analytical duties in support of professional accounting functions.
• Audit and prepare journal entries for various accounting applications; approve journal entries prepared by others.
• Review accounts payable expenditures.
• Assist staff with coordinating the City’s external audit.
• Assist with the coordination, preparation, and submission of the City’s Annual Comprehensive  Financial Report and review of assigned annual tax returns to established standards.
• Monitor payroll preparation and distribution.
• Develop, administer, and monitor the components of the financial software system including account structure.
• Assess internal control environment, structure, and policies.
• Prepare, monitor, and track assigned budgets.
• Respond to, investigate and resolve concerns and/or complaints received from the public, departments, and employees and explain applicable City policies.
• Coordinate grant management functions and monitor compliance with grant policy.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of accounting.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience, including one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver's license.

Notice to Applicants:

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.

Grand Junction, Colorado, is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing, and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple arts, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.  

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At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law is not allowed.