Accountant II: CAMPO
About The Position
This position is responsible for performing highly specialized and complex professional accounting duties in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and applicable laws, codes, and regulations. The position performs duties under minimal supervision. The role also involves providing fiscal agent services to CAMPO, including billing for services, entering and reconciling Parks activity, assisting with FEMA/State reimbursement claims, tracking CAMPO local funds, reviewing contracts, setting up projects, preparing and reconciling monthly project expenditures/revenue, tracking county leases, calculating and preparing cost estimate reports, preparing budget, calculating and preparing accounts receivables and deferred revenue, and preparing annual budget, expenditures, and cost-share fund reports for Texas Agriculture Extension.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with major coursework in accounting or finance
- Three (3) years of accounting experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and financial systems
- Valid driver’s license (Required within thirty (30) days of employment)
Nice To Haves
- Fund accounting experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Public Finance Officer (CFPO), or in the process of obtaining
Responsibilities
- Develops and recommends financial policies, procedures, and standards
- Enters line-item transfers and budget amendments, as needed
- Reviews and submits Commissioner’s Court agenda items
- Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Audits, codes, and submits invoices, P-card statements, etc.
- Creates, reviews, and posts journal entries
- Assists with year-end procedures
- Assists with audits
- Provides financial assistance to various county departments
- Performs cash drawer, liability account, and bank reconciliations
- Reviews cash flows and interlocal/advanced funding agreements
- Maintains, reviews, reconciles, and updates assets and liabilities
- Generates and posts mass allocation after each payday, payroll verification and reconciliation; verifies wire confirmation amounts to the payroll funding
- Provides guidance and assists entry-level accountants
- Develops, allocates, and monitors a budget
- Attends all meetings and trainings, as required
- Performs special duties as assigned
- Provides fiscal agent services to CAMPO; bills for services
- Enters and reconciles Parks activity to the subledger accounting system
- Assists with FEMA/State reimbursement claims
- Tracks CAMPO local funds received and reimbursements
- Reviews contracts and setup projects in subledger system
- Prepares and reconciles monthly project expenditures/revenue
- Tracks/keeps record of county leases
- Calculates and prepares cost estimate report; prepares budget
- Calculates and prepares accounts receivables and deferred revenue
- Prepares annual budget, expenditures, and cost-share fund reports for Texas Agriculture Extension
Benefits
- The job description does not explicitly list benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
