Accountant-Finance

The Accountant will manage and analyze the County budget to assist management in making sound financial decisions for the present and future. He/she will perform monthly and year end accounting processes; assist in the collection, preparation, and analysis of financial data in accordance with all local, state, federal, and financial reporting requirements; and manage the cash resources of the County in order to maximize interest revenue and meet payroll, accounts payable, and warrant payable needs.

Position Information:

Department: Finance

Sub-Department: N/A

Pay Grade: 110

Starting Salary: $27.03 an hour / $52,708.50 annually

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full Time

Reports to: Financial Manager 1

Supervises: N/A

Classification: Accountant I

Work Hours: This position will work and be paid for 75 hours in a 2-week pay period

Current Cumberland County Employees will follow the County Promotion/Demotion policy.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for maintenance of Questica and all related software including the integration and automation of software to ensure no duplicate entry. Responsible for portions of the budgeting process from the design of the database through the approval of the budget and the publishing of the budget document.

• Manage the integration of data from Lawson into the budget software ensuring the accuracy of the data.

• Responsible for the preparation of a $300 million calendar and fiscal budget.

• Analyze, review, and work with departments regarding their budget submissions which includes negotiating and adjusting departmental budgets.

• Manage and prepare the Strategy & Budget document and the Budget Briefing which involves working closely with departments.

• Create adhoc views, write new reports with Microsoft Report Builder to be added to the reports list in Questica.

• Write SQL queries with Questica database

• Manage the security module of the software

• Apply hot fixes, patches, and major releases

• Train new budget users and current budget users on the software and major releases.

• Manage the OpenBook site - budget transparency for our citizens.

• Manage the performance measures and benchmarking processes of the County. Research, analyze, and compile information from other organization in order to benchmark with Cumberland County. Assist in the preparation of presentations.

• Manage and perform the accounting functions for three Conservation District funds, two Record Improvement funds, Recycling and Waste, Hotel Tax, Affordable Housing Funds and reconciliation of those accounts. This includes reconciliation and analysis of accounts, routine and non-routine journal entries, analytics, budget adjustments, and monthly close packets.

• Manage the cash resources of the county on a daily basis to maximize interest revenue and ensure the safety of the investments. Analyze and transfer cash from funds to the General Fund for reimbursement of expenses and payroll. Forecast cash needs in order to build an investment schedule that ranges from 15 to 365 days.

• Manage county credit cards. This includes issuing new cards, terminating cards for termed employees, and handling disputes with the credit card company.

• Update the Finance website for new documents and updating information.

• Attends training and seminars as required.

• Performs other related job duties as required.

Minimum Requirements to Perform the Work:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with at least 15 credits in accounting.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in budget and accounting (government preferred).