Location & ScheduleThe City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field several days a week and telecommute at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days.
In this position you can expect to work on site at least 3 days a week at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202.
Who We Are & What You'll DoAt the Department of Housing Stability, we are committed to support Denver residents as healthy, housed and connected. We invest resources, create policy, and partner with various organizations to help keep residents in the homes that they already live in, quickly resolve an experience of homelessness, and connect residents to new housing opportunities. To support these efforts, the department helps to:
- Stabilize residents at risk of involuntary displacement and connect residents to housing resources such as home repairs, rent and utility assistance, and legal support. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division
- Support residents experiencing a crisis and connect them to housing, shelter and other services to get stabilized quickly. This work is led by our Homelessness Resolution and Housing Stability Division
- Create and preserve existing affordable housing and connect residents at any income level to new housing opportunities through programs such as down-payment assistance or counseling services. This work is led by our Housing Opportunity Division
- Support financial services, contracting and procurement, data analysis and strategic planning, administrative resources, and communications across the housing continuum. This work is led by our Operations Division
We are seeking detail-oriented, proactive, and analytical Senior Accountant on our HOST Finance team. This position will be responsible for general ledger accounting including reconciling funds (expenditures and revenues), preparing adjusting journal entries, reconciling and preparing drawdowns for federal, State and private grants. This position will also manage chart field setups, budget adjustments, and prepare ad hoc reports.
Specifically, as the Senior Accountant, you will:
- Monitor and track expenditures and revenues, analyzes financial performance, prepares financial reports, forecasts expenditures, guides management in fiscal compliance and analytical planning, and anticipates potential problems
- Prepare customized accounting reports, spreadsheets, and financial statements, researches and compiles data, creates quarterly and annual reports, and assists client groups with data submissions and compliance reporting
- Manage and oversee grant processes for client groups, reviews grant applications and terms for financial impacts to the City, audits grant records and transactions, researches and analyzes expenditures and revenues, creates annual grant reports, and closes out grants within financial systems
- Reconcile complex discrepancies with regard to journal and accounting transactions, reviews, researches, and analyzes reporting errors, creates reports and compiles supporting documents for corrections within accounting systems, and guides management through corrective actions
- Conduct special projects with regard to financial transactions, researches and analyzes accounting issues, performs complex financial calculations, and creates reports and compiles supporting documents for management review.
- Supporting documentation, and ensures assets are properly depreciated within accounting systems
- Ensure compliance and maintains fiscal accountability with regard to rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Works with stakeholders both internal and external to the City, respond to inquiries, provides specialized and complex information and assistance with regard to specific accounting transactions, and works with client groups to resolve accounting discrepancies and guide decision making
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
What You'll BringWe 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, embrace new challenges, and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.
Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:
- At least two (2) years of experience with HUD or other Federal Grant programs
- Strong knowledge of Federal grants regulated under OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly called "Uniform Guidance")
- Excellent approach to customer service
- High integrity and work ethic, with a drive to learn and improve
Required Minimum Qualifications- Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
- Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional level accounting experience reconciling accounting discrepancies, analyzing expenditures, and preparing financial reports
- Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
- Licensure: None
Application DeadlineThis posting will remain open through Monday, November 2, 2026. Please submit your application no later than November 2 at 11:59PM to be considered.
About Everything ElseJob ProfileCV2021 Accountant Senior
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Position TypeUnlimited
Position Salary Range$68,773.00 - $113,476.00
Target Pay$68,773 -$102,000 based on experience and education
AgencyDepartment of Housing Stability
Redeployment during Citywide EmergenciesCity and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
