Accountant

Job Details

This position is accountable for performing internal accounting control functions to ensure that sound fiscal management and control of Departmental operations is maintained. Examples of Work

• Establish and maintain complete accounting record.
• Develop methods for recording new or unique accounts.
• Balance accounts against internal accounting controls.
• Maintain various accounts to ensure the accuracy of the trial balance.
• Close books annually.
• Reconcile computer monthly and yearly reports to daily manual entries.
• Compile specific data from ledgers or other reports.
• Verify compiled data figures and totals to internal accounting controls.
• Analyze and interpret results against previous journals, financial statements, ledgers, etc.
• Transfer figures and details to report forms.
• Prepare journal entries as necessary.
• Prepare reports for the Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Census, and other entities.
• Ensure the accuracy of Division and District monthly budgets and correlation of their reports to budget and expenditure reports.
• Maintain a complete working knowledge of all Department accounting functions.
• May provide oversight to other staff members such as providing instructions or guidance on methods of performing work, assigning duties, and verifying and reviewing completed work.

Minimum Requirements

• Education and experience: The educational equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in a related field with course credit in accounting and business that meets the requirements for CPA certification as defined by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities: Knowledge of accounting principles, procedures and methods and of financial and administrative practices. Ability to establish and apply accounting principles and methods to transactions and ledgers, and to compile, analyze and interpret information and organize in report form. Ability to lead, guide and direct work assignments of others.

Working Conditions

Office environment.