Career Details

FINANCE

ACCOUNTANT
posted : 02/26/2024
Status :
Closed
Close Date :
03/08/2024
Salary :
40,000 - 50,000
Type :
FULL TIME
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General Job Description

Under general supervision, provides a variety of complex and routine administrative, general accounting and bookkeeping duties in a customer service oriented environment to audit/reconcile monthly insurance, maintain all billing and payment collection, maintain data and files for retiree insurance, and assist with payroll and payroll reporting.

Duties for this Position
  • • Insurance/Payroll:
  • • Reconcile monthly PEBA bill (Retirees, Cobra and Active subscribers) to assure that the County is being properly billed according to the employees’ coverage
  • • Audit PEBA active subscribers to assure that the payroll deductions match the PEBA records
  • • Create GL journal entries to properly record the active, retirees and cobra expenses (with posting to corresponding fund)
  • • Maintain and continuously audit Retiree health care members and balances
  • • Correspond with retiree healthcare vendor on monthly changes, HRA amounts, bank reconciliation
  • • Reconcile GL to balance to Retiree bank account monthly
  • • Maintain and correspond with Human Resource staff about employees who owe/are owed monies based off of monthly insurance reconciliation
  • • Serve as backup for Payroll staff
  • • General Billing:
  • • Create and send recurring monthly invoices
  • • Create GBI’s for checks and ACH that are received on an ongoing basis
  • • Record GBI’s for Cobra and Retiree insurance and communicate with Human Resources the summary of payments
  • • Assist reporting with annual retiree insurance audit and associated yearly GASB information
  • • Other duties as assigned
Position Minimum Requirements
  • Position Minimum Requirements • Requires Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance or accounting supplemented by three (3) to five (5) years of general bookkeeping and accounting experience or any equivalent combination of training, education and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities. Experience with computerized accounting systems/ERP, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), and Adobe software.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities • Thorough knowledge of principals, practices, theories, and terminology of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and financial management. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, records, and reports; excellent excel and computer skills with strong attention to detail; organizational and time management skills; ability to work with numbers accurately; ability to communicate effectively and establish working relationships with others. Requires ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on a regular basis. Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines. Ability to operate in a sensitive work environment requiring confidentiality and discretion. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of county employees as well as external customers. Must be able to pass the required pre-employment physical and background check.