Position:Accounting Specialist
Position Status:Full-Time
Department:Finance
Salary Range:$38,421.36 – $54,288.38
Opening Date:July 13, 2022
Closing Date:July 20, 2022
Position Description:
An employee in this class performs paraprofessional accounting duties as part of a two-person team in processing purchase orders and accounts payable, preparing bank deposits, and providing other assistance for the department. Work involves applying established accounting or administrative procedures, principles of bookkeeping, and basic fund accounting or other financial procedures. Some judgment is required in selecting and applying appropriate procedures and using a variety of manuals. Work is performed under regular supervision of the Deputy Finance Director and is evaluated daily through observation, work completion, and conferences.
Responsibilities:
• Sets up new vendors in the accounts payable system.
• Processes purchase order requisitions and distributes approved purchase orders to departments on a daily basis.
• Matches purchase orders with invoices and checks for accuracy; enters invoices into computer records, prints checks and forwards accounts payable report to the supervisor for review.
• Allocates expenses to individual departments for invoices with consolidated county government charges.
• Maintains fixed asset inventory and communicates with departments to keep the inventory updated; assists with online auctions of surplus property.
• Processes voided checks and prepares bank deposits for operating accounts.
• Reconciles monthly NCCMT investment account statements to the general ledger, monthly bank statements for payroll accounts, and employee flexible spending accounts.
• Keys journal entries in the financial accounting system for bank deposits of all departments.
• Prepares quarterly journal entries for water revenue reports from City of Hickory.
• Completes annual 1099 reporting to vendors and the Internal Revenue Service.
• Coordinates the record retention tasks for Finance Department documents.
Qualifications:
• Graduation from a high school supplemented by accounting courses and considerable experience in an accounting or fiscal office environment is required.
• Associates degree in business administration, accounting, office management or related area; at least one year of experience in general accounting work is preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Applications may be filed online at www.alexandercountync.gov or by mail to Alexander County Human Resources, 621 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC 28681.