Accountant I

County of Kauai • Cape Coral, FL

2d • $4,725 - $4,725 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the technical supervision of a fiscal officer or a professional accountant at a higher level, performs professional accounting work in the maintenance of fiscal records; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in accounting or a related field
• One (1) year of professional accounting experience.
• Responsible experience which involved maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, and related books and accounts; and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports.
• Experience of this nature may be gained by employees performing duties as a principal bookkeeper, or other responsible work requiring the preparation and/or analysis of financial statements and accounting reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintains expenditure, object, cost and control ledgers, registers, journals, and other records required in fiscal operations;
• Classifies, codes, and distributes to proper accounts and funds, accounting documents covering encumbrances, expenditures, and revenues;
• Participates in the collection, compilation, classification, and evaluation of fiscal data;
• Takes trial balances; makes adjusting and closing entries;
• Verifies and analyzes financial data and prepares financial statements and reports;
• Participates in making studies and estimates of department's revenues and operating costs and assists in working out allocation of funds to various programs or activities;
• May observe the work of clerical record keeping personnel; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level