ACCOUNTANT II.7017200

Dallas County (TX) - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Dallas, TX

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The position involves performing complex accounting transactions to analyze, research, and review financial information. Responsibilities include analyzing, reconciling, and testing general ledger data for various statutory or county funds, processing correction journals to the general ledger and multiple subsidiary ledgers, and reviewing transfers, interfaces, and other financial updates for posting. The role also includes providing training and special assistance to staff as needed, analyzing payables and receivables recorded against budgetary accounts, and preparing necessary journal entries or requests for budget adjustments. Additionally, the position requires completing statutory or standard county reports, approving accounting functions of selected clerks, and performing other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex accounting transactions to analyze, research, and review financial information.
• Analyzes, reconciles, and tests general ledger data for various statutory or county funds.
• Processes correction journals to general ledger and multiple subsidiary ledgers, reviews transfers, interfaces, and other financial updates for posting.
• Provides training and special assistance to staff, as needed.
• Analyzes payables and receivables recorded against budgetary accounts and prepares necessary journal entries or requests necessary budget adjustments.
• Completes statutory or standard county reports.
• Approves accounting functions of selected clerk.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business, or in a job related field of study.
• One (1) year of additional work related experience.
• Familiarity with bank deposit, general ledger reconciliation, transfers, and account payables and receivables.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and analytical skills.
• Skilled in the use of standard software applications.
• Skilled in 10-key by touch.