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Job Title: Accounting Specialist II – Auditor’s Office
Starting Hourly Rate: $21.04 - $23.15
Position Status: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm
Position Summary
The Accounting Specialist II performs responsible specialized financial accounting and bookkeeping work in maintaining various fiscal accounts within the County Auditor’s Office. Work includes responsibility for the completion of advanced financial recording-keeping activities and tasks, including the maintenance of fund accounts and general and subsidiary financial records. Work is performed according to County ordinances, regulations, state law, and GAAP guidelines.
The County Auditor’s Office is responsible for analyzing the expenditures of McLean County’s $146 million budget, auditing internally, reporting financials, and monitoring the use of tax dollars, among other duties. The Accounting Specialist II role is integral to the daily function of the county government and regularly interacts with all McLean County departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field and a minimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience in clerical accounting or bookkeeping, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Attributes/Demands
The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Requires mental acuity including the ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes, the ability to express ideas by means of the spoken word and possess close visual acuity.
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.
Most activities are performed indoors in an office setting. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to normal consistent temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the person in this position. Principal duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job and “other” duties and responsibilities include those that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
Benefits Package
McLean County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
About McLean County Government
McLean County is the largest county by land area in the state of Illinois with a population of over 172,000. McLean County Government is a fast-moving and dynamic workplace established to locally administer Illinois State laws and serve the community in a variety of ways throughout our multitude of departments. With a $146 million operating budget, over 800 employees, and an Aa1 Bond Rating, McLean County Government is positioned to maintain and expand its reputation for excellence in local government.
To learn more about all the services McLean County Government provides the community, please visit https://mcleancountyil.gov/. A full list of Departments with a description of their function can be located at https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/8/Departments.
How to Apply
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*If applying through a third party job board, please fill out an application via McLean County Government’s Job Board located at https://il-mcleancounty.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx
Confidentiality of your application is maintained upon request.
McLean County Government is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
Full Time
$60k-74k (estimate)
04/11/2024
06/10/2024
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