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San Mateo County Transit District

Accountant II (Financial Reporting)

San Mateo County Transit District, San Carlos, California, United States, 94071


General

The Accountant II performs a wide variety of accounting activities in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) for the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA), and/or San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority (ELJPA). We have 2 vacancies.

Essential Functions & Duties

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports.Review, analyze, and reconcile revenue, expenses, accounts receivable, accounts payable, deferred revenue, and member agency contribution accounts.Compile, interpret, and analyze accounting data such as budget, encumbrances, and expenses.Review accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations. Make necessary correcting entries.Analyze accounting variances, trends, exceptions, and discrepancies.Process and analyze accounting data in Enterprise Resource Planning database (ERP).Assist with the preparation of the annual comprehensive financial report.Examples Of Duties

Review and analyze transactions for proper coding, accuracy, and completeness.Maintain general ledger and sub ledgers.Prepare, review, approve, and process journal entries.Analyze project costs, grant expenditures, and fixed asset accounting. Add, delete, and adjust fixed asset information.Prepare documentation for audits annually or on an as-needed basis.Prepare journal entries and reconciliation of general ledger to subsidiary ledgers.Assist in completing and compiling the documentation for annual audits and year-end financial reporting.Provide customer service and resolve issues for internal and external customers.Prepare the State Controller’s Report and National Transit Database Reports.Input payment vouchers, cost reports, and other documents in the financial system.Review documentation for proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts and local, state, and/or federal regulations.Process expense reports, invoices, progress payments and other requests for payments.Process the weekly pay cycle and provide weekly accounts payable cash estimates.

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