Senior Accountant

<div style="text-align: center"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2844/jobpostings/image/20250604154453_Job Post Header.png" alt="20250604154453_Job Post Header.png" style="width: 600px" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><br><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">Benton County is currently seeking a <strong>Senior Accountant</strong> to join the Financial Services Department at Benton County.</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><br></div><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Job Summary</strong><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">The Senior Accountant is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate and compliant financial documents; auditing and reconciling the general ledger, specifically the balance sheet; and development of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) process, providing oversight of the process and generation of the ACFR. The&nbsp;</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: left">Financial Services Department is developing a culture of innovation and process improvement thinking and enables its staff to develop their own ideas and be problem solvers.</span><br><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><a href="https://hr.bentoncountyor.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26-00059-Senior-Accountant-PD.pdf"><u>Click here</u></a> <span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">for a complete list of the duties, responsibilities and physical requirements of this position.</span><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><br><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: left">BENEFITS</div></strong></div><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">Generous time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">!</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>11 Paid Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays + 8 hours of vacation accrual every month + sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.</li></ul></li><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">$0 Health Insurance Premium!</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>Medical, Dental and Vision -<em><strong style="font-weight: 700">cover your eligible family members without additional premium.</strong></em></li><li>In addition, the County contributes up to $1,900 per year to your Health Savings or Health Reimbursement account, depending on plan and personal contribution.<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren’t traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications.</li><li>You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year.</li></ul></li><li>Dependents up to age 26 are covered.</li></ul></li><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">Get ready for retirement.&nbsp;</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">Generous employer paid contributions</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">!</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>After 6 months of employment:<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>The County makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon PERS!</li><li>The County makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 1.5% of your salary. You can add more if you wish.</li></ul></li></ul></li><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">A free and award-winning wellness program</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health.</li><li>Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities.</li><li>Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs.</li></ul></li><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">100% employer-paid coverage for AD&amp;D ($100,000), Life ($50,000), and Long-Term Disability coverage.</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 2rem"><li>Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates.</li></ul></li><li><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">Annual salary range of:</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 2rem"><li><strong style="font-weight: 700">$80,012.61 - $109,107.65</strong></li><li>This position is eligible for up to&nbsp;<strong style="font-weight: 700">two salary raises within your first year</strong>. An Increase may be given at the end of the 6-month probationary period, depending on starting salary, and at the 1-year anniversary, as long as your performance is in good standing! Annual performance-based increases are given until the maximum of the salary range is reached.</li><li>Note: salary placement will be based on your level of directly related experience and education consistent with Oregon's pay equity law.</li></ul></li></ul><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Have benefits questions?</strong><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt"><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0">Reach out to us anytime: <a style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">[email protected]</a></li></ul></li></ul><br><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Minimum Qualifications</strong><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: left"><strong style="font-weight: 700; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><em>The following minimum qualifications are <u>required</u> for this position:</em></strong></span><ul style="padding: 0 0 0 40px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0">Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or a related specialization <strong style="font-weight: 700">AN</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">D</strong></li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0">3 years' experience in general ledger accounting or similar.&nbsp;</li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><em>A cover letter is required to be considered for this recruitment.</em></li></ul><div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Please note candidates must have at least 6 months of actual work experience to be considered as equivalent.</span></div><br><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Special Requirements:</strong></span></strong><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.</span></span></span><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt"><li><span style="margin: 0">In your cover letter please detail your previous work experience that qualifies you for this position. Please include your specific experience in governmental accounting including any experience in the development of an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.</span></li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong>Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.</strong></span><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</span><ul><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferred</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Strong analytical skills</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Effective problem-solving skills to identify and correct financial discrepancies</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Technical accounting skills</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Written and verbal communication skills to share accounting information when needed&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Technical skills and experience using accounting software</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Understanding of accounting standards and regulatory requirements</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Ability to work on a team and independently</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0 0 25px; width: 357.375px; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Strong organizational skills</span></li></ul><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">The Ideal Candidate</strong><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">The ideal candidate will have experience and working knowledge in creating and maintaining accurate, compliant financial documents; auditing and reconciling the general ledger, subsidiary ledgers and bank statements; and overseeing the development, process management, and generation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). They will also have experience analyzing and investigating internal audit and internal control issues, as well as providing recommendations related to those findings.</span><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><em>Please ensure you have provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. &nbsp;For further information, please click on the link: <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/equal-pay.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: underline">Oregon Pay Equity Law</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;</em></div><br><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Questions regarding this position can be directed to:</strong><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; margin-left: 20px">Stephanie Chamberlin, Deputy Director of Finance</div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; margin-left: 20px">Benton County Finance &amp; Budget Department</div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; margin-left: 20px">Telephone: (541) 766-6294</div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">[email protected]</span></div><br><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Working &amp; Living in Benton County</strong><br><span style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Perfectly placed in the Willamette Valley, 90 miles south of Portland and 40 miles north of Eugene, Benton County has easy access to urban areas with ample opportunities for cultural activities. Combined with outdoor recreation galore in the Cascade Range 80 miles to the east and the Coastal Range and Pacific Ocean 50 miles west, the county’s 90,000 residents like to say they “have it all.”</span><br><br><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><em>Working in Benton County</em></strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true" class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oLlWZwErco??si=FvyCEa9WK-iR6s6h&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" class="fr-draggable">&lt;span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</iframe></span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><em>Living in Benton County</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><em><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true" class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KjiZZntFig??si=Tx_RPpFTDcdv-I3N&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" class="fr-draggable">&lt;span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</iframe></span></em></strong></div><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">How to Apply</strong><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li>To apply for this position, click on the "Apply" button to fill out all information in the online application and complete the questionnaire. Failure to do so may result in your application being removed from consideration.</li><li>Only complete applications received by the posted application deadline date, or the first review date will be considered.&nbsp;</li><li>Answer all supplemental questions.</li></ul><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">After you Apply</strong><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li>You will get an email stating your application has been submitted. Log in to your NeoGov account before the job announcement closes to see if you have any pending tasks or notifications and make sure to complete these tasks before the job announcement closes. These can be found under the “My Applications” section.</li><li>Be sure to check both your email and NeoGov account for updates regarding this recruitment.&nbsp;</li></ul><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Additional information</strong><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><li>This is a FLSA exempt position.</li><li><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.</span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">This recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future vacancies.</span>&nbsp;</li><li>Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.</li><li>Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/jobs/Pages/Veterans.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">Veterans Resources</a>. NOTE: If claiming veterans’ preference please be sure to attach your DD214 or Disability letter from the VA.</li><li>Benton County does not offer VISA sponsorships. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. Benton County will review these documents to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.</li><li>If you wish to identify yourself as an individual with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and will be requesting accommodation, please contact the Benton County Human Resources Department by calling 541-766-6081.</li></ul><br><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Helpful links and contact information</strong><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Learn more about&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.co.benton.or.us/" style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">Benton County</a><br><u style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/bentonor/helpandsupport/applicationguide" target="_blank" style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">Understanding the County Application Process</a></u><br><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/bentonor/jobInterestCards/categories" target="_blank" style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">Job&nbsp;Interest Cards</a> <span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">webpage</span><br><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">For more information you may contact us by e-mail at&nbsp;</span><a style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important">[email protected]</a> <span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">or by phone at 541-766-6081.</span><br><br>