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Senior Governmental Accountant

Wexus Win Works

RemoteseniorPosted 3h ago

Job description

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

  • Bachelorโ€™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.