Finance Specialist

City Of Jonesboro•Jonesboro, AR

About The Position

This position's purpose is to be responsible for performing general ledger accounts, bank statement reconciliation, financial statements, creating and maintaining periodic reporting, maintaining fixed asset system, assisting with annual budgeting, preparing statistical and financial reports, and otherwise assisting the Director of the Finance Department and Finance Manager as needed. Assisting auditors during the audit process, pay bills, produce payroll, assisting purchasing manager, and all other duties related to the finance department.

Requirements

Broad knowledge of such fields as accounting, marketing, business administration, finance, etc. Equivalent to a four year college degree, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and understand simple instructions, short correspondence, notes, letters and memos; ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.
Ability to read, analyze, and understand general business/company related articles and professional journals; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.
Valid Driver’s License
Advanced: Human Resources Systems
Basic: Accounting, Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Payroll Systems, Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

Responsibilities

Utilizes the City's accounting system, billing system, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
Performs various complex account analyses and reconciliations.
Reconcile the general operating accounts and multiple bank statements and prepare the cash journals for the General Ledger.
Uses statistical, economic, and financial principles and techniques to prepare reports.
Prepares various financial documents for compliance with regulations and assist with auditors during the audit process.
Monitors and submits for emailing all periodic financial documents required by interested creditors, grants, and government agencies.
Assists with the month-end closing process, conducting research, preparing correction journal entries for account discrepancies, and preparing financial statements.
Maintains fixed asset system, which includes preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger to fixed assets system, and preparation of depreciation schedules for budgeting purposes.
Prepare bi-weekly/monthly payroll and ACH files for payroll deposit.
Make all maintenance changes to payroll and key in payroll, prepare the ACH file for payroll deposits and taxes, and prepare payroll stubs.
Manage all deductions for employee bankruptcies, child support and garnishments.
Pay bills to city insurance companies and retirement plans.
Operate city vehicle when needed.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.