About the Role

Wexus Win Works LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Governmental Accountant to support a municipal client with financial reconciliation, monthly and year-end close, audit preparation, and governmental accounting activities.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in municipal or governmental accounting, strong reconciliation and general ledger skills, and familiarity with financial systems such as Tyler ERP Pro 10 and OpenGov.

Key Responsibilities

Perform financial reconciliations across multiple funds, departments, accounts, projects, and grants.
Validate beginning balances and reconcile 2026 financial activity.
Reconcile bank and investment accounts, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, utility billing, and tax revenues.
Reconcile capital assets, construction in progress, debt, leases, grants, projects, and interfund balances.
Review general ledger activity and identify discrepancies, exceptions, and required corrections.
Reconcile Tyler ERP Pro 10 actuals, budgets, and encumbrances with OpenGov reports and imports.
Review account, fund, and budget mappings and document identified differences.
Support monthly and year-end financial close activities.
Prepare reconciliation workpapers, close checklists, audit schedules, and supporting documentation.
Maintain an exception log and track outstanding accounting issues through resolution.
Prepare proposed correcting journal entries for review and approval.
Assist with external audit preparation and ensure financial records are properly supported.
Document recurring accounting procedures and reconciliation processes.
Provide training and knowledge transfer to client Finance Department staff.
Prepare transition documentation summarizing completed work, outstanding items, and recommended follow-up.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of professional accounting experience.
Experience with governmental or municipal accounting strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and financial close processes.
Experience supporting year-end close and financial statement audit preparation.
Experience working with multiple funds, grants, projects, budgets, and interfund transactions.
Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with Finance Department personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with a city, county, municipality, or other government organization.
Hands-on experience with Tyler ERP Pro 10.
Experience with OpenGov financial reporting or reconciliation.
CPA or other accounting certification is a plus.
Experience documenting accounting procedures and training finance staff.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented accounting professional who understands governmental fund accounting, financial reconciliations, and month/year-end close processes and can quickly become productive in a municipal Finance Department environment. Experience with Tyler ERP Pro 10 and OpenGov will be highly valued.

Pay: $94,051.08 - $113,265.81 per year

Work Location: Remote

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