Accountant - Finance (0926)

COCONINO COUNTY, AZ; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

COCONINO COUNTY, AZ is seeking a highly technical governmental accounting professional to prepare the county’s financial policies and procedures under direct supervision. The role handles county-wide financial information with potential county-wide impact and performs related work as assigned.

The ideal candidate will be hired within the Broadband tract based on years of governmental accounting experience, and responsibilities include budgeting administration, reviewing requests, variance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Technical accounting knowledge and training.
• Experience or knowledge of governmental accounting and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the administration and development of the budget.
• Reviews and evaluates budget requests and variances.
• Monitors and analyzes accounts and budget variances.
• Coordinates budget documents and reports.
• Reviews contracts and ensures funding availability.
• Projects revenues and expenditures.
• Analyzes financial projects against budget allocations.
• Prepares costing studies to support activities.
• Develops budgeting procedures and reporting procedures.
• May supervise staff and provide guidance.

Skills

Budget development

Financial analysis

Government budgeting

Communication

Supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

MS Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Under direct supervision performs highly technical governmental accounting work ofconsiderable difficulty in the preparation of the County’s financial policies and procedures; works with county-wide financial information that can have a county-wide affect; performs related work as assigned.

Please Note: The successful candidate will be hired within the Broadband tract based on their years of governmental accounting experience.

Hiring Range:

$60,268.21 - $80,518.05

• Participates in the administration and development of the budget
• Reviews and evaluates budget requests
• Monitors and analyzes accounts and budget variances
• Coordinates the assembly and dissemination of budget documents and reports
• Reviews, contracts, agreements, and purchase requisitions and ensures availability of funding
• Projects revenues and expenditures
• Analyzes proposed financial projects and commitments versus budget allocations
• Reviews and verifies complex financial and budgeting data and documents to ensure accuracy
• Assists, trains and provides guidance to Business Managers regarding appropriate budgeting practices and use of the County's financial system
• Prepares costing studies to support proposed departmental activities
• Participates in the development of budgeting and reporting procedures
• Develops procedures for tracking financial commitments
• May provide lead direction and work review of professional and clerical support staff
• Makes recommendations for procedural changes based on study results
• Evaluates programs and recommends appropriate improvements

Essential functions of this position include but are not limited to: sitting for computer work; working with and around other staff; working alone; dealing with interruptions; repetitive motion (hand/wrist) for computer work,; vision acuity (near/ far) for computer work; hearing and speech for ordinary conversation with staff and customers; finger dexterity for typing/ 10-key.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT(S):

• Technical accounting knowledge and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience or knowledge of governmental accounting and budgeting. Proficient with Microsoft applications, particularly MS Excel.

Theideal candidate is proficient in accounting principles, able to balance multiple tasks, and possess exceptional customer service skills to provide technical assistance to others within the organization.

Considerable knowledge of:

• Principles, practices and methods of budget development
• Principles, practices and methods of financial analysis
• Governmental budgeting practices
• Principles of budgetary administration, control and monitoring
• Personnel management and the principles of positive supervision

Working knowledge of:

• Practices and techniques of governmental budgeting
• Principles, practices and techniques of governmental accounting
• Theory, principles, practices and techniques associated with financial and economic analysis
• Standard office procedures

Skill in:

• Design and effective use of technology for financial management, analysis and reporting
• Analysis, evaluation and interpretation of complex financial information
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and financial software

Ability to:

• Analyze complex problems and situations and suggest appropriate solutions
• Conduct detailed research and analysis of complex financial data and prepare reports and findings
• Develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate policies and procedures
• Work safely and support the culture of workplace safety
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Follow verbal and written instructions

Coconino County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.