Peach County - Accounting Technician

Job Announcement:

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The Accounting Technician is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations. To assist in reviewing and/or reconciling of entries to various records and reports, billing and collection function, payroll and accounts payable function, to prepare various financial and administrative forms and reports, and to provide administrative support to the department manager. The Accounting Technician must comply with applicable local, state and federal regulations and accepted accounting principles and procedures. This position reports to the Finance Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following functions are normal for this position.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.  Other duties may be required and assigned.

Administering of the county’s payroll function, calculating and verifying of payroll data, posting of data into the computerized financial system, submitting payroll checks to county employees, verifying of accuracy of employee withholdings, processing of tax related transactions, makes FLSA computations and other payroll related activities, and ensures compliance with local, state and federal requirements.

Maintains records of payroll deductions including child support, garnishments, and bankruptcies; responds to the courts, based on payroll schedule for garnishments and bankruptcies. Prepares annual W2 and ACA forms.

Establishes and maintains financial and other administrative records, to include manual files and automated files and databases; creates and maintains financial statements and reimbursement requests; prepares and submits tax coupons and billing invoices; and prepares reports and summaries from financial and administrative records and data.

Recording and reporting of revenues, balancing of revenues, preparation of receipts, preparation of daily ambulance billing reports and receiving of related payments, preparation of revenues for deposit in appropriate County bank accounts, pursuing of revenue collection of unpaid and/or insufficient checks to the County, preparation of collection letters, and collection of fees for insufficient and/or returned checks.

Assists the Assistant Finance Director in the preparation of the annual financial Audit by gathering information and documentation for the audit, providing information to the auditors, and responding to the auditor’s questions and requests.  

Establishes and maintains financial records, to include manual and automated files of accounts payable transactions, payroll records, and other accounting documentation; organizes files in a logical manner for the daily, monthly, yearly access to conduct the financial operations of the county.

Preparation of financial reports, financial statements, preparing of reimbursement requests and grants accounting reports, assists in submitting reports to state agencies and/or other authorities as required, assists in preparing studies, reports and related information for use in planning, forecasting and decision and making, assists in researching new policies and procedures.

Assists in auditing travel expense statements for accuracy, authorization and compliance with state regulations.  Scans documents; maintains a variety of spreadsheets.

Greets and assists visitors; answers phones; directs calls and responds to inquiries.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Associate's degree with course work emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field, supplemented by minimum two (2) years progressively responsible experience and/or training involving governmental finance and accounting programs, policies and procedures; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.  Requires Notary Public Certificate.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility.

Equipment Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (15-35 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Peach County, Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Peach County, Georgia, will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

 

Please direct questions regarding this position to HR@peachcounty.gov