Senior Accountant I #56-2026

Polk-County-Clerk-of-Court; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Places to Work recognition

Florida Retirement System

Health insurance

Wellness center

Employee gym

22 days paid time off

Job summary

Polk County Clerk of Courts is seeking a qualified professional for a full‑time, exempt accounting/financial role in the GL/Grants/Fixed Assets department.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or 4 years of direct experience, with strong accounting and data analysis skills. The office offers a robust benefits package, including Florida Retirement System, health insurance, wellness center and gym, plus 22 days of paid time off in year one.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of PCs and advanced skills related to software such as spreadsheets, databases and word processing.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities while meeting critical deadlines.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as statutes, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and technical materials.
• Ability to apply general accounting principles and methods.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and analyze policies, contracts, State statutes, ordinances, and other documents to assure fiscal and/or regulatory compliance.
• Audit, analyze, and reconcile accounting records and general ledger accounts for accuracy and completeness; resolve differences and take corrective action.
• Collaborate with the team members to meet all applicable deadlines and maintain accuracy.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist internal and external auditors as needed.
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets and files; provide data required for completion of periodic reports and documents.
• Examine journal entries, reports and documents prepared by other departments to determine fiscal and contractual compliance.
• Prepare/review and analyze financial reports, annual audit schedules and footnotes.
• Recommend process improvements, participate in writing and updating standard operating procedures, and attend meetings as required.
• Prepare correspondence and perform other administrative functions as required.
• Respond and resolve customer inquiries and complaints.

Skills

PC skills

Spreadsheets

Databases

Word processing

Task management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years direct experience

Job description

Join a team of dedicated professionals in the Polk County Clerk of Courts office. The Clerk’s office has been recognized as a Best Places to Work—an award given by CareerSource Polk that is based on employee surveys and an evaluation by judges. The Clerk of Courts provides a very rich benefit plan which includes membership in the Florida Retirement System, health insurance, an employee wellness center, and an employee gym. There’s also a paid time off plan in which one can accrue twenty-two days of leave time in the first year of employment.
Job Number: 56-2026
Hiring Rate:$58,552 - $97,760
Shift:8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Monday-Friday
FLSA Status:Exempt
Department:GL, Grants, Fixed Assets

Essential Attributes

• The Mission of the Clerk of Courts has a high degree of public accountability, regular attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position.
• Support and comply with the Mission Statement and Code of Conduct of the Clerk of Courts.
• Maintain a high standard relating to professional conduct and behavior.
• Work cooperatively with other employees of the work unit and embrace a teamwork approach to completing tasks.

Essential Tasks

• Evaluate and analyze policies, contracts, State statutes, ordinances, and other documents to assure fiscal and/or regulatory compliance.
• Audit, analyze, and reconcile accounting records and general ledger accounts for accuracy and completeness; resolve differences and take corrective action.
• Collaborate with the team members to meet all applicable deadlines and maintain accuracy.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist internal and external auditors as needed.
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets and files; provide data required for completion of periodic reports and documents.
• Examine journal entries, reports and documents prepared by other departments to determine fiscal and contractual compliance.
• Prepare/review and analyze financial reports, annual audit schedules and footnotes.
• Recommend process improvements, participate in writing and updating standard operating procedures, and attend meetings as required.
• Prepare correspondence and perform other administrative functions as required.
• Respond and resolve customer inquiries and complaints.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in safe manner.
• Attend meetings as required.
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred from an accredited four-year college or university in related field or a minimum of 4 years direct experience.
• Governmental accounting experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as statutes, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and technical materials.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities while meeting critical deadlines.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to create and follow detailed procedures through multi-step processes.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to apply general accounting principles and methods.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized and abstract situations.
• Strong working knowledge of PCs and advanced skills related to software such as spreadsheets, databases and word processing.
• Ability to make good decisions.

Physical Requirements

• Applicant must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust to focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

M/F/V/D
Hiring rate: $58,552 to $97,760
Monday - Friday; 8am - 5pm

Department: GL/Grants/Fixed Assets
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position