Accounting Services Support

The City of Golden is seeking qualified accounting and advisory firms to provide temporary, hands-on assistance with the reconciliation, close, and audit-preparation activities associated with the City's 2026 financial results. The City requires specialized governmental accounting support to help ensure that financial activity is complete, accurate, properly supported, and reported in a timely manner. The selected firm will work collaboratively with the Finance Department to review and reconcile 2026 activity across applicable funds, departments, accounts, projects, grants, and other financial categories. The work is expected to include reviewing beginning balances; reconciling general ledger activity to supporting records; addressing discrepancies and exceptions; and assisting with monthly and year-end financial close activities. The City also requires assistance reconciling activity recorded in its Tyler ERP Pro 10 financial system with related OpenGov reporting, imports, account mappings, budget information, encumbrances, and transparency reports. The engagement may involve reviewing and reconciling bank and investment accounts, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, utility billing, tax revenues, capital assets and construction in progress, debt, leases and subscription-based information technology arrangements, grants, projects, and interfund balances. The City anticipates selecting a firm based on the qualifications and availability of the proposed engagement team, demonstrated experience providing governmental accounting and financial-close support, direct experience with Tyler ERP Pro 10 and OpenGov, municipal references, understanding of the requested services, proposed approach and schedule, security and document-retention practices, knowledge-transfer methods, and overall cost. Firmwide experience alone will not be sufficient; the City will place significant emphasis on the qualifications and availability of the specific personnel assigned to perform the work. The selected firm must be capable of beginning work promptly and supporting the City's 2026 close and audit-preparation schedule. The City may structure the engagement by project phase, level of effort, or other mutually agreed-upon approach, subject to the terms and funding authorized by the City.