Accountant II

Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland

About the role

This position is responsible for the County’s daily operations relating to capital projects and fixed assets, and assistance with other county departments on behalf of the Finance Office for any capital issues. In addition to a high level of task-oriented skills, this position must also be able to conceptualize existing procedures; initiate changes to yield new procedures; and evaluate the results.

Responsibilities

• Provide cordial, responsive and accurate customer service.
• Monitor and update the capital asset subsidiary ledger, ensuring that all assets meeting materiality thresholds are capitalized and depreciated.
• Responsible for capital project accounting, including setting up new projects, monitoring for budget issues, working with Departments, and providing reports to the Finance Director.
• Review and identify project budget overages and work directly with departments if a budget amendment is necessary.
• Works directly with County departments and auditors on all capital asset issues and questions.
• Perform all year-end capital procedures including depreciation, reporting, fixed asset schedules for the annual audit, and responding to audit questions on capital items.
• Review accounts payable for potential fixed asset additions.