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 requiremen

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