Accountant I

Accountant I

Provides responsible financial, administrative, clerical, and customer services in order to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial operations. Prepares and maintains a variety of accounting records including but not limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget, Clerk's payroll, state reports, Clerk's financial statements, and public records requests regarding Clerk Finance/Budget.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains cash receipts journal, audit vouchers, and determines that they are properly coded and in posting order before payment.
• Prepares monthly financial reports, including balance sheets, statements of changes in fund balances and statements of adjusted appropriations.
• Prepares journal entries, reports, and analyses in support of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close out processes.
• Oversees maintenance of various revenue, appropriation, and other similar records.
• Prepares monthly financial reports, budget projections, and similar actions.
• Reconciles, audits and analyzes financial reports, statements, and related documents.
• Reviews requests for payments and prepares checks and supporting documents.
• Reviews payroll entries and assists with the preparation of payroll related reports.
• Prepares, reconciles, and submits unclaimed property report.
• Prepares and submits 1099 forms to the Internal Revenue Service.
• Plans, organizes, and assists the Clerk Finance Director in the supervision of the Clerk's Finance Team.
• Supports the Clerk's Office through regular, in person attendance.
• Supports the Clerk's Office through cross-training initiatives.
• Performs other duties as required, including work as needed to cover absences or otherwise balance workload.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of governmental accounting theory, principles and practices and their application to a wide variety of accounting transactions and problems.
• Knowledge of state laws, rules and regulations governing accounting procedures and governmental administration.
• Ability to analyze financial transactions and prepare complex financial reports and statements.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to make sound independent judgments.
• Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with fellow employees, other governmental agencies, county staff and commissioners, attorneys, judges, and the general public.
• Knowledge/experience of spreadsheets/word processing environments.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in accounting. One year of general accounting experience, preferable in a governmental environment.

Physical Requirements:

Seeing: Constantly required to see at close range and at a distance; and have the ability to adjust focus associated with the constant use of computer monitors.

Hearing: Constantly required to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds.

Speaking: Constantly required to express ideas by means of the spoken word to the public and coworkers.

Standing/Walking : Constantly required to move about the department.

Lifting/Moving : Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally required to push or pull carts.

Reaching: Occasionally required to reach overhead or at/below shoulder level.

Manual Dexterity : Constantly required to type and use office equipment.

Sitting: Constantly required to sit for long periods of time.

Working Conditions: Indoor Office/Clerical Working Conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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