Accounting Clerk Position Available In Highlands, Florida

Accounting Clerk Sun ‘n Lake of Sebring Improvement District 5306 Sun N Lake Boulevard, Sebring, FL 33872 Company Overview The Sun ‘N Lake of Sebring Improvement District is an independent special-purpose unit of government dedicated to financing essential services within our community. We focus on infrastructure construction, maintenance, and the overall improvement of the development, ensuring a high quality of life for our residents. Summary The Accounting Clerk is responsible for performing major functions within the Finance Department to include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Utility Billing, Payroll, and Journal Entries. The Accounting Clerk is also responsible for interacting with Directors, District Staff, and the General Public in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner and displaying actions and attitudes that support and encourage the highest levels of teamwork and the enjoyment of the workplace by all affected parties. This employee reports to and is under the general direction of the Director of Finance, Coral Benka.

Responsibilities :

Accounts Payable:

Manages accounts payable process, including 1099 vendor compliance, purchasing card transactions, checking departmental requisitions for availability of funding, approved vendor status, proper account coding and entering encumbrances into the accounting system. Prepares purchase orders and distributes to appropriate departments. Compiles invoices, statements, and purchase orders to be paid. Edits for accuracy, completeness, and approvals. Copies invoices, purchase requisitions for capital expenditures, coordinating w/ Finance Director. Prepares payment forms and inputs into accounting system for payment voucher run. Verifies cash receipts and balances it with the daily deposits. Prepares and executes daily bank deposit transactions. Prepares monthly reports associated with expenditure of grant funds as required. Miscellaneous duties include assisting the department with performing and invoicing title searches

Accounts Receivable/Utility Billing:

Works to process utility billing functions, including delinquent accounts/lien processing, account transfers and reconciliations. Manage the interface with the City’s solid waste/recycling vendor, serving as the City’s liaison between customers, the city, and the service provider. Ensure charges for services are correct and can be reconciled. Reconciles daily cash receipts and prepares bank deposit. Collects and processes cash receipts for all City revenues, bills and receives revenues daily. Custodian for Petty Cash box; prepares check request papers as needed to reimburse the bank and submits to accounts payable for processing. Prepares invoices for impact fees and maintains paid listing. Greets and directs the public to the proper departments. Answers all incoming telephone calls and general information questions from the public and routes to proper personnel. Miscellaneous duties including ordering office supplies.

Payroll/Journal Entries:

Responsible for preparing, processing and maintenance of the City’s payroll program. Prepares and executes all payroll functions, including payroll

A/P, 1096

maintenance, 941 maintenance and reconciliation, UCT6 maintenance, W-2. Production of bi-weekly payroll including banking interface and computation of monthly payments for health, life, vision, and dental insurance. This involves working closely with the Human Resource officer, departmental staff, and individual employees as necessary. Maintain a master list of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual adjusting journal entries. Including proper supporting documentation for such entries. Ensure all journal entries are entered into the accounting software in a timely manner.

Duties Shared Between Functions:

Answer phones and assist customers as needed. Verifies cash receipts and balances with daily deposits. Prepares and executes daily bank deposit transactions. Performing and invoicing title searches. Sorts, processes, and distributes incoming mail. Requirements Accounts payable experience. Knowledge of cash management; protocols Prior payroll experience including quarterly and annual filings. Ability to enhance job responsibilities via training If you are ready to contribute to our community’s growth and have a passion for numbers, we invite you to apply for the Accounting Clerk position at Sun ‘N Lake of Sebring Improvement District today!

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Employee discount Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift Day shift Monday to

Friday Work Location:

In person