Accountant

Join Our Team as an Accountant in the City of West Allis Finance Department!

Are you a detail-oriented and organized professional ready to make a difference? The City of West Allis Finance Department is seeking an Accountant to support our dedicated team. In this pivotal role, you will report directly to the Finance Director and collaborate closely with our Payroll Specialist to ensure smooth operation of the City's payroll systems and assist with grant compliance.

As an Accountant, your key responsibilities will include:
Payroll

• Operating payroll software systems and providing technical support.
• Providing a supportive role in payroll processing and stepping in to process payroll when needed
• Remitting payroll taxes and deductions.
• Balancing payroll accounts.
• Setting up new and maintaining employees in our accounting and timekeeping systems.
• Maintaining detailed change logs for reconciliation.
• Reconciling monthly WRS reports and filing employee earnings and hours online, as needed.

• Performing grant compliance procedures for specific grants assigned.
• Reconciling provided information to the general ledger for accuracy.

• Providing backup to the AP specialist.
• Supporting payroll processing and stepping in to process payroll when needed.

• Process checks and bank transfers.
• Remit payroll taxes and deductions (as needed). Balance payroll taxes and deductions, create related vouchers, and file appropriately. Includes balancing WRS earnings.
• Complete set up of new employees in accounting and timekeeping systems (as needed).
• Review and process Personnel Action Forms (PAFs). Maintain change logs for reconciliation.
• Review emails sent to the Payroll email and coordinate responses with Payroll staff.
• Reconcile monthly WRS reports and file employee earnings and hours online (as needed.
• Report changes for new employees, terminated employees, and retirees to WRS.
• Run annual WRS report, balance year-end earnings with WRS for all employees and retirees.
• Balance accruals, and set up pay codes and rates for the new year, including tax tables and limits.
• Run special payrolls, calculate adj rates for employees, and process back pay (as needed).
• Backup to the AP Specialist - Learn and process AP checks as needed.

• A bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting is required.
• 2-3 years of recent administrative support work experience, including extensive customer service interaction and cash handling in a large public organization or equivalent.
• Ability to enter data and use software according to departmental needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Microsoft Outlook (mail, calendar, tasks), Word (templates, forms, mail merge, reviewing), Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Advanced skills in English grammar, writing, and math.
• Experience working with groups of people from diverse backgrounds.