Accountant – Accounts Payable

Job Description

Accountant – FRO | City of Houston

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at the City of Houston, located in Houston, TX. As a large municipal organization, the City of Houston provides essential services to its residents. This Accountant position is vital for maintaining the integrity of financial records and ensuring efficient processing of accounts payable, directly impacting the city’s operational efficiency and vendor relationships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Houston, TX

• Team: Financial Reporting & Operations
• Mission: To perform professional accounting duties, primarily focused on accounts payable, to ensure accurate financial record-keeping and timely processing of transactions for the City.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Invoice Processing: Review and process various financial documents such as invoices, department bills, journal vouchers, and purchase orders for submission to the Controller’s office.
• Transaction Control: Maintain proper control and procedures in processing all accounting transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Problem Resolution: Research and resolve problems with invoices, financial system postings, and vendor inquiries to expedite payments and address management inquiries.
• Customer Support: Respond to internal and external customer inquiries regarding the payment of invoices, employee reimbursements, or the status of vendor setup requests.
• Reporting & Analysis: Assist with or perform special projects, analyze reports, compile metrics for citywide central services, and perform journal corrections as needed.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field such as Finance, with a minimum of 9 hours in Accounting.
• Experience: One year of experience as an Accountant Associate or a professional accountant is required. Professional accounting experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis, except for the required minimum of 9 hours in Accounting.
• Skills: Demonstrated ability in accounts payable processing, financial data research and analysis, intermediate level report preparation, adherence to city-wide accounting procedures and guidelines, and problem-solving financial discrepancies.
• Bonus: Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated ability to work independently under strict time deadlines, organize heavy workloads, prioritize multiple responsibilities, and possess good organizational, verbal, and written communication skills. Eligible veteran applicants are also preferred.