Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist

Do you possess expertise working with complex accounting, financial, and statistical records? Pinellas County Tax Collector office has your next career opportunity!

The Pinellas County Tax Collector is currently hiring an Accounting Specialist responsible for performing a variety of accounting duties in the maintenance, review, and analysis of complex accounting, financial, and statistical records. This individual performs highly responsible technical accounting and financial work performing a variety of accounting duties in the maintenance, review, and analysis of complex accounting, financial, and statistical records; maintains and processes accounting or financial matters and statistical records that are part of a more complex computer automated recordkeeping system; processes accounting and financial transactions that require independent judgment in researching and reconciling discrepancies and may include customer contact assignments; maintains accounts or ensures accounts are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; performs computerized processing (ex. TaxSys, Paylocity, Microsoft 365, ORION).

This Accounting Specialist position is located at: 315 Court St. 3rd Floor, Clearwater FL 33756

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

What Will You Do

• Prepare purchase requisitions, report on the status of service accounts, bills, invoices, contracts, payments, fee receipts, entitlements and reimbursed programs, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and regular reports of revenues and expenditures submitted from a wide range of sources.
• Oversee the collection, receipt, and disbursement of taxes and fees in accordance with Florida statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Analyze and verify daily edit reports and research and resolve problems.
• Examine and verify bank statements and reconcile statements with internal ledgers.
• Verify validated wire transfer slips to journal entries.
• Process manual and void checks and prepare back-up documentation for same.
• Monitor and verify data entered and ensures accuracy of data for reports produced (IRS, DL, and DMV reports).
• Process accounts receivable work including invoicing and receipting.
• Answer questions that involve searching for and abstracting financial data from sources and systems that require detailed explanations of County and State policies or procedures referring matters requiring administrative policy decisions to a superior.
• Maintain financial records.
• Develop or assist in efforts to collect and manipulate accounting data and fiscal information, prepare spreadsheets compiling revenue activity and trends for management use, and reformat data or creates specific reports, charts, or graphs.
• Assist in the maintenance of accounting records, posts entries, make adjusting entries, and prepare statements from accounting records for review.
• Assist staff in solving, or personally respond to, the more complex and difficult inquiries, train and orient new staff members, and review and correct work.
• Serve as back-up to co-workers and higher-level employees and assist in training new employees.
• Perform related work as assigned or required.

What Do You Need

Experience: Technical accounting work

Degree: Accounting, Finance, Business (or 2 years of related college level education).

• 5 years of experience in technical accounting work; or
• Associate's degree and 3 years as described above
• Bachelor's or higher-level degree in accounting, finance, business, or other related field and 1 year of related experience.
• Valid State of Florida Driver's License at time of hire.
• Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.

Why Choose Pinellas County?

When you join Pinellas County, you're not just taking on a job—you're investing in your future. We believe in supporting our employees with exceptional benefits that help you thrive both professionally and personally. Here's why our benefits stand out as some of the best in the area:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Enjoy affordable medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and more that meet the needs of you and your family.
• Florida Retirement System (FRS): Secure your financial future with a robust retirement plan that gives you peace of mind as you plan for tomorrow.
• Generous leave time: Take advantage of time off to recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
• Wellness Program: Access to county gyms 24/7 and wellness programs as part of our commitment to employee wellness.
• Deferred compensation: Build your savings and plan for the future with flexible deferred compensation options tailored to your financial goals.
• To learn more, see What We Offer