What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist position at Forsyth County (NC)?
Forsyth County Government has an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and detail oriented professional to work as an accounting specialist. An employee in this position will enjoy detailed verifications of accounting entries against bank activity. Verifying and processing the cash receipt journals requires interaction with departmental contacts and vendors. Data entry skills will be utilized in posting journals and recording collections such as occupancy tax, vehicle rental tax, heavy equipment tax and property tax collections. The biggest challenge will be learning the Oracle modules including receipts, general ledger, procurement and cash management. The job offers a variety of additional daily tasks which include filing, remote capture check deposits and answering the department phone on a rotating basis. The successful candidate is responsible for conducting analyses of financial operations throughout the county. Duties include reviewing and evaluating county financial systems and assisting in developing new systems. The employee will exercise independent professional judgement. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated through conferences, reviews of reports and recommendations. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to an Associate’s degree in Business Administration or Accounting, and some experience in accounting related activities.
- Receives, scans, and transmits daily deposits and ensures deposit accuracy.
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual invoices.
- Consolidates cost sharing information for all departments.
- Conducts fixed asset accounting.
- Handles vendor maintenance.
- General knowledge of standard accounting office procedures.
- Ability to handle high volume of data entry.
- Ability to prepare clear and concise financial reports.
- Ability to perform basic level technical accounting functions.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate data.
- Ability to multi-task under stressful situations.
- Provide excellent customer service to the public and employees.
- Perform mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
- Enter and retrieve data from computer system.
- Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, database, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment.
- Perform related work as required.
Salary : $47,362 - $54,475
