Accounting Manager bei City of Canon City

Description

Department: Finance

Reports to: Finance Director

Benefit Summary 

Salary Range: $66,079.94 - $80,947.93

FLSA Status: Full-Time Exempt Salaried

Position closes: Midnight, Sunday September 21, 2025.

Please Note: Verification of minimum qualification(s) and, if applicable, starting salary/wage is based on information provided in the official application. Resume content will not be used for these purposes. Please ensure your application is complete and accurate.

Position Summary: 

The Accounting Manager is part of City of Cañon City's Finance Department which consists of 3 divisions, Accounting, Procurement, and Revenue Management (Accounts Receivable, Tax and Utility Billing).? The Accounting Manager will oversee one or more of the divisions within the Department.  

This position assists in preparing and overseeing the annual financial and compliance audits as well as preparation of the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. This position must work well independently and with teams, while providing excellent, respectful customer service and human relations skills, which support the City of Canon City’s mission and values.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities*: The essential duties and responsibilities listed below are central to the job or are the reason the position exists, and the employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. This list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Supervises staff performing all aspects of assigned division.
• Provides staff with guidance, training opportunities and coaching for development as accounting professionals and as a team.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes within established deadlines.
• Resolves complex issues with recording, reporting, and analyzing financial data.
• Reviews general ledger account reconciliations to subsidiary ledgers or external statements; compiles detailed analysis; reviews various supporting reconciliation schedules prepared by staff, and coordinates with other departments regarding budget and accounting for funds and projects.
• Prepares highly complex journal entries and related supporting data; reviews and approves all requests for payment as to proper form and reasonable distribution; prepares and maintains financial records and reports; prepares or reviews financial documentation to support financial transactions.
• Coordinates City's capital asset records, including auditing all data for inventory control.
• Coordinates and prepares audit workpapers and supporting schedules required for external audits.  Coordinates with the external auditors in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.  
• Perform all supervisory tasks including communication of performance issues with division employees.
• Implement finance-industry best practices, and correct deficiencies to safeguard the City’s assets.
• Prepares and presents reports, and financial documents that can be understood by the target audience.
• Maintains and updates financial and statistical data and reports for the City and the Cañon City Area Reinvestment Expansion Urban Renewal Authority. 
• Responsible for reviewing periodic grant reports. Oversee the fiscal compliance for all grants and post-award procedures by coordinating with the grant program managers.
• Supervises the preparation and processing of 1099's for the City’s.
• Provides excellent customer service to external and internal customers including but not limited to effectively listening and communicating, providing accurate information, offering solutions, assisting in resolution, and ensuring timely follow up as needed.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities*: The following duties, although not essential to the position, are important components to the smooth and efficient operation of the Division, Department, and City.

• Coordinates scheduling of division functions to facilitate employee training; establishes goals and objectives for the division that are consistent with the goals of the department/organization.
• Research and recommend proper accounting treatment and reporting presentation as prescribed by governmental accounting standards (GASB), State and Federal regulations and other applicable rules and regulations for City transactions.
• Recommend changes to business processes, internal controls, and financial reporting procedures to create efficiencies. 
• Ensures that staff policies, procedures, and work plans are in place with written policy and procedure manuals.

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The essential and non-essential duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. The below list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all knowledge, skills and abilities that are required. 

• Advanced knowledge of, and ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles, including current Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
• Advanced payroll and fringe benefits taxability issues and the applicability of the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations.
• Federal and State grant processes and compliance requirements including knowledge of 2 CFR part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
• Plan, organize, assign, direct, review, and evaluate the work of assigned staff; and motivate staff and develop a strong customer service ethic in the workplace.
• Interpret, explain and apply laws and regulations governing municipal accounts receivable and revenue processing.
• Develop records, systems, and procedures to ensure internal control of revenue billing, cash handling, and collection operations.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing; prepare clear, concise and complete reports and other written materials, and make verbal and multimedia presentations of technical information.?

Minimum Qualification(s):

Experience

• Two (2) years of supervisory experience. 
• Four (4) years progressively responsible experience in public finance, accounting, or related field.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field from an accredited college or university

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License, or the ability to obtain one within sixty (60) days of hire, with a driving record acceptable to the City of Canon City.

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the listed knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Preferred Qualification(s):

Experience

• Government accounting experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Public Financial Officer (CPFO). 

Physical Activities: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee will travel within the City of Cañon City and Fremont County

• Majority of worktime will be indoors with low noise levels.
• Physical demands of job require some lifting; pulling; carrying and pushing of objects –approximately 15 pounds.
• Frequent bending, simple grasping, finger/manual dexterity, standing, walking, twisting upper body, stooping, and hearing.
• Occasional climbing on stairs.
• Communicates verbally with City staff, outside agencies and the public in one-on-one settings, group settings and over the telephone.

Additional Information 

• This position will typically work Monday – Friday but will flex to working weekends and evenings based on seasonal, organizational or event needs. 
• This position will be required to attend occasional City Council meetings and/or other meetings and events after normal work hours. 
• Occasional travel will be required. 
• Frequent extension of workday to meet deadlines.

Addition Notification:

This position may be subject to a pre-employment drug test prior to hire, or reasonable suspicion testing after hire. The City of Canon City, as a recipient of federal grant funds, maintains a strict drug-free workplace policy. The use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs while on company property or performing job duties is prohibited and may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Although Marijuana and its derivatives, in some cases, are considered legal in the state of Colorado, they are still considered a Schedule I controlled substance under the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act (FDFWA), which makes their use, possession, or distribution illegal by City of Canon City employees.