Accountant

The Position

The Finance and Accounting Department is currently recruiting for an Accountant (Capital Assets) position. This position will primarily provide accounting support to departments related to capital asset and project accounting, take full-cycle ownership of transactions relate to the District’s capital assets and project systems (i.e. processing, reconciliation, and maintenance of data integrity), and develop subject-matter expertise. The role also assists in the creation of journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end audit support related to projects and capital asset transactions under the support of the Controller.

Essential Functions

(The essential functions listed below are not intended to reflect all duties that may be assigned to this classification. The District may augment duties and/or essential functions at its discretion.)

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE OF:

SKILL IN:

ABILITY TO:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledges, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the KSAs would be:

2 years of experience in budget and accounting/financial analysis; Government budgeting/financial analysis is highly desirable;

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.

Additional Information

Reasonable Accommodation:

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any phase of the application process should contact Human Resources at 503.681.3600 or TDD 503.681.3601.

Employment Opportunity:

Clean Water Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, Equal national origin, marital status, age, uniformed service, sexual orientation or disability in the admission or access to the recruitment process or any aspect of employment.

Clean Water Services offers eligible employees the opportunity to choose benefits and plans that meet both individual and family needs. In addition to a competitive salary, Clean Water Services offers employees a comprehensive benefit packet that includes health coverage, health reimbursement account, life and accidental death insurance, flexible spending account, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Plan (PERS/OPSRP), deferred compensation, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, goal sharing bonus, and more. Further information for full-time regular non-represented employees can be found here (Download PDF reader).

Depending on hours worked and duration of the position, temporary employees may qualify for an offer of medical benefits, deferred compensation, and employee discounts. Temporary employees are eligible for sick leave at the rate of .0334 per hour worked upon beginning employment and may carry over up to 40 hours into the next calendar year.