Financial Reporting Coordinator

 Pay Range: $105,000 - $114,00 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, October 5, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Financial Reporting Coordinator position is available with the City of Fort Worth (Financial Management Services Dept./Accounting and Financial Reporting Division). The Accounting and Financial Reporting Division safeguards the City's assets by accounting for all capital assets owned by the City, ensuring proper procedures are followed in accordance with each grant agreement and ensuring that all City financial transactions have been accounted for accurately and timely, through accurate monitoring, accounting, and reporting, and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The division is also responsible for the internal and external publication of financial information related to the activities of the City of Fort Worth (e.g., the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the Monthly Financial Report).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in accounting
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in accounting/auditing
• Two (2) years of financial reporting responsibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience producing an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and coordinating an independent external audit at a local government.
• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience with PeopleSoft ERP software
• Two years of administrative and supervisory experience

The Financial Reporting Coordinator job responsibilities include:

• Supervises staff of two (2) Sr Financial Reporting Analysts, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
• Assists with researching, documenting, and implementing conclusions regarding technical accounting treatment for non-routine transactions and new accounting pronouncements.
• Coordinates the annual independent audit of the City’s financial statements; provides support to external auditors; and develops and communicates timelines for completion of all items required by external auditors for year-end audit.
• Assists in the preparation of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) award program requirements.
• Assists with establishing and documenting policies and procedures for annual year-end close and financial audit; ensures proper compliance with established policies and procedures; and analyzes, recommends, and implements necessary improvements to annual year-end policies and regulations.
• Serves as the Finance Department’s subject matter expert and advisor with respect to accounting and reporting/disclosure issues (GAAP, GASB, etc.) and implementation of financial software; interprets related policies, procedures, and guidelines; and documents, analyzes, and reports financial-related trends.
• Coordinates assigned accounting/financial projects within the department among different divisions and externally among other departments and/or outside agencies; ensures cooperation of all relevant parties; ensures adherence to project schedules and timelines; and prepares related staff reports and other necessary correspondence or presentations.

Working Conditions & Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. 

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.