Accountant 1 Floater (Program Centralized Data)

In order to be considered for this position applicants must successfully submit a completed application prior to the posting deadline. Applications submitted with incomplete or missing education and/or work experience sections will be considered incomplete and disqualified from consideration. The attachment of a resume to the application does not fulfill this requirement and will not prevent incomplete applications from being rejected.

BE SURE YOUR APPLICATION REFLECTS YOUR ENTIRE WORK HISTORY AS YOUR RESUME IS NOT REVIEWED TO QUALIFY YOU

Please answer any supplemental questions truthfully and completely. Use the employment history section of your application to substantiate your answers to supplemental questions.

Once the posting closes all applications will be reviewed. The information provided on the application will be utilized to determine whether or not each applicant meets the minimum requirements for this position. Please read the Minimum Requirements thoroughly and then demonstrate that you meet these requirements on your application. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered for the position.

Qualified eligible applicants will move on to the next step an Education and Experience Review in which points will be assigned to each applicants education and relevant work experience provided on their application.

We encourage all applicants to share a comprehensive concise history of their education certification licensing and employment on their employment application so that we are able to accurately assess their experience. Eligible candidates will be ranked on an Eligibility List based on their total score on the Education and Experience Review.

For questions regarding this posting please contact County of Northampton Human Resources at or .

Equal Employment Opportunities It is the policy of Northampton County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race color national origin religion sexual orientation marital status sex gender identity gender expression age genetic information disability or any other status protected by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state federal or local law.

GENERAL PURPOSE
The Accountant 1 Floater position within the Department of Human Services performs accounting and administrative support tasks in maintaining financial records. This position serves as a floater accountant and could be assigned on a rotating basis to Drug & Alcohol Mental Health/Developmental Programs/Early Intervention Area Agency on Aging Children Youth and Families and HealthChoices. All work is expected to be timely and accurate.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to the Administrative Officer 4.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
This position does not exercise supervision over other functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
Responsible for all accounting budgeting and reporting associated with the Information Referral and Emergency Services (IRES) Division Program Centralized Data (PCD) unit Homeless Assistance Program and Human Services Development Fund grants and the Human Services Building.

Responsible for monitoring and reporting of minor grants within the Department of Human Services i.e. Veterans Grant Rapid Re-housing.

Will assist the Mental Health and Developmental Programs Divisions with their cost settlement process by reviewing budget packets monitoring invoices reconciling payments to actual costs and reviewing audits.

Will assist the Department Accountants with fiscal tasks. These tasks will include but are not limited to the reviewing of audits state and county budgeting internal and external reporting monitoring of fiscal records and preparing journal entries and financial statements.

Will assist the divisions within the Department of Human Services with fiscal duties/ projects when requested. At times these types of assignments could last for an extended period of time.

Will spend time with all the accountants within the Department of Human Services and become familiar with their operations.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements management reserves the right to modify add or remove duties from particular jobs and assign other duties as necessary.

*An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority but may not perform all of the duties listed in this job description. Conversely minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors degree including or supplemented by eighteen (18) semester credit hours in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal or government accounting;OR

Eighteen (18) semester credit hours in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal or government accounting;AND

At least two (2) years of full time professional accounting work experience. Examples of such work would include bookkeeping banking and fiscal analysis.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

Knowledge of accounting-type software.

Must be able to apply established fiscal methods to financial transactions.

Must be able to relate program operations and goals to the budget process.

Must have the ability to organize monitor and analyze data utilizing various systems and records.

The ability to organize and complete various fiscal reports.

Ability to apply automated technology to fiscal operations.

Ability to identify and analyze trends and provide fiscal and budgetary forecasts.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Ability to express ideas in English clearly verbally and in writing.

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Must be able to use a keyboard.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Telephone personal computer (including word processing and spreadsheet software) calculator writing implements fax machine copy machine and paper shredder.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to walk sit talk or hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet.

SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application rating of education and experience interview and reference check will be required.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)

DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE

PAY GRADE: HS/GRAC1

UNION STATUS: NON-UNION