• Job Description

  Req#: 4974294

  About Seattle Center:

  Seattle Center is the region's premier civic, arts and family gathering place in the core of our city and region, home to more than 30 arts, cultural, and entertainment organizations, family attractions, and tourist amenities. Our mission is to create exceptional events, experiences, and environments that delight and inspire the human spirit to build stronger communities. Seattle Center expanded its role recently beyond our well-known 74-acre campus, to serve as the City’s lead for operating Seattle’s new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle’s downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. As a department of the City of Seattle, Seattle Center contributes to the quality of life for Seattle residents—and the region's economy and image as its top visitor destination.

  
  

  About this position:

  We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accountant to join the accounting team. This role plays a critical function in managing reconciliation, interdepartmental billing, payment processing, projects' activities setup, credit card management, and providing backup support for key financial functions. Duties of this position may also extend to assist with inventory, audit projects, and year-end processes. Seattle Center accounting team works collaboratively to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. This Accountant will work in partnership with internal project managers, inter-city departments, and the Senior Accountant to support the financial operations of Seattle Center’s diverse activities.

  Here is more of what you will be doing:

  • Perform revenue reconciliation tasks, including reconciling Seattle Center daily operations and transportation sales with bank deposits, coordinating with City Treasury to resolve discrepancies, and posting journal entries, including lease accounting entries using Lease Query system.
  • Manage interdepartmental billings (e.g., licenses, taxes, inspections), coordinating with internal project managers and external city departments to ensure timely and accurate payments, and ensuring adherence to coding and approval policies.
  • Review and process utility vouchers, address billing discrepancies, and maintain compliance with retention policies.
  • Utilize event management system and financial management system to manage event and activity setups, creating and deactivating project and activity numbers with valid Chart Field string components.
  • Perform credit card management tasks, including reconciling monthly city credit card transactions, ensuring policy compliance, proper documentation, accurate expense coding, and applicable tax requirements.
  • Provide backup support for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll, and assist the Senior Accountant with inventory, audit projects, and year-end processes.
  • Maintain and update assigned financial operating procedures and systems.
  • Work collaboratively with accounting staff from other units to provide information and improve processes for efficiencies.
  • Assist Sr. Accountant on B&O taxes and City Commercial Parking tax returns.
  • Assist Sr. Accountant to prepare the quarterly CWIP review project.

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

  
  

  You will be successful in this role if you have:

  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and governmental accounting procedures pertaining to lease accounting functions.
  • Experience in PeopleSoft financial management system with multiple modules (GL,AP/PO,PC,AM), events management system, and lease accounting systems.
  • Experience working in a multicultural team environment.

  • Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel - with strong proficiency utilizing functions and formulas to perform reconciliations and generate reports.
  • Ability to meet deadlines while multi-tasking and paying close attention to detail to ensure accuracy.
  • Knowledge of proper audit and financial procedures to ensure strong internal control.
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills.
  • Ability to be flexible and to back up team members when needed for this small accounting team.

  
  

  Work Environment/Conditions:

  • This position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. Employees will be expected to be in-office at least three days per week

  The full pay range for this step-progression position is $42.65 - $49.67 per hour. New employees begin at Step 1 of the pay progression, which is $42.65 hourly. Current City employees’ starting rate of pay will be based on Personnel Rules regarding promotions.

  How to Apply:

  Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. You must submit the following items to be considered for this position no later than 4:00 pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 8, 2025:

  1. Completed NEOGOV online application.
  2. Supplemental questionnaire responses.
  3. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications.
  4. Current résumé indicating relevant experience and education.

  Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state see my resume or see my personnel file are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: To align with our commitment to equity and the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative, Seattle Center is collecting cover letters and resumes without personal identifiers to achieve a blind screening process.

  Background Check - This position involves background check of conviction and arrest records in compliance with Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be provided with an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

  Why work at the City?

  The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in dismantling racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and create and provide equitable processes and services. Seattle Office of Civil Rights)

  The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members

  For helpful tips on the application process and recruitment process: Working at the City - Human Resources | seattle.gov

• About the company

  The Seattle City Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in Seattle, Washington whose job is to "prosecute people for misdemeanor offenses, defend the city against lawsuits and gives legal advice to the city".

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