Government Accounting & Payroll Specialist

COCONINO COUNTY, AZ; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Coconino County seeks an experienced accounting professional to perform advanced accounting, financial and payroll support duties, including preparing reconciliations, entries and reports. The role involves audits, public interactions, and collaboration with multiple agencies.

The ideal candidate has formal accounting education and hands-on governmental accounting experience, with strong communication and customer service skills. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Leads accounting support activities including the review and verification of accounting documentation, ensuring accuracy in calculation, coding and adherence to policies and procedures
• Responsible for accounting support activities in the areas of payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, and/or special districts
• Prepares, maintains, and reconciles accounting, financial and other departmental records and accounts
• Audits projected revenues and expenditures
• Verifies transactions and reconciles discrepancies
• Responds to requests for information related to assigned area
• Frequent interaction with employees, other agencies and the public through various media to resolve complex accounting support problems
• Verifies the work of other accounting support staff
• Trains less experienced personnel in the clerical accounting activities or the work unit
• Provides support for external audits/auditors
• May effect collections of fines and fees
• May prepare invoices
• May audit travel claims for compliance with travel policies
• May handle and account for cash in various amounts
• May prepare and perform check run
• May supervise bookkeeping, clerical staff or temporary employees

Responsibilities

• Essential functions of this position include but are not limited to: sitting for computer work; working with and around other staff and outside agencies; dealing with interruptions; reaching; repetitive motion (hand/wrist) for computer work, writing, and using a calculator; vision acuity (near/ far) must be able to see documents needing attention and driving; color vision for reading labels; hearing and speech for ordinary conversation with staff and customers; finger dexterity for typing/ 10-key.
• Four years of increasingly responsible accounting experience; OR,
• Associate's degree in Accounting, Economics or Business and three years of increasingly responsible accounting experience; OR,
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics or Business and two years of increasingly responsible accounting experience; OR,
• Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• The i deal candidate will have experience in governmental accounting: good communicator; good customer service and have grant experience.

Skills

Mathematical computations

Budget/financial tracking software

Office equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics or Business

Associate's degree in Accounting, Economics or Business

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Tools

Automated accounting systems

Job description

Coconino County seeks an experienced accounting professional to perform advanced accounting, financial and payroll support duties, including preparing reconciliations, entries and reports. The role involves audits, public interactions, and collaboration with multiple agencies.

The ideal candidate has formal accounting education and hands-on governmental accounting experience, with strong communication and customer service skills. Equal opportunity employer.