Accounting

Accounting Position

Performs professional accounting duties that contribute to fiscal and financial management of a large work unit in a centralized accounting operation. The work involves a full range of accounting tasks, guided by scope of responsibilities, accounting principles, tools and standards, and established policies, guidelines and procedures.

Starting salary: $25.65 hourly/ $53,346 annually

Core competencies:

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers and provide the highest standards of service
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals

Job specific competencies:

• Knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Knowledge of applicable, policies, rules etc. related to financial services operations.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and accounting software.
• Ability to collect, organize and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions.
• Ability to schedule, assign, monitor, and review the work of subordinates.
• Ability to analyze and audit accounting, fiscal, payroll data and reports.
• Ability to develop computer-based spreadsheets, graphs, summaries, and reports.

Representative duties:

• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and/or supervises assigned accounting and financial functions, programs, and systems.
• Oversees and ensures timely posting of transactions/documents within functional area of responsibility.
• Oversees auditing function of processes within functional area of responsibility.
• Prepares, reviews and/or approves journal entries and adjustments.
• Evaluates effectiveness of existing accounting and budgetary systems and controls and recommends changes as needed.
• Formulates, or participates in the formulation of accounting policies, systems, controls and procedures, and monitors their implementation.
• Coordinates activities with other departments to ensure adequate flow of pertinent information.
• Provides functional expertise in training, handling and resolving process and system concerns/issues related to functional area of responsibility.
• Works with Information Technology on system problem resolution and enhancements.
• Schedules/runs nightly processing jobs and interfaces.
• Evaluates the performance of subordinate staff providing guidance, training and assistance as needed to ensure effective and timely completion of assignments.
• Serves as back up for higher level employees when needed.
• Monitors workload in accounting system worklists to ensure that worklist staffing is appropriate.
• Ensure transactions are properly audited and entered into the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Validates financial activities when necessary.
• Accesses bank web portals to perform inquiries and validate related to financial activities.
• Serves as liaison and point of contact for Information Technology technical staff, other government agencies, and business units, as needed.
• Performs research to resolve accounting discrepancies or answer customer inquiries.
• Prepares complex analyses and reports on accounting problems or projects.
• Provides advice and assistance to departments on a variety of accounting problems.
• Assists and trains staff members on accounting processes.

Performs other duties as needed, including those performed by subordinate fiscal, financial, and/or clerical staff.

Minimum education and experience requirements:

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems or business-related field and three (3) years of experience as a professional accountant.

Or

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-specific competencies noted above.

To complete your application, please attach a copy of your academic transcripts, diploma, or certifications showing that you have attained the minimum qualifications.

Physical demands:

The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects; may also require crouching, manual dexterity, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

Work environment:

Work is performed in performed in a dynamic environment that requires incumbent to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs. This position is fully on-site and requires regular presence in the office.

Job class:

Classified - An employee who is appointed to a full-time classified position (including reduced hour position) and not identified as an unclassified employee. Classified employees obtain appeal rights upon successful completion of their initial probation.

Career path:

• Accounting Supervisor
• Senior Accountant
• Senior Accounting Manager