Job Description

About Our Job

Who We Are

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills, and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 1,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

The Department of Finance manages the city’s investing, fiscal analysis, budgeting, debt and asset management, tax assessment and collection, and accounting functions as well as establishing, maintaining and enforcing fiscal policies, practices and procedures for the entire City and County of Denver. The Department commits to Denver residents the delivery of these services through a financial structure that mirrors the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability and improved business processes.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The hiring range for this position is $75,000.00 - $90,000.00/year, based on experience and education.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The Department of Finance supports the City and County of Denver through strong financial stewardship, transparent reporting, and effective fiscal operations. Our Accounting Division is a collaborative, fast‑paced environment focused on accuracy, service, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Controller’s Office General Accounting Team—an experienced professional who thrives in reconciliation, complex accounting activities, and cross‑department collaboration. If you enjoy meaningful, detail‑oriented work and supporting major financial operations across a large municipal organization, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

As the Senior Accountant, you will:

• Reconcile complex discrepancies within bank and general ledger activity, researching and resolving errors.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close activities including reviewing general ledger activity and working with agencies on accounting questions.
• Review and approve Workday accounting entries to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with audit requests and provide documentation as needed.
• Work with stakeholders both internal and external to the City, responding to inquiries, provide specialized and complex information and assistance with regard to specific accounting transactions, and work with client groups to resolve accounting discrepancies and guide decision making.
• Lead Debt and Investment accounting and reporting activities, which includes maintaining financial systems and records with regard to bonds and certified lease transactions and records, researching and reviewing related journal entries within the general ledger, working with consultants to ensure compliance with arbitrage regulations, ensuring records and supporting documents are maintained, and trains staff on financial systems and processes.
• Prepare customized accounting reports, spreadsheets, and financial statements, research and compile data, create quarterly and annual reports, and assist client groups with data submissions and compliance reporting.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has:

• Existing strong proficiency with Excel
• Ability and experience managing complex reconciliations and analyzing large sets of data.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to the City.
• Desire to learn and innovate complex processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional level accounting experience reconciling accounting discrepancies, analyzing expenditures, and preparing financial reports.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.
• License/Certifications: None

Required Application Documents

• Resume

Application Deadline

This posting is expected to stay open until August 16th. Please submit your application as soon as possible no later than August 16th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CV2021 Accountant Senior

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$68,773.00 - $113,476.00

Target Pay

$75,000.00 - $90,000.00/year, based on experience and education

Agency

Department of Finance

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