Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

The purpose of this position is to provide support to management and departments with specific responsibility for the processing, recording, updating and reconciling of fiscal information in compliance with established policies and providing instruction, recommendation and/or accounting support to other personnel and analyzing expenditures against budget. This position may also be responsible for the operations of post-award grant administration and related accounting activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This position does not supervise other employees.

• Performs complex accounting activities, which may include: reviewing, researching, and analyzing transactions; tracking and analyzing expenditures; reconciling and analyzing accounts; researching technical accounting issues; compiling and analyzing financial data; tracking capital project expenditures; monitoring general ledger accounts; reconciling accounts and financial system modules.

20%

• Assists in the preparation of budgets, including assembling, reviewing and evaluation of supporting accounting and statistical data.
• Assists in preparing and implementing annual budget and accounting related policies and procedures; makes recommendations and/or updates to existing accounting policy and procedures.

20%

• Assists in the preparation of the annual financial statements and works closely with outside auditors to complete the annual audit including the annual expenditure limitation report.

20%

• Performs bank statement reconciliation including case reconciliation between the Finance financial system and the Treasurer’s financial system.

10%

• Responsible for financial reporting including determining the proper timing and application of revenue and expense recognition.

10%

• Performs post-award grant administration and related accounting duties; including budget and expense analysis, periodic invoicing, financial reporting, labor distribution changes and associated communications with other employees. This also includes preparation of the County’s annual Schedule of Financial Awards (SEFA) and verifying information from documents and journals.

10%

• Responsible for all administrative processes related to asset management including accurate tracking reporting, depreciation and disposal.

10%

• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position reviews, edits and provides recommendations on County-wide budget.

Provides project research and clerical support on organizational planning projects.

This position trains colleagues, participates in meetings or group discussions.

This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, formal letters and reports.

Interacts extensively with employees, customers, the general public, vendors, regulatory bodies, and other groups and/or individuals and Institutions over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.

Regularly (More than 55% but less than 70% in a year).

Minimum Education/Directly Related Experience Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, and two (2) years accounting experience preferably in public sector accounting; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demon states the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License if position duties require.

Finance, accounting, payroll, accounts payable; labor laws;
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles…