Senior Accountant - Boise, United States - Ada County

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Senior Accountant

Salary

$60, $65,164.00 Annually

Location

Boise, ID

Job Type

Full-Time with Benefits

Job Number

02233

Department

Clerk - Auditor, Recorder & Records Retention

Opening Date

06/05/2024

Closing Date

6/21/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

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General Summary

Ada County is a great place to work We have more than 2000 employees dedicated to enhancing our communitys quality of life. Our Clerk's Office team is growing, and this is an excellent opportunity to be a part of taking this team to the next level.

We offer a competitive benefits package which includes excellent medical, dental and vision insurance; generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start; 11 paid holidays a year; participation in one of the Nation's best state retirement systems which includes 11.18% employer contribution; various savings plans including a deferred compensation 457(b) plan with up to 3% county match; 401K plan; paid parental leave; life insurance; wellness programs; ongoing training opportunities and career pathing. This generous Ada County Total Rewards package increases the base salary by approximately 40 percent.

If you have ever voted, filed paperwork for a court case, picked up a marriage license or applied for a permit in Ada County, we have helped you. We do our best each and every day to make sure your experiences working with our office go as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

Weve worked to make this website easy to use. In many cases, you can find what you need online without having to make a trip to the courthouse or pick up the phone to call. However, we are always here and ready to help you whether that is working with the courts, our indigent services team, looking at the countys financials or one of the many other areas we oversee. It is our goal to provide the best service possible and we look forward to helping you.

Learn more about Ada County Clerk's Office by visiting their website. Ada County Clerk's Office )

Required: A cover letter and resume must be included with your application.

POSITION GENERAL SUMMARY:

Performs professional accounting and/or auditing work involving the use and application of accounting principles and techniques in order to maintain accounting systems; performs related functions as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

A Senior Accountant is distinguished in the amount of relevant experience and scope of the job functions. A Senior Accountant is expected to independently manage, control, and monitor a diverse range of advanced accounting functions. An Senior Accountant performs complex and varied work under general direction.

Essential Functions

+ Assists in the preparation of financial statements and reports for control and information purposes;

+ Prepares financial reports;

+ Reconciles and balances accounts and develops accurate statements;

+ Accumulates statistics and compiles records for use in checking various accounting activities;

+ Performs periodic audits of funds and accounts;

+ Deposits and reconciles funds;

+ Assures conformity to policy and promotes methods to increase effectiveness in the performance of accounting transactions;

+ Conducts special studies and makes analysis of various accounting and financial activities;

+ Analyzes and monitors budgets using the county financial system;

+ Assists county departments in the development of their budgets;

+ Edits and updatestransactions in order to balance sub-ledgers to ledgers;

+ Prepares technical accounting entries in conformance with generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP);

+ Reviews, develops and modifies specific parts of accounting procedures and processes in order to improve existing accounting methods and results;

+ Assists financial staff in analyzing results, and makes reports and/or recommendations;

+ Analyzes current processes as they impact departmental financial and accounting needs and makes recommendations;

+ Maintains specialized and general ledgers and related journals, reconciles subsidiary accounts to control accounts.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

+ Performs related functions as required.

Job Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Accounting or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience;

+ Five years of experience in accounting or a related field;

+ Experience in governmental accounting preferred;

+ Knowledge of accounting, auditing, and budgeting theory, principles, techniques, and procedures;

+ Knowledge of the application of governmental accounting, auditing, and budgeting;

+ Skill in compiling basic and supporting data and in preparing accounting, financial and statistical statements;

+ Skill in using personal computers and MS Office Suite;

+ Skill analyzing accounting systems and procedures;

+ Skill preparing complex financial statements and reports;

+ Skill communicating verbally and in writing;

+ Ability to analyze accounting systems and procedures;

+ Ability to work as a member of a team to accomplish department goals;

+ Ability to exercise inititiative and independant judgement;

+ Ability to make sound judgments and draw valid conclusions;

+ Ability to train and provide guideance to others;

+ Ability to conduct through and detailed audits;

+ Ability to organize workload and set priorities;

+ Ability to follow complex verbal and written directions;

+ Ability to grasp the relationship between numbers, accounts and items in accounts;

+ Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;

+ Ability to comprehend and analyze unique software systems and database management programs;

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality;

+ Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, department directors, elected officials, other government agencies, outside auditors and the general public.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

+ Work is performed primarily in an office environment and the employee in this class is subject to inside environmental conditions;

+ May be required to lift up to 20 lbs.;

+ Requires sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, which permits the employee to function in a general office environment to accomplish tasks.

DISCLAIMER:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in the job. This job description is not an employment agreement and/or an expressed or implied employment contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Ada County recognizes that employees are our most valuable asset. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to benefit-eligible employees designed to support the health, wellness and long-term financial stability of our employees and their families.

Healthcare:

+ Low-cost medical, dental, vision premiums and deductibles

+ Post-employment health savings account

Retirement and Investments Plans:

+ PERSI retirement benefits

+ 457(b) post or pre-tax investments options with up to 3% employer match

+ 401(k)

Wellbeing Program:

+ Employee Assistance Program for short-term counseling on work, family, finances, and personal concerns.

+ Free ACHD Commuter ride vanpool program

+ Free bus pass

Paid-leave:

+ 11 paid holidays per year

+ 8 weeks paid Parental Leave

+ Approximately 96 hours of vacation accrual for full-time employee

+ Approximately 96 hours of sick accrual for full-time employee

+ 5 days paid bereavement leave

Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance

+ Basic Life Insurance employer paid if benefit eligible

+ Short Term Disability employer paid if benefit eligible

Optional Benefits:

+ Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

+ NCPERS Decreasing Term Life Insurance

+ Supplemental Employee, Spouse, Child Life Insurance

+ Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance

+ AFLAC

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Agency

Ada County

Department

Clerk - Auditor, Recorder & Records Retention

Address

200 W. Front St. Boise, Idaho, 83702

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