Accountant II

About the role

The role involves reviewing and analyzing investment and bank accounts, preparing reconciliations, and maintaining financial and budgetary records. The incumbent works independently, preparing and reviewing financial reports, and assisting with various accounting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes investment and bank accounts and prepares reconciliations of various funds and accounts.
• Analyzes financial data, monthly financial and actuarial reports.
• Maintains spreadsheets related to funding sources budgeted and transferred.
• Maintains capital project spreadsheets, analyzing projects to determine amounts to be capitalized and expensed, and ultimately determining completion of projects to remove them from Construction in Progress.
• Maintains annexations for the State of Florida Community Service Tax.
• Affords assistance in the preparation of and completing a variety of accounting, financial, budgetary, or statistical reports or projects, including special projects.
• Prepares and maintains records associated with various cash management and grant management activities.
• Prepares schedules and reports for the external auditors.
• Maintains accounting and budgetary records in accordance with the Uniform Accounting System of the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Local Government.
• Maintains fixed asset system and reconciles to general ledger; distributes inventory list.
• Records pension entries to general ledger and reconciles to financial statements.
• Prepares and reviews general correspondence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of governmental accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of computer systems pertaining to accounting and financial management.
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial reporting systems.
• Ability to learn and understand the Uniform Accounting System of the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Local Government.
• Ability to prepare understandable spreadsheets and financial statement reports.
• Ability to organize specialized financial and statistical reports in order to generate and present periodic written reports.
• Ability to analyze financial data and discern underlying problems.
• Ability to organize and evaluate financial data and develop logical conclusions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, financial management or a related field.
• Three years of professional accounting and financial reporting experience.
• One year experience in local government finance.

Skills

• Knowledge of governmental accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of computer systems pertaining to accounting and financial management.
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial reporting systems.
• Ability to learn and understand the Uniform Accounting System of the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Local Government.
• Ability to prepare understandable spreadsheets and financial statement reports.
• Ability to organize specialized financial and statistical reports in order to generate and present periodic written reports.
• Ability to analyze financial data and discern underlying problems.
• Ability to organize and evaluate financial data and develop logical conclusions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Benefits

The City of Plant City offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Group insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Deferred compensation
• 457(b) traditional and 457(b) Roth

Pay

The salary range for this position is $X - $Y per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position is full-time and Monday through Friday, with standard work hours.