Accountant II

COUNTY OF HIDALGO; Edinburg (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Hidalgo seeks an Accountant II to perform routine accounting, balancing financial statements, and support grant accounting within Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department. The role involves training others, applying GAAP, and ensuring accuracy in financial records.

The successful candidate will have a four-year degree in accounting or finance, experience in accounting preferred, and a Texas driver's license.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting or finance.
• Experience in accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares financial statements with schedules and exhibits.
• Prepares special reports on payroll, estimates, cost data, and budget items.
• Prepares and posts various vouchers and audits them for accuracy.
• Audits accounting or control records for accuracy and conformance to established standards and procedures.
• Researches reconciliation discrepancies and reports findings.
• Recommends improvements, adaptations, or revisions to the accounting system and accompanying procedures.
• Provides technical assistance to staff in handling accounting transactions.
• May serve as a consultant on accounting matters to administrative, supervisory, or technical staff, and assists agency administrators in applying financial data to the resolution of administrative or operating problems.
• May work with state and federal grants.
• May monitor clerical work in progress and audit completed work for accuracy.
• May train others.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Numerical accuracy

Data analysis

Training others

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

10-key calculator

Job description

Posting number: 2026-03712

Department: Hidalgo County - Sheriff

Job classification: Accountant II - Grade 10

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance

Summary

Employee performs routine accounting work. Work involves maintaining, preparing, posting, and balancing financial statements, records, documents, or reports. Employee may specialize in some phase of accounting work such as federal funds accounting, property and equipment control, cost, payroll, budgeting, or bond servicing. Employee works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment and may train others.

Examples of duties

• Prepares financial statements with schedules and exhibits.
• Prepares special reports on payroll, estimates, cost data, and budget items.
• Prepares and posts various vouchers and audits them for accuracy.
• Audits accounting or control records for accuracy and conformance to established standards and procedures.
• Researches reconciliation discrepancies and reports findings.
• Recommends improvements, adaptations, or revisions to the accounting system and accompanying procedures.
• Provides technical assistance to staff in handling accounting transactions.
• May serve as a consultant on accounting matters to administrative, supervisory, or technical staff, and assists agency administrators in applying financial data to the resolution of administrative or operating problems.
• May work with state and federal grants.
• May monitor clerical work in progress and audit completed work for accuracy.
• May train others.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a major in accounting or finance.

Experience in accounting preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registration:

Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s license.

Must be able to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.

Supplemental information

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures affecting maintenance of accounting records and of automated accounting systems.
• Ability to supervise the work of others.
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting theory.
• Ability to work accurately with numerical detail.
• Ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to train others.
• Knowledge in MS Word, Excel and 10-key calculator.
• Knowledge in grant management and appropriate grant management systems and standards.