Summary

Works under the general direction of the Accounting Manager providing assistance with special projects and routine finance and accounting type duties involving the City's financial system and related financial analysis.

Temporary Internship position - $12.00 per hours - 24 hours per week or less for a total of 12 weeks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Analyzes historical financial and related information.
• Assists with analyzing, collecting, and reporting financial information and data.
• Assists with building spreadsheets and input for tracking, balancing, and verifying accounting data.
• Contributes in the annual budget and capital improvement process.
• Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgement when dealing with confidential information.
• Supports in the retention of historical records.
• Prepares various reports at the request of the Accounting Manager.
• May perform other assignments and handle special projects, as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Non-supervisory position.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

The ideal candidate must be enrolled in an accredited university. Preference will be given to individuals pursuing a degree in Accounting.

Knowledge Of

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Governmental Accounting Standards Board pronouncements and standards; management principles; budgeting principles and procedures; automated payroll systems; computers; and standard office practices and procedures.

Skill/Ability To

Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; proficient in oral and written communication; conducting research and preparing reports with correspondence; ability to exercise discretion and judgment when dealing with confidential information; provide exceptional customer services in person, by phone, and by email; and standard office practices and procedures.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Texas driver's license.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to operate office equipment, including telephone and computer keyboard, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk; and the employee may be required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as books and stacks of records. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee has frequent contact with other employees in the assigned department, and may be required to interact with employees outside of the department, and must remain calm and professional in tense, emotionally charged, and stressful situations. The employee may face difficult and stressful situations, and may be required to work under time pressures to meet deadlines, to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, to change tasks frequently, to perform tedious and exacting work, and to work closely with others as part of a team. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

All offers of employment shall be made contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment background and other screenings, as determined by the City of Brenham. Depending on the requirements of the position, the following background and pre-employment screening(s) may be conducted:

• Criminal Background
• Driver's License History
• Drug Screening
• Physical
• Respirator Medical Evaluation
• Skills Testing for Required Skills/Job Duties
• Employment Verification
• Reference Checks
• Public Safety Background Investigation
• Verification of Education