Accounting Clerk III: Financial Controls & Reports

TrulyHired; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

TrulyHired is seeking a Clerk 3, Accounting to perform specialized accounting and bookkeeping work of an independent and complex nature with supervisory and delegated administrative responsibilities.

The role involves directing accounts, preparing financial data for fiscal management, handling payroll, audits, and journal entries, and supervising staff in recording transactions and producing reports. Strong accuracy, judgement, and computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Directs and/or monitors the maintenance of accounts and control of funds disbursed or received.
• Prepares financial data required for effective management of the fiscal affairs of a section.
• Utilizes independent judgement and knowledge in broad accounting functions.
• Plans, assigns, advises, and supervises the work of staff in recording transactions, journals, ledgers, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Directs and/or monitors the maintenance of accounts and control of funds disbursed or received.
• Prepares financial data required for effective management of the fiscal affairs of a section.
• Utilizes considerable independent judgement and acquired knowledge and skills in the performance of broad accounting functions.
• Plans, assigns, advises, informs, and/or supervises the work of subordinate employees in recording transactions to accounts receivable and payable, maintaining and reconciling journals, ledgers and other record books, and in preparing periodic financial and statistical statements, reports, and tabulations.
• Maintains payroll transactions, worker's compensation claims and payments, hospitalization claims and payments, and all social security reports.
• Issues purchase orders, checks invoices, and audits fixed price scientific research contracts.
• Prepares checks, reconciles departmental cashier reports, and classifies and records daily departmental receipts and disbursements into journals.
• Totals and balances financial transactions and posts to general ledger, posts to control accounts, reconciles bank statements, prepares warrants for check requisitions.
• Audits accounts, payrolls, Full Time Equivalent (FTE) information, and invoices of department for mathematical correctness and legal compliance.
• Reconciles book balances with bank balances.
• Conducts research and answers employee inquiries concerning appropriate financial matters.
• Performs basic computer skills.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounting

Payroll

Financial reporting

Journal entries

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

TrulyHired is seeking a Clerk 3, Accounting to perform specialized accounting and bookkeeping work of an independent and complex nature with supervisory and delegated administrative responsibilities.

The role involves directing accounts, preparing financial data for fiscal management, handling payroll, audits, and journal entries, and supervising staff in recording transactions and producing reports. Strong accuracy, judgement, and computer skills are essential.