Job Description

Starting Salary   $ 71,500

Reports To : Accounting Supervisor 

 

Purpose and Scope : The Accountant performs skilled accounting work to ensure timeliness and accuracy of agency records.

Essential Functions:  

• Prepares journal entries.
• Prepares monthly fixed assets account reconciliations and schedules.
• Reconciles and distributes ad valorem taxes, non-ad valorem assessments and investment earnings to the taxing authorities.
• Balances the tax roll and prepares the annual recapitulation report.
• Reconciles and processes prior year corrections, individual certificate redemptions and related invoices.
• Prepares written correspondence.

Qualifications and Experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or closely related field; supplemented by two (2) years previous experience and/or training that includes professional accounting, financial reporting, financial analysis, auditing and personal computer operations; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Must have CPA or has started the process to sit for the CPA exam.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI.  Driver Licenses Examiners must meet the background standards outlined in Florida Statute 435.04, and Federal Regulations 384.228 and 1572.103.  This includes, but is not limited to, not having any criminal convictions for alcohol or drug-related offenses within 10 years prior to employment and maintaining this throughout employment.

Critical Competencies for Success:

Data Analysis and Written/Digital Communication Skills:

• The ability to Identify and utilize relevant technology and tools to analyze data, efficiently and effectively perform assigned tasks as well as support other competencies.
• The ability to analyze data and make sound inferences about causes and potential solutions.

Relates well to others:

• Requires the ability to influence outcomes through motivation or leadership and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles to resolve problems.
• Communicates effectively, on the phone and in writing. Listens attentively and with empathy.
• Works well in a team environment and collaborates effectively with others.

Individual effectiveness

• Time management skills to ensure timely adherence to deadlines.
• Ability to work well under the pressure to ensure completion of work within strict deadlines.
• Willingness to embrace change and adapt strategies to accommodate changing priorities.

Professionalism

• Contributes as an active member of the departmental team, offering input on initiatives and plans.
• Supports agency’s direction, and ensures compliance with agency policies, procedures, training protocols and statutes.
• Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Maintains a professional image .

WORK CONDITIONS:

Physical Ability

Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which  may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10  pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Sensory Requirements

Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals,  and to communicate orally and in writing.

Environmental Factors

Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse  environmental conditions.

Job Tags

Full time,

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