Accountant - Contract to Hire

Jefferson Wells is partnering with a Milwaukee, WI Municipality to hire an Accountant on a Contract to Hire basis.
Job Duties:

• Prepare the financial statements: Statement of Net Position, Statement of Revenues, Expense and Changes in Fund Net Position, and Statement of Cash Flows.
• Prepare and record Journal Entries.
• Process Interdepartmental Requisition Invoices (IRI's) received from other departments, making copies of and filing all IRI's and control group registers processed.
• Prepare reports for sundry receivables.

Requirements for the Role:

• Accounting Associate or Accounting Bachelor's degree.
• Strong organizational skills and an aptitude for working with numbers.
• Solid experience working with computers and other application software (Microsoft Office products).
• Must be detailed, accurate and organized to ensure proper accounting practices.
• Governmental or Grant reporting experience required

Additional information:
1) Contract to hire.
2) Hopefully, the contract will be less than 6 months and I'll be able to hire the person.
3) 8 hours/day - Mon-Fri
4) ONSITE: Working in the office. Downtown Milwaukee
If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact
If you know somebody that might be interested, Jefferson Wells will pay a referral fee for successful hire of your candidate.