ACCOUNTANT 2*- 10032026-81606

About the role

Opening Date/Time: 10/03/2026 12:00AM Central Time; Closing Date/Time: 10/09/2026 11:59PM Central Time. This position is Hybrid (In office and Remote), Full-Time, located in Nashville, TN, within the Department of Finance and Administration, Davidson County, supporting the Department of Health. For more information, visit https://www.tn.gov/finance/careers-at-f-a.html.

Responsibilities

• Prepares financial activity reports for use by internal and external customers under the direction of assigned supervisor.
• Performs basic reconciliations of general ledger accounts, processes basic accounts payable/receivable transactions, and basic accounting journal entries in electronic databases.
• Monitors federal and third party, grant and program funds to ensure accurate fund results.
• Monitors reported expenditures of sub-recipients grant funds and other program funds for allowable and accurate reporting.
• Audits tax related accounting documents and basic invoices and billings for compliance.
• Reviews refund request documentation prior to and after submission for payment to ensure recipient eligibility and proper allocation and disbursement of funds.
• Analyzes general ledger transactions and account documentation submitted by external customers to determine accurate and appropriate expenditures.
• Manages long term projects to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Prioritizes daily tasks to meet deadlines and facilitate efficient task completion.
• Resolves issues with external customers related to basic financial transactions and customer service complaints.
• Solves basic problems related to customer billing based on reporting and research.
• Recommends to assigned supervisor whether an account should be closed based on departmental outstanding balance policies.
• May train, lead, or supervise accounting personnel in performing specialized or general accounting tasks.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional accounting or auditing work. OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional accounting or auditing work. Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience: Graduate coursework credit received from an accredited college or university in accounting may substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis to a maximum of one year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in the above listed field may substitute for one year of the required experience). OR Designated as a Certified Public