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CITY OF COLTON SENIOR ACCOUNTANT DEFINITION: Under the general supervision of the Assistant Finance Director, performs a variety of complex and professional accounting duties in municipal finance; assists in monitoring the City's cash and investment activities, accounts payable and receivable functions and expenditure budgets; participates in other professional and technical accounting work; assists in the training of less experienced technical and professional accounting staff. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: The Senior Accountant classification is the advanced journey level class within the professional Accountant series. This classification is distinguished from the next lower classification of Accountant by assuming more complex and technical responsibilities associated with the City's budget, cash and investments and other financial activities. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Exercises technical and functional supervision over lower level professional and technical accounting staff. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (include but are not limited to the following) • Perform the full array of duties assigned to classes in the professional Accountant series including monitoring cash and investments, expenditure budgets, accounts payable and receivable and other financial activities. • Demonstrate a full understanding of applicable policies, procedures and work methods associated with assigned duties. • Participate in the preparation of financial statements; prepare a variety of financial reports and statements to illustrate financial disbursements, balances and other activities. • Monitor and analyze department budgets; make recommendations for budget adjustment as is necessary. • Post and maintain financial records for various accounts and funds. • Prepare, or assist in preparing year-end schedules, mid -year budgets, and full year budgets. • Reconcile a variety of assigned accounts; ensure that accounts are in order. • Monitor and analyze various department grants such as the Community Development Block Grants and various Police Department grants. • Assist in the development of general ledger trial balances and maintenance of budgetary and accounting controls. • Examine and verify financial documents, classified and code accounting source data, and make adjusting and closing entries. • May supervise subordinate personnel in the maintenance of general construction, property and subsidiary ledgers, journals and budgetary accounting records in accordance with acceptable accounting procedures, laws, ordinance and other regulations. • Perform other related duties as required. WORKING CONDITIONS: