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Accountant

Augusta


Listing Summary

This is the career-level professional in the accounting/finance series. Incumbents perform complex accounting and/or finance activities in preparing and reconciling financial documents.

  • Analyzes, reconciles, and validates a variety of financial data and information; researches and interprets a variety of records, databases and logs.
  • Prepares, reviews, analyzes, and submits a variety of complex and/or special reports, reconciliations, work papers, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies.
  • Audits, compiles, calculates, and analyzes a variety of financial data and transactions.
  • Provides support to County departments by solving financially related problems and reviewing internal controls.
  • Participates in developing and implementing financial procedures related to data accumulation, reporting, and archiving; analyzes and monitors compliance with financial, reporting and legal requirements
  • Resolves complex reconciliation and account analysis problems requiring in-depth research; coordinates and participates in special projects related to financial activities.

Education:   Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration.
Experience:  Four (4) years of accounting experience in accounts receivable, collections, and billing.

Preferred (in addition to minimum requirements):  Experience in governmental accounting.
 

Knowledge of:

  • Budgetary principles.
  • Applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Automated financial systems.
  • Governmental accounting procedures, practices, and guidelines.
  • Financial control practices and procedures.
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Skill in:

  • Operating computers and applicable software.
  • Performing mathematical calculations.
  • Maintaining records.
  • Operating standard office equipment.
  • Applying laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Researching financial discrepancies.
  • Preparing financial reports and documents.
  • Analyzing and developing financial procedures.
  • Handling multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Applying accounting procedures and principles.
  • Analyzing and interpreting financial information.
  • Recording, analyzing, verifying, reconciling, and reporting financial transactions.
  • Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Listing ends on:

4/30/2023