Job description

The Town of Avon, Colorado, is accepting applications for an Accountant I - Accounts Payable within the Finance Department.
The Accountant I position is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services, including processing and monitoring sales tax, real estate transfer tax, and other revenues to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial and administrative operations. In addition, this position cross-trains in vendor set-up, processing purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
ACCOUNTANT I FULL JOB DESCRIPTION HERE

The Accountant II position is responsible for providing advanced financial, administrative, and clerical services. In addition, this position cross-trains in other departments of finance.
ACCOUNTANT II FULL JOB DESCRIPTION HERE
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Receives citizens and provides routine information or refers them to the appropriate person for assistance
• Receives inquiries from Town employees and the public regarding general financial information and response to questions
• Interprets the Town of Avon’s Municipal Code pertaining to finance and taxes, responds to inquiring and assists taxpayers in understanding and complying with the codes
• Issue’s business licenses and sales tax licenses, maintains subsequent database, and examines and enters paper applications and returns into database
• Downloads daily bank balances from online banking, maintains spreadsheet for cash flow and reconciles bank accounts
• Monitors customer accounts for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities; issues delinquent payment letters; and maintains contact with owners or managers of businesses via phone, email, mail, or personally regarding delinquencies
• Initiates collect efforts regarding delinquencies, issues summonses to vendors for non-payment
• Participates in annual audits and provides audit schedules as assigned
• Prepares documents for sales tax audits on customers; organizes, corresponds, and files documents appropriately
• Reconciles Town Revenues (sales tax, accommodation tax, business licenses, etc.)
• Follows established procedures for accepting payments and issuing receipts for all Town revenues, matches invoices to payments received, resolves discrepancies, reconciles customer accounts, maintains a filing system for revenues and taxes, balances receipts and prepares bank deposit
• Assists Finance Director with updates to ClearGov and updates demographic data for the Town of Avon

Avon is a vibrant, year-round mountain resort community with an unpretentious, small-town feel. It serves as both a destination and a comfortable place to call home, where visitors and residents alike can enjoy living, working, and playing in a spectacular outdoor setting.
The Town of Avon is responsible for much of what goes on in this one-of-a-kind town. Whether it’s fixing a pothole, hosting an event in picturesque Nottingham park, teaching swim lessons in our 40,000 sq. ft., full-service Recreation Center, or providing police services, our team is behind it. Whether you’re looking for a full-time career or a seasonal part-time job, the Town of Avon is a great place to work and grow. We offer a wide variety of positions, fantastic locations, supportive leadership, and excellent benefits.
TOWN OF AVON BENEFIT GUIDE
Benefits for full-time employees include:

• Retirement match of 11%
• Life insurance
• Avon Recreation Center pass
• Health, Rx, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Spanish proficiency pay incentive

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TOWN OF AVON CULTURE STATEMENT*
Town Employees provide excellent public service to the Avon community through a shared commitment to the core values of the Town of Avon Culture Statement.
VALUES:
Public Service: We are committed to an effective, community-focused organization that passionately engages and serves our residents, property owners, businesses, and guests.
Openness: We are open, transparent, complete, objective and respectful of opposing views with all Town officials and with the public in our decisions and actions.
Leadership: We perform our work with commitment, passion, collaboration, fairness, honesty and courage to elevate our performance, the performance of our co-workers, and the character of our community.
Integrity: We are professional, ethical, responsible and accountable in our decisions and actions.
Stewardship: We are custodians and stewards of the Town’s financial, physical, environmental and natural resources on behalf of current and future generations.

Qualifications
A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or equivalent with four (4) years of experience preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities, may be substituted.
Special Requirements
Interested candidates must submit an application to jobs@avon.org. A background check and reference checks will be required prior to employment. The Town of Avon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Miscellaneous Information
The Town reserves the right to suspend or extend the posting deadline based on receipt of qualified candidates.

Job Details
Category
Finance
Status
Open

Salary
$55,800 - $76,600
Posted
December 28, 2022 9:00 AM
Closing
February 20, 2023 5:00 PM

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $76,600.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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