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Senior Accountant I or Accountant
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Klickitat County
Goldendale, WA (In Person)
$56,128 Salary, Full-Time
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JOB Senior Accountant I
Accountant Performs accounting functions for the Treasurer's Office relating to governmental forms of accounting assuring compliance with Federal, State and local accounting procedures, and consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Review, establish and administer internal operating policies and procedures governing processing of data entry and controls through the Treasurer's Office, including the review and entry of all cash journal transactions each month.
Evaluates financial system process and procedures in providing countywide financial and accounting services. Obtains, reviews, and distributes information generated by various governing authorities such as timber taxes, leasehold excise tax and school apportionments.
Reviews, analyzes and reports information as requested by the County Treasurer. Monitor the County's financial records to assure compliance with GAAP as well as state and local policies.
Process refund checks ensuring they are valid and correct. Act as a signer on accounts with Public Funds to include performing bank transfers and electronic transactions. Oversees, administers, and participates as needed in the examination of county and county sponsored agency financial records and systems.
Perform accounting period end review on accounting software system, analyze reports to ensure the financial system is in balance.
Reviews, analyzes, and produces special reports and studies as required by the Treasurer. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and provide financial support for all departments and Districts, which consists of over 45 funds, as directed by the Treasurer.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Recalculate taxes for supplemental and cancellations, refunding taxes when necessary.
Assists with customers on telephone and at the counter.
Assist in balancing of daily financial activities.
Distribution of various Timber taxes.
Various other tasks such as review of excise forms, refunding of over payments.
Prepare monthly reports for all County agency funds and 38 separate taxing districts, ensuring that all BARS coding is correct, money is in correct fund, and reconciliation of investments and warrants.
Ensure availability of funds before any A/P is released.
Ensure that all county funds and all other taxing districts are in balance with accounting system.
Provide back-up for all foreclosure processes to ensure that all legal steps have been taken to notify the property owners and lien holders of the delinquency.
Balance all cash drawers at the end of each day and prepare the daily deposit that goes to the bank each day.
Provide checks for different county departments upon their request and after appropriate approval.
Perform other related duties as neededProvide back-up for any job function in this office at any given time.
Must be BondableA background and credit check will be conducted
- Treasurer's Office
- Goldendale, WA
- Full-time
- 40/hr week
- Non-Exempt
- Grade 70, Steps 1-3, $ 34.34-36.44/hr. DOQ. or Accountant
- Non-Exempt, Grade 39, Steps 1-3, $26.18
- $27.
Accountant Performs accounting functions for the Treasurer's Office relating to governmental forms of accounting assuring compliance with Federal, State and local accounting procedures, and consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Senior Accountant I:
Coordinate financial compliance and operational audits of departments, agencies and other county entities; interpret audit reports and prepare suggested corrective action plans when appropriate.Review, establish and administer internal operating policies and procedures governing processing of data entry and controls through the Treasurer's Office, including the review and entry of all cash journal transactions each month.
Evaluates financial system process and procedures in providing countywide financial and accounting services. Obtains, reviews, and distributes information generated by various governing authorities such as timber taxes, leasehold excise tax and school apportionments.
Reviews, analyzes and reports information as requested by the County Treasurer. Monitor the County's financial records to assure compliance with GAAP as well as state and local policies.
Process refund checks ensuring they are valid and correct. Act as a signer on accounts with Public Funds to include performing bank transfers and electronic transactions. Oversees, administers, and participates as needed in the examination of county and county sponsored agency financial records and systems.
Perform accounting period end review on accounting software system, analyze reports to ensure the financial system is in balance.
Reviews, analyzes, and produces special reports and studies as required by the Treasurer. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and provide financial support for all departments and Districts, which consists of over 45 funds, as directed by the Treasurer.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Accountant:
Prepares Treasurer's portion of the County's annual report.Recalculate taxes for supplemental and cancellations, refunding taxes when necessary.
Assists with customers on telephone and at the counter.
Assist in balancing of daily financial activities.
Distribution of various Timber taxes.
Various other tasks such as review of excise forms, refunding of over payments.
Prepare monthly reports for all County agency funds and 38 separate taxing districts, ensuring that all BARS coding is correct, money is in correct fund, and reconciliation of investments and warrants.
Ensure availability of funds before any A/P is released.
Ensure that all county funds and all other taxing districts are in balance with accounting system.
Provide back-up for all foreclosure processes to ensure that all legal steps have been taken to notify the property owners and lien holders of the delinquency.
Balance all cash drawers at the end of each day and prepare the daily deposit that goes to the bank each day.
Provide checks for different county departments upon their request and after appropriate approval.
Perform other related duties as neededProvide back-up for any job function in this office at any given time.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Valid state driver's license in state of residence.Must be BondableA background and credit check will be conducted