Revenue​/Veterans Cemetery Accountant – County Auditor - J04240

Base Pay: $27.75 Hourly

Responsible for maintaining accurate and complete financial records, books, and accounts related to the operations and financial activities of the Veterans Cemetery. Reviews, analyzes, and manages monthly revenue reports for assigned departments, ensuring compliance with budgetary policies, financial procedures, and reporting requirements. Other tasks include reconciling employee benefits and supporting other financial areas as assigned. The employee may need to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies as directed and considered essential personnel for the County Auditor’s Office.

• Reports to:
  
  Revenue/Cash Management Supervisor;
  Indirectly:
  County Auditor and First Assistant to the County Auditor
• Works closely with other county employees, supervisors, department heads, county officials, and outside agencies

• Maintain the financial records for the Veterans Cemetery.
• Prepare financial reports and monthly customer invoices to the Veterans Land Board (VLB) and ensure the budgeted fiscal year allocation is billed and collected.
• Work with Veterans Service management to develop and monitor the annual budget throughout the fiscal year.
• Identify and analyze budget‑related problems/errors, take corrective measures, and create journal entries as needed.
• Review monthly fuel readings for the Veterans Cemetery, record fuel usage through journal entries, and balance the fuel inventory with the general ledger.

• Maintain knowledge of revenue laws and payment collection procedures.
• Maintain monthly revenue reports and remittances from departments that collect revenues within Nueces County.
• Review and manage bank reconciliations and the monthly proof of cash for each cost center.
• Inform Supervisor and Internal Audit of unusual variances, losses, shortages of funds, and repetitive errors.
• Manage monthly revenue accounting activities, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and reporting.
• Prepare journal entries, maintain revenue schedules, and reconcile advance remittances to the general ledger in compliance with County policies and accounting standards.
• Generate and analyze billing reports to track revenue, outstanding balances, and ensure billing practices comply with County policies.
• Assist with preparation of estimated actuals for revenue projections for the budget book.
• May perform special research projects and reports as directed by supervisor.

• Reconcile employee benefits and related ledger records, including health plan and other benefit billings to payroll reports.
• Report any amounts due from employees and irregularities to management.

Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in accounting, finance, or business administration plus two (2) years of accounting and/or budgeting experience, preferably in a government setting. The County may consider equivalent combinations of experience, education, and training.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Read, analyze, and interpret program user guides, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Write reports, flow charts, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Learn and adapt to new technology.
• Excellent communication skills with customers and County employees.

• Work with probability and statistical inference concepts.
• Apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.

• Knowledge of GAAP relating to single and double entry accounting systems and financial reports.
• Gather and analyze complex information and produce concise reports.
• Use word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Evaluate financial records, select and develop pertinent data, balance multiple priorities, and communicate clearly in writing and orally.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with county employees, officials, and the public.

• Regularly required to talk or hear; occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Close and distance vision, focus adjustment required.

Noise level is usually moderate.