Sr Accountant - Debt & Treasury at Las Vegas… · Las Vegas

Sr Accountant - Debt & Treasury Location: Valley View Campus Please note, you need to submit your application before 11:59 p.m. on the date prior to the close date listed. Thank you for your interest in this position.  Please note the following important tips for applying. All portions of the application must be completed in detail. Work history, applicable education, and answers to the supplemental questions are all required. Applications missing any one of these sections will be rejected as incomplete. Referral to a resume is not acceptable. Set aside some time to complete your application. The system is unable to save applications that are in progress, and once you have submitted the application you cannot reapply. We strongly recommend that you review all the information on your application for accuracy. Once an application is submitted, you will be unable to edit it. Submitted applications are not viewable. If you would like to keep a record of what you will be submitting, we suggest you type your responses to the questions in a Word document, then copy and paste the answers into the application then save the Word document. Typing questions in Word will also minimize typing/grammatical errors since this is not an option in the system. NOTE: If you are a current employee, you MUST apply via the Career worklet in Workday and not through this site. If you submit an application on this site, it cannot be processed. Sr Accountant - Debt & Treasury Open Date: 05/12/26 Close Date: 05/25/26 Salary: $109,754.00 per year Job Type: Regular Location: Valley View Campus, 1001 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact LVVWD Recruitment at recruitment@lvvwd.com. Hours of Work: 4/10s; M-Th 7am-6pm FILING DEADLINE: The first 100 applications submitted ON or BEFORE 11:59pm, Sunday, May 24th, 2026, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. INTRODUCTION: Human Resources will screen applications and supplemental questionnaires. Candidates possessing the strongest skills and experience for this position will be forwarded to the hiring department for further evaluation and to determine who will be invited to the formal interview process. The successful candidate may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented finance professional with experience or strong interest in public-sector Treasury operations including cash management, investments, and debt activities. The candidate demonstrates strong analytical skills and the ability to prepare accurate reports, reconciliations, and schedules that support Treasury activities and decisions. The candidate is organized, reliable, follows established internal controls, and understands the importance of safeguarding public funds through proper processes. The candidate has prior experience working with financial systems, including MS Excel, and can quickly learn new Treasury tools. The candidate communicates clearly and works effectively with management, finance staff, and external partners while meeting deadlines, along with a service-oriented approach to supporting LVVWD/SNWA Treasury operations. GENERAL PURPOSE Under general supervision, provides technical subject matter oversight over assigned accounting functional areas; performs a full range of complex, professional accounting and analysis in the preparation and maintenance of financial records, statements, reports and systems for the District, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Springs Preserve, Big Bend Water District and other small systems; and performs related duties as assigned. DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of: Principles, practices and terminology of general, fund and governmental accounting, including financial statement preparation and methods of financial control and reporting; provisions and pronouncements of accounting standards, including GAAP and GASB applicable to the work; principles, pronouncements, practices, methods and procedures related to revenue, cost, fixed asset, inventory, investment and debt accounting; internal control principles and audit practices and procedures; functions and operations of enterprise accounting and financial software and software tools used for testing and validating system processes and for data analysis; laws and regulations relating to the financial administration of public agencies; principles and practices of public agency budgeting; advanced uses and operations of spreadsheet software; research methods and statistical and financial analysis techniques; effective business communication principles and practices. Ability to: Coordinate, oversee and integrate professional accounting processes in an assigned area of technical accounting; analyze complex accounting and financial processes, information and issues, evaluate alternatives, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations on the application of accounting standards and district accounting and reporting policies and systems of internal control; operate a computer and use standard business software and complex enterprise accounting systems; understand, interpret, explain and apply local, state and federal law, codes, ordinances and regulations and professional accounting standards regulating District/SNWA financial accounting, reporting and recordkeeping; analyze, classify, post, balance and reconcile complex financial data and accounts; evaluate financial systems and practices and make sound recommendations for improvement; prepare clear, concise and complete financial documents, statements and reports; understand, interpret, explain and apply District/SNWA accounting policies and procedures; exercise sound independent judgment within established guidelines; interact collaboratively with other accounting staff and managers and staff of other departments and entities to address accounting and reporting issues, questions and problems; communicate clearly, effectively and courteously; establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, employees, staff of other entities, auditors and others encountered in the course of the work. Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledges, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a college or university with a major accounting or a closely related field; and at least three years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience, preferably in a government agency or utility; or the equivalent combination of training and experience. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, an employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate computers and standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. An employee is frequently required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Mental Demands While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret complex data, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new information and skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks; and interact with managers, supervisors, employees, vendors, auditors and others encountered in the course of work.