Accounting Technician II

Collier County; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Collier County in Naples, FL is seeking an accounting professional to support daily tasks across grants, leases, and general accounting functions. You will process financial documents, post transactions, and help maintain accurate ledgers.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience, with fingerprinting required. Salary offers reflect the full pay range for the position and may be adjusted based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year of related accounting experience preferred.
• Fingerprinting required.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements daily operational tasks for assigned accounting function (grants or lease management) and related division work.
• Receives and processes financial documents, ensures accuracy and codes appropriately.
• Prepares and processes documents for accounting functions, posts payments and receipts.
• Monitors activities and compares with budgets; generates reports like grant summaries and revenue reports.
• Maintains accounting information in automated systems; performs data entry and file maintenance.
• Reconciles transactions, bank statements, and general ledger for assigned accounts.

Skills

Basic accounting

Data entry

Financial document processing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long‑term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

• Plans and implements daily operational tasks for assigned specialized accounting function such as grants administration or lease management; also performs general accounting and fiscal work for other Division accounting functions.
• Receives and processes financial documents for assigned accounting; reviews documents, ensures accuracy and completes with appropriate information such as account codes, assigning vendor numbers, etc.
• Prepares and processes documents for assigned accounting functions; ensures accuracy, completeness, appropriate coding, etc.; accepts and posts payments for assigned programs/functions and prepares receipts for same.
• Monitor accounting activities and compares with established budgets and/or projections; prepares reports of accounting activities such as grant reporting summaries, reports of budget deviations, revenue and sales reports, revenues and expenditures reports, etc.
• Establishes and maintains accounting information in automated financial information systems; posts information and performs data entry for accounting transactions; maintains automated files and databases; processes data to produce accounting documents.
• Reconciles accounting transactions and documentation, bank statements and the general ledger for assigned accounts and/or accounting functions; maintains running balances on assigned accounts.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Performs other related duties as required.

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident‑by‑incident basis, the County’s Administrative Office will make the determination as to who will be required to work.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all‑inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary that are a logical assignment to the position.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident‑by‑incident basis.

This job posting is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.