Accountant III

Job Description:

We’re seeking an experienced accounting professional with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least five years of accounting experience (governmental or fund accounting preferred) to lead budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis with integrity and precision.

The Accountant III performs professional accounting and budgeting work in maintaining accounts and preparing financial statements. Work involves analysis of financial transactions, accounts, and fiscal actions to determine their proper accounting treatment, and preparation of related financial reports and statements. 

Essential Job Functions 

Oversees daily cash funding needs of various accounts used by the County in an attempt to increase interest income.

Prepares reconciliation and accounting schedules.

Prepares and uses spreadsheets, charts, and other analytical tools (e.g., revenue forecasting model, debt service analysis, budget revenue trends model, and investment analysis) to evaluate the County's current financial position and to forecast future projections.

Reviews, analyzes, and adjusts budgets as needed for assigned funds.

Ensures accounting recommendations are in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and local, state, and federal laws.

Prepares budget reports and oversees the revenue and expenditure budgets for the county funds.

Prepares regular analytical reviews, which may include monthly, quarterly, year-to-date, and annual reports, to ensure adherence to budgetary appropriations.

Responsible for setting up oversight of each account to detect suspicious transactions within the account.

Develops presentations for public meetings or Board of County Commissioners meetings including developing and maintaining source documentation.

Reviews daily tax receipts in preparation for reconciling with system, approves tax journal postings.

Attends and participates in public meetings and hearings as required.

Assists in preparing schedules and other supporting documents to substantiate the financial statements.

Maintains and manages capital projects financial records, including but not limited to,  adjusting/maintaining balances, budget amendments, journal postings, setting up new projects, and monitoring purchase orders.

Monitors and tracks position control, staffing, and annual personnel chart.

Assists in the preparation of quarterly budgetary statements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (These are pre-employment KSA that apply only to Essential Job Functions.)

Knowledge of--

• Accounting principles and practices as applied to accounting and fiscal reporting for public agencies.

• Administrative practices and procedures as applied to the operations of an accounting department.

• Effective techniques of supervision.

• Plan and manage software upgrades for billing systems.

• Budget practices and procedures as needed.

Ability to--

• Maintain an assigned group of accounts within an accounting system.       

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others encountered in the work.

• Prepare financial statements.

• Supervise and manage staff, daily operations, and policy development and implementation.

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

• Deal effectively with the public.

Required Qualifications (Note: Any acceptable combination of education, training and relevant experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted on a full-time year for year basis.)

Training and/or Education:

Bachelor's degree in accounting.

Experience:

Five years of accounting experience preferably in governmental or fund accounting that must include considerable experience managing staff (at least one year), daily operations, customer service and policy development and implementation.

Licenses or Certificates:

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate i