Accountant

Full Job Description

Are you looking for your next career opportunity in the accounting field? Are you motivated and ready to serve the City of Jacksonville in the Finance Department in our fast-paced Accounting Division? Do you want to earn up to four (4) weeks’ leave each year, in addition to comprehensive city benefits with free and low-cost health, dental and vision options? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!

This is professional level accounting work in maintaining accounting and financial records.

Work requires a basic understanding and application of the theories, principles, and practices of accounting and financial management which is gained through degree granting schools, or an equivalent level of practical knowledge gained through experience .

Contacts require basic courtesy, tact, and effectiveness in dealing with others, and include contacts to request or provide information, ask questions, or obtain clarification.

May oversee others by scheduling, assigning, monitoring, and reviewing their work.

The work is standardized in that tasks are covered by substantially diversified procedures and specialized standards, and because of changing priorities, or different situations, workers have the latitude to consider which of the many procedures or standards should be followed and in what sequence.

The work involves differing situations requiring the use of judgment in searching for solutions or new applications within one's known experiences. Work is performed in an office environment.

Operates standard office equipment such as personal computer.

The physical demands consist mainly of sitting or standing at a workstation for extended periods of time and occasionally lifting and moving light objects.

The work is performed under limited supervision where the work assignments are subject to established procedures, practices, precedents, methods, techniques, standards, and/ or well-defined policies.

The worker plans and organizes the work, determines their own priorities, and the work is reviewed, usually after the fact, in terms of quality, volume, timeliness, and for adherence to established methods, standards and policies.

Requirements

• Maintains financial records, accounts, ledgers, and journals.
• Develops new and modifies existing accounting procedures.
• Analyzes and audits accounting and fiscal data, records, and reports.
• Prepares journal entries and posts transactions to proper accounts.
• Prepares summaries, trial balances, and related reports and statements.
• May supervise preparation and maintenance of payroll
• records and pay vouchers.
• Receives funds, prepares deposits, and reconciles bank statements.
• Schedules, assigns, monitors, and reviews the work of others.
• Operates standard office equipment such as personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting related software, copiers, and calculators.
• Conducts field audits and prepares comprehensive reports.
• Reconciles and balances financial statements and accounting records and ledgers.
• Assists with preparation and monitoring of operating budgets.
• Composes correspondence.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of governmental accounting theories, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of laws, rules and policies governing payroll, fiscal and accounting books, records, and accounts.
• Knowledge of personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting software.
• Knowledge of office procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of automated accounting systems.
• Skill in making and verifying mathematical calculations.
• Skill in maintaining accounting and fiscal records.
• Ability to apply accounting knowledge to work assignments.
• Ability to evaluate accounting procedures.
• Ability to post, balance and reconcile financial accounts and records.
• Ability to prepare trial balances of complex accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and audit accounting, fiscal and payroll data.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and apply job related rules, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports.
• Ability to schedule, assign, monitor, and review the work of others.
• Ability to develop computer-based spreadsheets, graphs, summaries, and reports.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment such as personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting related software, copiers, and calculators.

Additional Information

• Four (4) years of education and/or experience in accounting which includes successful completion of 15 semester hours of accounting course work at the college level from an accredited institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in accounting is preferred.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• The probationary period for this class is six months.

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blackout, is required with your application. U.S. transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred. Transcripts outside the U.S. must be converted to U.S. standards.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for post-secondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge.

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