Accountant 1

Duties and Responsibilities
 Performs bookkeeping and clerical work pertaining to the maintenance of accounting or
fiscal records.
 Reconciles and analyzes the monthly payroll, including, but not limited to retrieving
employees' timesheets and allocating payroll costs accordingly.
 Reviews agency budgets, researches and identifies reasons for any differences between
actual expenditures and budgets.
 Analyzes expenditure rates and patterns.
 Compiles and analyzes monthly Financial Reports.
 Prepares and completes monthly cost allocations.
 Performs pre-auditing of fiscal documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
with SFWIB defined policies and procedures, as well as governmental regulations.
 Maintains accounting records, such as monthly account reconciliations and analysis of
all balance sheet accounts.
 Assists with annual financial audits and State fiscal monitoring.
 Receives and reviews service provider reimbursement packages.
 Verifies the receipt, accuracy, and completeness of documentation submitted by the
service provider.
 Contacts Service Providers to obtain signatures, forms, and related paperwork not
submitted in the reimbursement package.
 Corrects any discrepancies noted during the review process.
 Reviews budgets and budget modifications received from Service Providers.
 Maintains accounting records relating to the Service Providers' actual expenditures, and
entering budgets in the accounting system.
 Reviews and approves close-outs.
 Trains and assists subordinate Account Clerks as necessary.
 Assists supervisors with more complex accounting activities.
Required Training and Experience
 Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university and one (1)
year of professional accounting experience; or a Bachelor's degree to include twentyone
(21) semester credits in Accounting; or completion of twenty-one (21) semester
credits in Accounting and four (4) years of accounting or bookkeeping experience.
 Experience with creating spreadsheets.
 Experience with Fund Accounting and budgets.
 Must pass pre-employment screening/background check.