Accountant (8865)

NATURE OF WORK : The Accountant performs entry-level professional accounting work involving the review of source documents used for accounting, the maintenance of ledgers, registers, or other records of initial entry, the maintenance of control accounts, and the preparation of periodic and special financial reports. Work responsibilities may include: obtaining financial data and information; processing financial documents and related information; evaluating financial data and information; preparing financial documentation; and providing consultation and expert advice to management, employees or other groups. An accountant performs technical work in the maintenance of fiscal records applying professional accounting principles and methods. General supervision is received from Accounting Supervisor and/or Accounting Manager

WORK RESPONSIBILITIES: The following list of work responsibilities was developed through a job analysis; however, it is not exhaustive and other similar duties may be required and assigned.

Obtains financial data and information from all relevant sources in order to perform work tasks, establish a record or documentation for an account, and ensure that financial data is accurate and complete.

Processes financial data and related information to include compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, and tabulating information or data using accounting, database, and spreadsheet software in order to perform entry-level professional accounting work.

Evaluates financial data and information against a set of standards and verifies that it is correct using invoices, purchase orders, vouchers, printouts, source documents, worksheets, and reports in order to conduct analysis, make recommendations, and ensure the accuracy of work.

Prepares financial documentation to include correspondence and reports using accounting software, database software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software in order to provide requested documentation and maintain accurate documentation for files.

Provides consultation and expert advice to management, employees, or other groups on technical, systems-related or process related topics in order to ensure that individuals have correct, up-to-date financial and accounting information and to ensure that tasks are performed correctly.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES : Knowledge of accounting principles and practices including financial statement preparation, debits and credits, revenues and expenses, and liabilities as needed to analyze and interpret complex accounting data.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting to include financial reporting, general funds, special revenue funds, capital projects funds, fiduciary funds, and general fixed assets as needed to analyze and interpret complex accounting data.