Highway - Accountant

Shawano County • Shawano, WI

14d • $60,422 - $67,327

About The Position

The Accountant performs advanced accounting, budgeting, and financial management duties for Shawano County’s Highway function, prioritizing service to external customers and management of associated financial accounts in a fiscally responsible manner. The role processes and reconciles financial transactions, supports budget preparation and monitoring, processes payroll, manages inventory and fuel records, administers permits, and prepares financial statements and reports. The Accountant also supports audits, internal controls, accounting procedures, and system upgrades. The position assumes the Office Manager’s responsibilities during that employee’s absence.

Shawano County states that full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week receive a comprehensive benefits package. The posting also describes a separate benefits package for part-time employees regularly scheduled to work 24–29 hours per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of progressive accounting and financial analysis experience is desired.
• Government experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile accounts payable invoices, accounts receivable invoices, purchasing card invoices, and journal entries in the accounting system.
• Assist the Office Manager and Highway Commissioner with budget preparation and monitoring.
• Process payroll daily using job costing and reconcile payroll to the HRIS, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Issue inventory used on various jobs.
• Issue and process permits for utilities, driveways, oversize loads, and spring weight limits; verify applications and bill amounts due.
• Maintain and track fuel inventory, record fuel use in GasBoy Monitor, and order fuel loads.
• Oversee and coordinate the annual inventory process.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, including budget-to-actual reports.
• Assist with year-end reports for WisDOT and the County.
• Help establish and maintain uniform accounting policies and procedures and document procedures for assigned duties.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and requests.
• Create and monitor internal controls through internal audits.
• Assist with system upgrades and testing.
• Act as backup for the Office Manager during PTO or other absences.
• Compile and prepare financial reports, spreadsheets, and forms required by local, state, or federal agencies.
• Prepare and distribute monthly accounts receivable service-billing invoices to state, county, town, village, other county department, and other municipal customers.
• Configure, review, and update documents using Excel, Word, and other computer programs as needed.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week: paid time off (just under five weeks in the first year when working 40 hours per week), nine paid holidays, health insurance including vision coverage with high- or low-deductible plan options, a County-funded health reimbursement account or HSA depending on plan selection, prescription drug plan, gym membership discounts, dependent flexible spending account, dental insurance, long- and short-term disability, critical illness and accident insurance, employee assistance program, life insurance, state pension plan, and deferred compensation (457) retirement plans.
• Part-time employees regularly scheduled to work 24–29 hours per week: paid time off, paid holidays, life insurance, state pension plan, gym membership discounts, and employee assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time