Senior Accountant

Citrus County Sheriff's Office; Inverness (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Citrus County Sheriff's Office is seeking a Senior Accountant to maintain financial accuracy and integrity across funds, including reconciliations, audits, and financial analysis.

The role requires advanced accounting knowledge, sharp analytical skills, and cross-department collaboration to support strategic decisions and audit readiness; responsibilities span month-end close, journal entries, and audit coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or higher with extensive accounting experience.
• Advanced understanding of accounting principles; fund accounting preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required for data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations with internal controls.
• Reconcile self-insurance fund and bank accounts; coordinate reporting.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including year-end adjustments.
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordinate with auditors.
• Maintain documentation for transparency, audit readiness, and compliance.
• Support system/process improvements and provide coverage during peak periods.

Skills

Advanced accounting

Analytical skills

Independent working

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Senior Accountant serves as a key contributor to maintaining the financial accuracy and integrity of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. This role requires advanced knowledge of accounting principles, advanced analytical skills, and effective cross-department collaboration to support strategic organizational decisions. Primary responsibilities include performing a variety of reconciliations, auditing and recording financial transactions, and conducting financial analyses across multiple funds.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to internal controls and audit standards.
• Reconcile the agency’s self-insurance fund, verify adequate funding levels, coordinate with insurance providers, and maintain required reporting while supporting the Accounting Lead in financial oversight.
• Reconcile the agency’s bank accounts to ensure ongoing financial accuracy and data integrity.
• Analyze special revenue and restricted fund activity to confirm proper classification, usage, and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare and process journal entries, including accruals, adjustments, reallocations, and all year-end entries such as payroll and health-related adjustments.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and recordkeeping to ensure transparency, compliance, and audit readiness. Serve as a primary point of contact for auditors during the annual on-site audit.
• Lead annual audit preparation by reviewing documentation prior to submission and coordinating on-site auditor requests with appropriate subject matter experts.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal control effectiveness.
• Provide coverage and support to team members as needed to ensure continuity of operations.
• Support divisional leadership with the implementation of new systems and processes and provide additional assistance during peak workload periods or staff absences.
• Complete special projects assigned to support divisional and agencywide operational needs.
• All CCSO employees are considered essential emergency workers and are subject to working in any capacity/hours deemed necessary by the Agency during activations, including but not limited to, in-County and out-of-County deployments.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Expert knowledge of principles and practices of accounting, financial management and budgeting
• Strong ability to organize workload when faced with competing priorities to complete work in a timely manner
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy of work product
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication.
• Proficient problem solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Provide high level of service to, and effective relationship-building with multiple internal and external constituencies.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products with the ability to learn new systems and digital platforms.
• Ability to think, act quickly, calmly, and appropriately in emergencies.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICIATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred or combination of higher-level education, professional certifications or relevant training with at least ten years of experience in financial accounting, or a closely related field.
• Advanced understanding of accounting principles, with a preference for experience in fund accounting.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

SUPPLMENTAL INFORMATION:

• Work within an office environment among peers.
• Prolonged sitting in performance of daily activities.
• Ability to lift to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Grasping, repetitive hand movement, and eye coordination using a computer keyboard.
• Acute hearing, near and far vision required.
• May require driving occasionally.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have the legal right to work in the United States.
• If a current CCSO employee, then no disciplinary actions within the last12 months and completion of current position time commitment requirement.

GENERAL PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Demonstrates polite, helpful, and courteous behavior, respecting cultural differences, when interacting with the public and colleagues.
• Responds to supervision, guidance, and direction in a positive, receptive manner.
• Must be appropriately dressed and groomed.
• Reports to work promptly and properly prepared, notifying supervisor of intended absences.
• Acts in a professional manner, following established protocols and procedures.

An oral board with job-related questions and/or scenarios will be administered on a date specifically set with all potential candidates notified at least three days in advance of the specified date. The oral board passing score will be 80% or higher. The Sheriff reserves the right to make selections from internal or external sources.

Contact: Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail] for more information.

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. All hires, transfers, and promotions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, religion, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.