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The Staff Accountant performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; performs duties in the areas of general ledger accounting, budgeting, and treasury functions; completes special accounting analyses; and provides responsible staff assistance to assigned management staff.

• Researches, prepares, and posts routine and non-routine journal entries to the general ledger using a computerized integrated financial system.
• Reconciles, analyzes, and prepares a variety of financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers, supporting schedules, and other financial and statistical reports.
• Prepares monthly departmental financial statements, and quarterly revenue and expenditure reports, along with supporting schedules in accordance with established internal accounting procedures and reporting guidelines.
• Assists Senior Accountant with general ledger analysis, leading the monthly financial analysis meeting and preparing the monthly financial analysis report.
• Leads the agency’s fixed asset module including additions, disposals, and reconciliations.
• Partners with internal stakeholders to tag capital assets and conduct physical inventory.
• Audits, reconciles, and supports accounts payable transactions to assure conformance with agency reporting standards and to achieve operational needs reconciliation with the general ledger.
• Compiles and distributes monthly budget reports to all departments.
• Prepares work papers and various reports for federal and state agencies as well as for internal accounting.
• Assists with annual independent financial audit and other special audits by preparing accounting schedules and providing supporting data associated with specific accounting transactions.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 ATTRIBUTES AND SKILL SETS:

• Work cooperatively with others.
• Be flexible and agile and consider different points of view.
• Consider “customer first” in decision making.
• Be open to new ideas and continuous improvement.
• Foster internal and external relationships.
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; interpersonal skills; and problem-solving skills.
• Detail and process oriented.
• Financially accountable and budget conscious.
• Proactive and achievement driven.

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college/university is required.
• Two years of accounting experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.