Accountant I or II - Finance

The Accountant I and Accountant II handles various financial operations of the entire County under the direction of the Assistant Finance Director and/or Finance Director. The person in these positions also assists with the annual audit that culminates into the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

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• Perform various financial tasks to include reviewing and posting of cash receipts and journal entries.
• Perform various payroll duties to include quarterly federal and state reporting.
• Serve as a backup to payroll staff in entering bi-weekly time sheets into the system, verifying time sheets from other departments, printing time sheets for disbursement, and researching payroll related issues or errors.
• Interacts with outside auditors to obtain and compile the information needed to expedite the annual audit process.
• Review bank statements, complete statistical tables and federal and state reports, all of which assist with the creation and publication of the annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR).
• Serve as backup to the accounts payable (AP) staff in reviewing AP batches, pulling checks for pickup and folding/mailing checks for payment.
• Perform weekly purchase card (P-Card) encumbrances for the County and reconciliations for the CFO, finance, and budget departments.
• Assist with the creation and printing of financial training materials.
• Assist the Fixed Assets Manager with the gathering of related invoices and system reports, to include some analysis and completion of asset related forms.
• Perform system testing when migrating to new software or upgrading existing software to a newer version.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and teammates up-to-date and always informed.
• Keeps work knowledge up to date by attending meetings, conferences, workshops, and training.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with teammates to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Performs other duties or assumes other responsibilities as apparent or assigned.
• Accountant I requires an Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field supplemented with at least five (5) years or more of directly related experience within the last 10 years.
• Accountant II requires Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or closely related field, supplemented with at least three (3) years or more of directly related experience within the last 10 years.
• Accounting experience, preferably within local government or similar.
• Experience working within various areas of finance (payroll, accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger), as well as preparing, interpreting, and analyzing accounting reports and records.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, to include advanced Excel skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable County, State and Federal laws and regulations.
• Understanding/Comprehensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills utilizing technical and non-technical language.
• Possess proven organizational, planning, and presentation skills

• Act in solving problems while exhibiting sound judgment and a systematic approach to decision making; identify the important dimensions of a problem, determine potential causes, obtain relevant information, and specify alternate solutions that result in resolutions.
• Embrace change and actively support all efforts to improve processes, increase cooperation, communication, and collaboration between and among co-workers, departments, and County officials.
• Demonstrate sound time-management skills by effectively and efficiently, organizing, prioritizing, and completing multiple assignments on or before the designated deadline.
• Safeguard confidential information and use or disclose it tactfully and only as expressly authorized or specifically required while performing specific job duties.
• Embrace County and Department standards for customer service, accuracy, quality, efficiency and all County and Department policies and procedures ensuring that all work performed meets those standards.
• Able to maintain close attention to detail.
• Able to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Able to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions.
• Able and willing to quickly learn and use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
• Able to use integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Adept at interpreting accounting reports and records
• Analyzing accounting data for internal control and reporting purposes