Accountant

Job Summary

King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is currently recruiting for an Accountant to join our Finance team based in Tukwila, Washington. This position performs intermediate-level technical accounting work involving the maintenance, analysis, interpretation, and management of financial accounting data in support of the Authority’s operations. The role ensures compliance with applicable governmental accounting regulations and procedures. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Accounting Manager.

Essential Functions

• Assigns, leads, trains and inspects the work of staff; assists in coaching; ensures deadlines for the department are met; supervises daily operations. 
• Prepares financial statements and updates worksheets; prepares bank reconciliations; approves all transactions; examines and makes corrections as necessary.
• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes 1099 data for accounts payable at the end of the year; reviews the setup of all vendors to ensure proper tax reporting is established before 1099's are submitted.
• Performs unclaimed property responsibilities; maintains payee records and holder reports; prepares reports and forwards them to the State in compliance with the State of Washington guidelines and regulations for all of the Agency and Tax Credit entities.
• Organizes annual processes; provides documentation to the State and tax credit auditors; analyzes data to prepare invoices and general ledger entries; reconciles major general ledger accounts, reviews, and posts general ledger entries; directs the department and ensures the department meets deadlines.
• Compiles and analyzes monthly tax credit charges paid by the Authority on behalf of the Tax Credit Partnerships to determine which charges will be reimbursed by them; reconciles and balances Tax Credit Partnership general ledger accounts; ensures entries are accurate and timely to meet year end deadlines.
• Creates, reviews, and posts multiple journal vouchers to record reclassifications, adjustments, accruals, and corrections. Ensures all journal entries are properly supported, accurately coded, and approved prior to posting in the financial system. 
• Supports Purchase Card (P-Card) administration by reviewing, entering, and revising P-Card transaction coding in Works; ensuring compliance with agency policies; following up on missing documentation; and coordinating with cardholders to resolve audit and compliance issues.
• Processes vendor setup and maintenance requests, including reviewing required documentation, confirming compliance with agency and regulatory requirements, and ensuring vendor records are accurately established and maintained in the financial system. 
• Supports travel compliance by assigning travel coordinators when new travel is initiated, reviewing completed travel reimbursement packets for policy compliance and completeness, resolving discrepancies with travelers, and uploading approved documentation into OnBase in accordance with record retention requirements.
• Assists with banking-related functions including monitoring voids, supporting reconciliations, researching discrepancies, and coordinating with internal staff to resolve banking or payment issues as assigned. 
• Administers gift card activity by tracking issuance and inventory, maintaining accurate logs and supporting documentation, reconciling balances, and creating ensuring compliance with internal controls, audit standards, and reporting requirements.
• Processes tenant emergency payments by verifying approvals, preparing and posting financial entries, maintaining required documentation, and ensuring payments are tracked, reported, and retained in compliance with agency policies and audit standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance or a closely related field AND
• Moderate experience in accounting with some supervisory experience OR
• An equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of:
• Principles, practices, and terminology of general, fund, and governmental accounting, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Financial statement preparation, budgeting, financial planning and control procedures, internal controls, and internal audit systems.
• HUD, Federal, State, and local governmental accounting regulations and procedures applicable to public housing.
• Authority regulations, policies, procedures, and the Authority’s Chart of Accounts.
• Public housing accounting and budgeting practices and financial reporting requirements.
• Electronic data processing and automated accounting systems, including accounting applications and computer equipment.
• Ability to:
• Plan, direct, manage, and control diverse accounting and budgeting functions and activities.
• Evaluate complex accounting systems and develop, implement, and improve accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records.
• Use automated accounting systems and electronic data processing tools effectively.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in departmental activities, including setting priorities, maintaining standards, handling difficult situations, and resolving problems.
• Perform accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Prepare clear, concise, and complete financial documents, statements, and reports.
• Communicate effectively and maintain strong organizational skills.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, auditors, Authority management, business and community leaders, regulatory agency representatives, vendors, and the general public.

Special Requirements:

• Consent to and pass required assessments.
• Consent to and pass a criminal records background check.

Position Information and Application Process

Application Requirements:

To be considered for this opportunity, you must:

• Complete the online application profile in its entirety.
• Upload a cover letter that addresses how your experience and education qualifies you to perform the essential functions listed in the job announcement.(Cover Letter)
• Upload a detailed résumé of all educational and professional experience. (Résumé)
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Salary & Benefits:

The starting salary range for this position is $84,763 - $99,599 annually, dependent on qualifications and professional experience. The complete salary range for this position is $84,763 - $114,430 annually. Performance based merit increase opportunities and COLAs are reviewed on an annual basis. A comprehensive health care benefits package for you and your dependents includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life and long-term disability insurance plans, vacation, sick and personal leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits are also available. For more details regarding KCHA comprehensive benefits, please visit our benefits page, www.kcha.org/employment/employeebenefits.aspx.

Physical Work Environment:

Incumbent(s) must be able to meet the physical requirements of the classification and have mobility, balance, coordination, vision, hearing and dexterity levels appropriate to the functions performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing and walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Equal Opportunity:

King County Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.