ACCOUNTANT

Our vision is to be recognized as a world-class leader for providing and coordinating a full array of mobility and community services. LYNX mission is to link our community by providing quality mobility options with innovation, integrity and teamwork.

NOTICE TO STAFFING AGENCIES:

LYNX has an internal recruiting department. Staffing agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact LYNX employees in an attempt to present candidates. Our LYNX recruiting team is handling this recruitment internally.

Description: 

Under limited supervision, this position performs professional accounting duties in the creation and maintenance of accounting records, the analysis of financial transactions, the verification of accounting records and financial data, and the asserting of compliance with established laws, procedures, and policies as related to the area of assignment.

Essential Functions (regardless of primary responsibility):

• Prepares account analyses and reconciliation; verifies accounting records and financial data; maintains compliance with established accounting principles, procedures, and policies; and prepares a variety of reports.

• Learns specific functions related to his/her primary accounting role and shadows another employee to learn the responsibilities associated with supporting other accountant roles.
• Performs other duties as may be required or assigned.

 Specific Duties for Grants:

• Interprets accounting system policies and implements accounting procedures; records financial transactions; proposes journal entries; and gathers data to bill related grants.
• Performs the accounting and compliance activities for current contracts and reimbursable grants.
• Maintains control of allocations, obligations, unliquidated balances and fund transfers by grant and contract activity.
• Analyzes expenditures to ensure consistency with grant and contract provisions; interprets grant and contract rules, regulations, policies and procedures and advises project managers on grant financial requirements and fund availability; prepares drawdown of federal, state and special account funds.
• Assists with data entry of statistical data for tracking and reporting of risk management and financial information.

          Specific Duties for Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipts:

• Inventories, verifies, reconciles, tracks, orders, and maintains all cash receipts through a perpetual system.
• Prepares journal entries for advertising revenue, complimentary and departmental tickets and accruals for contract services, local fund revenues, adjustments, and reconciled items.
• Prepares and/or reviews other accountants’ journal entries.
• Researches and assists with bank reconciling issues.
• Assigns account codes to cash receipts, and facilitates the implementation of the banking reconciliation module within Great Plains.
• Prepares daily bank deposits and requests for invoices.
• Responds professionally to customer inquiries and fare media orders.
• Prepares, files, pays and journalizes sales tax.
• Maintains supporting documents for reconciliation, journal entries, and accounting transactions, and performs account analysis, reconciliations, and report generation.

           Specific Duties for Payroll and Accounts Payable:

• Reviews invoices, expense reports, purchase orders, and check requests for accuracy in coding and proper authorization.
• Prepares routine/non-routine journal entries and accruals and maintains all supporting documentation.
• Researches bank reconciling items, providing supporting documentation and makes appropriate adjustments in the financial records.
• Performs and prepares monthly closing and reconciliation of Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger to the General Ledger; researches and identifies all discrepancies and makes appropriate adjustments.
• Reviews and verifies travel authorizations, meal reimbursements, and expense reports for compliance with LYNX policies.  Assigns accounting codes as appropriate to all travel charges processed through LYNX’s American Express Corporate Travel Account.
• Prepares and updates accounts payable and payroll reports.
• Prepares and updates master files for contracts and leases; researches vendor statements for discrepancies.
• Assists with the implementation of account payable procedures.
• Assists with the processing and verification of payroll as the primary back-up to payroll; processes manual checks, transmits payroll, and speaks with external representatives.
• Assists in the preparation and processing of 1099s and W2s.
• Assists with the matching of purchase orders, packing slips, and requisitions.
• Assists with the daily posting of accounts payable transactions.
• Reconciles monthly payroll journals to the ledger posting to ensure technical accuracy and all payroll entries are properly accounted for.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university in Accounting or a closely related field plus a minimum of three years of responsible experience in accounting, or a combination of related education, experience, and training.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in accounting in a governmental entity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of accounting as related to grants, fixed assets, and capital projects, or fare media.
• Knowledge of the assigned area’s principles, theories, and practices.
• Knowledge of automated accounting systems.
• Knowledge of personal computers and related software applications.
• Ability to analyze accounting data and apply the principles of accounting practices to maintain an accounting system
• Ability to coordinate multiple functions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with those encountered in the course of work using principles of excellent customer service.
• Ability to exhibit a professional, courteous demeanor.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment.

Work Environment and Special Considerations:

• Works in an office environment.

LYNX provides the community with much needed public transportation, and it is important for the Agency to resume its services as quickly and as safely as possible in the event of any natural, technological, or human-caused emergency or disaster. This position is considered a mission critical member of LYNX’s emergency preparation and response efforts during an emergency or disaster and as such, may be asked to work during these emergencies or disasters.

*Rate will be determined by the qualifications of candidates who exceed the minimum requirements. 

Applications are reviewed as received, and interviews will be scheduled for the most qualified candidates, as applications are reviewed.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

FREE employee only health insurance

Dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability insurance available

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Paid holidays

FREE LYNX bus transportation for employee, spouse and children

Employee wellness center

Credit union membership 

To view a complete list of benefits, visit golynx.com/careers and select benefits.

LYNX fully commits itself to providing equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability.