SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
DEFINITION
HUMAN SERVICES: Under general supervision of the Fiscal Services Manager, performs responsible professional accounting work compiling, analyzing and reconciling fiscal information. This position maintains, analyzes, and documents financial records; may work on developing, implementing and maintaining departmental accounting policies and procedures and internal controls; monitors purchased services for compliance with contractual requirements, prepares fiscal and other reports; and performs related work as required.
CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: Under general direction of the Assistant Controller, this position has county-wide accounting responsibilities. This position will process bills for payment by performing batch edits and scheduling; apply departmental accounting policies and procedures; prepare financial reports for submission to the Personnel and Finance Committee; develop capital project reports for submission to the Public Works Committee; process purchase order encumbrances; reconcile monthly procurement card billings; prepare complex journal entries and assist the Assistant Controller in the processing of the monthly trial balance and year-end book closing and serve as back-up to the Assistant Controller.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
HUMAN SERVICES: Maintains complex accounting and financial control records; prepares, analyzes, reviews and reconciles state revenue claiming reports; prepares annual spreadsheets and year-end revenue and expenditure closing entries in cooperation with departmental management and accounting staff; may supervise accounting staff; assists in the development of department budget, preparing policy analyses and summaries as required; completes substantive analytic studies and written reports,develops and maintains departmental reports as well as provides technical assistance to departmental staff as necessary.
CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: Supervise accounting staff; interpret and apply County provisions of the annual budget; participate in the design and modification of office accounting and report systems and forms; help analyze complex financial data for reports to departmental management which will include actual and estimated expenditures and revenues; prepare capital project fiscal statistical and performance reports; process the County’s bills and accounts, purchase order encumbrances and disbursement of the procurement card bills; assist in the preparation of monthly journal and appropriation entries and assist the Assistant Controller with monthly trial balance reports and annual closing of the County’s books.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Education and Experience: Graduation from college with an associate’s degree in accounting and four years of professional accounting experience or a bachelor’s degree in accounting and two years of professional accounting experience. Additional credit will be awarded for governmental and centralized accounting systems and auditing experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities -HUMAN SERVICES: Comprehensive knowledge of established accounting principles and practices; knowledge of governmental accounting and budgeting systems; knowledge of auditing techniques and program budgeting methods; knowledge of financial analysis and reporting; knowledge of personal computer usage including Word and Excel applications; ability to compile, verify, and analyze complex financial records and reports; ability to identify problems, issues and derive meaningful information from complex data; ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures; ability to work independently and exercise judgment in the application of accounting principles and procedures; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships; ability and flexibility to move from one assignment to the next and to apply professional knowledge to solve special or unique problems to the Department of Human Services.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities-CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: Comprehensive knowledge of established accounting principles and practices; knowledge of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements and rules; knowledge of governmental board fund accounting; some knowledge of the legislative process; possession of oral and written communication skills; skill in using Word and Excel applications; ability to develop clear oral and written reports; ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
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