Accountant AC/Finance (7542)

Under the direction of the Director of Financial Services, perform professional accounting and budgetary work involved in establishing, analyzing, auditing, reconciling and maintaining financial records for assigned District programs, accounts, funds and budgets; prepare a variety of financial and statistical reports, statements, records and claims; review, audit, analyze, reconcile and adjust designated funds and accounts.

Duties Included:

• Perform professional accounting and budgetary work involved in establishing, analyzing, auditing, reconciling and maintaining financial records for assigned District programs, accounts, funds and budgets; assure financial activity of assigned accounts complies with applicable standards, requirements, laws, codes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Prepare, maintain and audit a variety of financial and statistical reports, statements and records related to income, expenditures, funds, balances, profit & loss, accounts, budgets and assigned programs and activities; review and analyze financial statements, records and reports to assure accuracy, completeness and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Review, audit, analyze, reconcile and adjust designated funds and accounts; calculate, post, audit, code and adjust journal entries; update accounts to reflect income, expenditures, journal vouchers and other transactions; balance accounts, audit for errors and make appropriate adjustments; initiate and process account and budget transfers and other transactions as needed.
• Monitor, evaluate and reconcile accounts related to assigned funds and budgets; compile, prepare and submit schedules, forecasts, claims and reimbursements required for grants and other funding sources of designated District programs and funds as assigned; prepare income and expenditure projections for assigned funds and programs.
• Input and code a wide variety of financial and statistical data in an assigned computer system; establish and maintain automated records and files; initiate queries, manipulate data, develop spreadsheets and charts, and generate a variety of computerized reports and documents; assure accuracy of input and output data.
• Provide consultation to administrators and personnel concerning accounting and budgetary functions; respond to inquiries and provide detailed and technical information concerning related accounts, budgets, grants, funds, projects, transactions, records, reports, standards, practices, requirements, laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Reconcile banking and various other fiscal statements prepared by outside agencies to assure accurate fund accounting; assure financial statements, ledgers, transactions and account balances match District records and reports as assigned.
• Participate in year-end closing activities including closing entries, accruals and reversals of accruals as assigned; prepare month-end and year-end journal vouchers as required.
• Prepare, process and analyze a variety of fiscal forms, journal vouchers and documents related to income, expenditures, grants and owed monies for assigned programs and funds; prepare, arrange for and follow up on payments, invoices and billings as directed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration and two years financial record-keeping, bookkeeping or accounting experience.

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