Accountant - Financial Services

Ingham County•Mason, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Director of Financial Services, this role monitors and balances the general ledger monthly, analyzes various accounts, and prepares journal entries. The position is responsible for preparing monthly billings and financial reporting for grant programs, and assists with annual audited financial statements for assigned funds. It also provides technical assistance to other departments regarding accounting problems and projects. Each Financial Accountant position will encompass most of the job functions listed, but no single position will encompass 100% of them.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance combined with two (2) years professional experience in governmental accounting.
Computer literacy, including thorough working knowledge of spreadsheet, presentations, database, and accounting management applications software.
Strong organizational skills.
Demonstrates effective communication skills by engaging, interacting and working with all individuals to ensure clarity and understanding in all interactions.

Responsibilities

Works daily in the general ledger financial software.
Balances and monitors the general ledger on a monthly basis.
Reviews internally generated reports for accuracy.
Reviews general ledger for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Accesses information from general ledger, fixed assets, payroll, human resources, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Responsible for voiding checks in financial software, ensuring proper documentation and authorization.
Responsible for grant program financial reporting and deadlines.
May perform complex, specialized grant accounting functions, prepares expense spreadsheets, comparing grant expenditures to the annual grant budget and complies with periodic financial reporting and reimbursement submittal requirements.
Performs monthly bank reconciliations in a timely manner.
Prepares monthly sales and use tax returns for the County.
Enters into Michigan Treasury Online.
Prepares vouchers for payment of sales and use tax for remittance to State.
Communicate and follow-up with department questions and issues.
Prepares accounting work, including year-end adjustments, audit work papers, financial statements, and preparation of the footnotes for the annual audit.
Analyzed budget variances and provides budget adjustments to the Budget Department.
Serves as a liaison to external auditors and grantor agencies.
Provides information, documentation and reports as requested.
Serves as a backup Payroll Administrator and can process payroll, when needed.
Maintains spreadsheet for current tax collections and delinquent tax collections.
Reconciles tax collection records to the general ledger.
Prepares and enters journal entries to properly allocate summer and winter tax collections to the general ledger.
Maintains fixed asset system, accounting for disposal of fixed assets, conducting physical inventories of fixed assets and recording monthly depreciation.
Reconciles fixed asset records with general ledger.
Responsible for Act-51 reporting for the Road Department.
Responsible for statistical data reported in annual audited financial statements.
Maintains receivable for retiree healthcare collections.
Reconciles health insurance premium invoices to employee database.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Must adhere to departmental standards in regard to HIPAA and other privacy issues.
During a public health emergency, the employee may be required to perform duties similar to, but not limited, to those in his/her job description.