JOB Perform technical accounting tasks for financial information, processing and reporting. Maintain the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of general ledger account balances, budgets and encumbrances, as assigned.
SALARY: 15A
REPORTS TO: Senior General Ledger Accountant
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None EXAMPLE OF DUTIES 1. Review procurements, budget transfers, and appropriating ordinances for correct account distribution, allowability, and funds availability.
2. Perform general ledger file maintenance functions for assigned funds.
3. Prepare budget and journal entries for assigned funds.
4. Respond to inquiries from Borough employees for assigned funds.
5. Prepare various reconciliations, allocations, reports, statements, spreadsheets and schedules, and perform special accounting projects for both internal and external purposes.
6. Perform analyses of accounts in assigned funds, as needed.
7. Reconcile and distribute transaction and ledger reports.
8. Perform/assist with year-end accounting tasks, audit, and financial statement preparation.
9. For various modules of the financial management system (as assigned), troubleshoot and test periodic software updates. Train and/or supervise various staff in the use of the financial management system.
10. Assist with the records retention program for the General Ledger section. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION JOB CONTACTS:
Frequent interdepartmental business contact and frequent public contact.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY:
Does not supervise; experiences very little routine and often major problems with little immediate supervision; the consequences of error, carelessness or mistaken judgment require significant effort to recover.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
General office where conditions are pleasant; good, clean working conditions where accidents/hazards are negligible; requires short periods of light lifting, pushing or pulling (25-50 lbs.).
