A government entity is looking for a detail-oriented accounting professional to assist its accounting department. The Assistant Accountant performs a variety of moderately complex accounting clerical tasks in support of accounting, budget, and/or business management functions.

Responsibilities:

• Compiles, assembles, and prepares financial reports, statements, statistical and fiscal tabulations and charts.
• Inputs data, record and verify details of financial transactions in journals, ledgers, and automated systems.
• Posts encumbrances, expenditures, revenues, deposits, disbursements, fee charges, and balances to journals, ledgers and records.
• Allocates costs to a variety of accounts according to established procedures.
• Receives and verifies monies, prepares receipts and makes deposits.
• Processes requests for monies from accounts and confirms the availability of funds.
• Reconciles and balance accounts and notifies personnel of overexpenditures.
• Examines and verifies accounts, records, vouchers, claims, invoices, payroll records, checks and supporting documentation for accuracy and conformance with established procedures and regulations, and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Makes computations for and prepare invoices and other documents.
• Contacts vendors, departmental personnel, grant recipients and others to obtain and provide information and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain and reconcile fixed assets inventory records.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years bookkeeping, accounting clerical or related experience.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of bookkeeping.
• Skill in performing mathematical computations.
• Skill in operating calculators, manual and automated office equipment.
• Proficient knowledge and skill in the use of computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Skill in the use of Excel or similar financial software preferred.
• Ability to recommend modifications in bookkeeping and accounting procedures.
• Ability to interact effectively verbally and in written form with other employees and the public.