Accountant

• Oversees accounts payable workflow, recognizes and relays procedural concerns or potential opportunities for improvement to Accounting Manager; reviews Accounting Technicians’ work and follows up with feedback; assists with unusual or complex problems and questions and determines appropriate solution; facilitates training of new Accounting Technicians.
• Oversees the County’s Liability, Volunteer, Public Officials, and Flood Insurance Programs; prepares annual policy renewal; manages and processes all claims; makes building, vehicle and inland marine schedule changes; secures Certificates of Insurance; develops charge back rates, and prepares and distributes allocations to appropriate departments. Independently prepares insurance schedules for annual audit. 
• Manages the Capital Asset Program; researches expenditures for possible capital assets; determines category and classification of capital assets based on governmental accounting standards; assigns and distributes asset tags for placement; conducts routine inventory; and notifies insurance company of coverage necessary for capital assets.
• Manages capital assets databases; processes capital asset acquisitions, deletions, transfers, ensuring capital assets are fully reconciled from beginning fiscal balances to fiscal year end balances. Calculates capital asset depreciation for fiscal year-end audit; and generates periodic and year-end reports for the auditors. 
• Reconciles the County and School payroll workpapers to the general ledger; balances payroll deductions, benefits, payroll taxes and totals by fund and posts the necessary journal entries in the automated financial system.
• Performs all additions, deletions and changes to the County auto policy including seized and abandoned vehicles and sale of vehicles at County Auctions; ensures appropriate procedures are followed; verifies vehicle paperwork for completeness and accuracy; completes appropriate DMV forms; schedules and conducts in-person DMV business on behalf of the County; obtains required signatures; and when necessary secures title, tags, and registration from DMV; distributes tags and registration to appropriate department; and retains original title and associated documents in safe. Reconciles revenue ledgers across all funds with Treasurer's Office, State, and Federal distribution reports.
• Manages inter-fund and external general billing processes; researches and resolves billing questions with multiple County departments and external contacts. 
• Imports all County and School PCard transactions to financial system; uses detailed Excel functions to reconcile PCard imports in general ledger.
• Facilitates bi-annual Cost Allocation Plan preparation with external auditors; prepares reconciliations, reports, and gathers necessary information for the County and Social Services; works directly with independent auditors for completion of Cost Allocation Plan. 
• Reconciles daily and monthly Utilities revenue, deposits, and accounts receivable interface with general ledger; researches discrepancies and works with multiple departments to resolve. 
• Assists the Accounting Manager with audit preparation; prepares reconciliations, reviews, and organizes ledger information; identifies discrepancies and assists in resolution; compiles information for completion of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. 
• Prepares monthly adjusting entries for debt accounts. Reconciles debt bank statements to general ledger. 
• Reviews and maintains lease reconciliations for library and health department. 
• Manages EZ-Pass accounts; monitors activity, obtains new and replacement transponders, resolves problems, and reimburses accounts.
• Prepares monthly state sales tax return, calculates amount of tax, allocates tax to appropriate revenue line, and submits on-line payment & back-up to the State. 
• Assists Accounting Technicians, when work volume is increased, with preparation and posting of budget transfers, adjusting entries, and posting of cash reports; assists in scheduling accounts payable document printing and executes the print process as needed; reviews beginning of year cash reports (July and August) for accruals and prepares necessary journal entries to accrue year-end revenue.
• Prepares annual Underground Storage Tank Report using figures from Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), coordinates review, necessary signatures, and submittal of report to the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Broad knowledge of the application of established bookkeeping and accounting principles and techniques to governmental accounting transactions.

• Broad knowledge of procedures and policies of the fixed assets program. 

• Broad knowledge of accounting and office practices, methods and procedures used by the County. 

• Broad knowledge of County organization and operational policies and procedures. 

• Broad knowledge of personal computers and commonly used Microsoft Office software products to include Outlook, Word, and Excel, specialty programs and the internet.

• Ability to use a computer and other office equipment in preparing and maintaining records in areas of accounting, telecommunications, insurance, and assets. 

• Ability to understand or apply laws, regulations, and policies to the maintenance of financial records. 

• Ability to verify documents and forms for accuracy and completeness; organize and effectively process and maintain financial records and files and prepare reports from them; and analyze and record information and to balance figures.

• Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide; and to determine percentages and decimals.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment, discretion, and confidentiality in the completion of work assignments and in relationships with other employees.

• Ability to prepare reports, correspondence, checks, invoices, tax forms, etc., using proper format. 

• Ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only a limited standardization exists.

• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; perform under minimal levels of stress.

• Ability to comprehend or understand instructions and underlying principles; to reason and make judgments; to understand and follow oral and written instructions; to make decisions in accordance with established procedures and policies; to guide and/or give instructions. 

• Ability to comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. Ability to speak/talk, hear/listen and read.

• Possession of an Associate degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of directly related progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Possession of Microsoft Office Specialist Certification preferred.
  

Salary : $58,157 - $93,052