Accounting Specialist

Posting number: 2600329

Department: Facilities & Strategic Infrastructure Management

Job classification: Accounting Specialist

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance, Purchasing

Summary

Join a Team That Values You! Looking for a role where your financial expertise makes a real impact? El Paso County is hiring an Accounting Specialist to handle invoice processing, ensure transaction accuracy, prepare financial reporting, and streamline accounting processes. We take pride in our strong reputation as a trusted employer, offering competitive compensation and excellent benefits (including health insurance and retirement plan options) in a supportive environment. Our workplace fosters work-life balance, teamwork, and a collaborative culture, making it a great place to grow your career. If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and organized, and ready to be part of a respected organization with long-term growth potential, apply today and build your future with us!

This position performs a wide variety of complex accounting and bookkeeping tasks in support of effective and efficient business operations. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function.

Examples of duties

• Administers and oversees applicable accounting functions and transactions; reviews transactions for accuracy and ensures adherence to regulations, policies, and procedures. Reviews and reconciles encumbrances and expenditures.
• Processes accounts receivable and accounts payable; verifies invoices, ensures proper expenditure line disbursements. Monitors accounts receivable collections from a variety of sources; reconciles accounts and activities; prepares appropriate postings.
• Prepares, verifies, and encodes requisitions, invoices, complex journal entries, or other transaction documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with pertinent internal policies, regulatory requirements, and other legal mandates; approves transaction documents within designated limits.
• Performs data entry into financial systems and databases, such as revenues, disbursements, transfers, and adjusts entries to ensure accuracy. appropriate databases and systems.
• Prepares and disseminates accounting-related reports, summaries, financial statements, statistical reports, and reconciliations as assigned.
• Prepares and records deposits on checks received. Prepares daily bank deposit reconciliation and daily transactions as assigned.
• Assists with resolving problems associated with accounting-related functions, such as the processing of invoices and purchase orders.
• Verifies p-card purchases are in compliance with County policy and procedures.
• Helps develop and implement improvements to payments, processes, and systems, where appropriate, to capture value through improving efficiencies.
• Develops and maintains standardized reports; responds to requests for special reports.
• Provides collection and financial data to requestors and other county departments/offices as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as required.

Supervision Exercised: This classification does not have supervisory authority; however, may be required to provide expertise or limited guidance or direction to employees, such as overseeing work quality, training, and guidance. Typically serves as a subject matter expert on the scope of functional area.
Supervision Received: Receives general supervision. This classification typically performs job duties by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. Regular direction, guidance, and coaching from supervisor may be expected. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance reviewed periodically.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of general accounting principles and procedures. Ability to understand accounting records and procedures and apply proper accounting procedures. Ability to reconcile and balance reports.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems and practices.
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