Financial Reporting Accounting Specialist

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 11,000 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 $105,000.00 - $120,000.00/year, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are 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 + 12 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 three 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 Controller’s Office is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Accounting Specialist to join the Financial Reporting team within the Accounting and Financial Reporting Division. This division is responsible for maintaining the City and County of Denver’s core financial records, producing the City’s audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), preparing the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), implementing new GASB standards, partnering with departments and agencies on accounting and financial reporting issues, and developing specialized and ad hoc reports for stakeholders across the organization. The team safeguards the accuracy and integrity of all financial data in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

 

We also steward the City’s internal control framework, fiscal accountability rules, and policies. We ensure financial systems and reporting tools operate reliably and effectively in support of transparency, compliance, and informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation, review, and publication of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as well as preparing workpapers, all while ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and GASB standards.
• Work with the external auditors by coordinating requests, preparing documentation, and ensuring timely, accurate responses.
• Research, interpret, and implement new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements and ensure citywide readiness for adoption.
• Responsible for the City’s asset and lease accounting and reporting processes, ensuring compliance with GASB standards (including GASB 87/96) and accurate financial presentation.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with other existing GASBs, such as GABS 101, and ensuring compliance with new GASB standards (including GASB 103/104) and accurate financial presentation.
• Assist in establishing and monitoring internal controls related to financial reporting, accounting practices, and adherence to fiscal accountability rules.
• Maintain positive working relationships while also working collaboratively with departments across the City to resolve accounting and financial reporting issues, interpret guidance, and improve the quality and consistency of financial information.
• Research and reconcile complex discrepancies in journal and accounting transactions; review and analyze reporting errors; and compile supporting documents for corrections.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports and respond to reporting and analysis requests from leadership, external auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Support continuous process improvement efforts to enhance efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and improve the City’s overall financial reporting environment.
• Interact effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization—from executives to administrative staff—to communicate goals, deliverables, expectations, and timelines.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone with some or all the following skills and experience:

• Experience in Government Accounting and financial statement preparation, preferably the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification
• Workday Financials experience
• The ability to adapt to changing conditions and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capable of positively representing the Controller’s Office to internal and external stakeholders
• After a successful onboarding process and obtaining an understanding of the City and County of Denver’s financial reporting process, be able to work independently to complete assigned tasks while taking initiative to improve processes or resolve noted gaps within those tasks
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• A devotion to bettering the organization through innovation, passion, energy, and creativity
• A team player who models exceptional customer service

Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of full performance, professional level experience analyzing accounting functions, preparing specialized financial reports and statements, and managing accounting programs and financial systems.
• 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
• Cover Letter

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until November 18th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than November 18th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CV2909 Accounting Specialist

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$80,217.00 - $132,358.00

Target Pay

$105,000.00 - $120,000.00/year, based on experience and education

Agency

Department of Finance

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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