Accountant (Provisional, Pending Civil Service Procedures)
Starting Salary: $45,000.00

DEFINITION: Under the direction of a Supervising Accountant or other fiscal officer, performs routine professional accounting work for grant programs funded with Federal, state, and local monies. Maintains, analyzes, and operates an accounting record and reporting system in support of agency operations; does other related work as required.

DUTIES:
• Conducts routine financial audits of documents and implements accounting functions, systems, policies, and plans.
• Conducts compliance audits to ensure that all transactions are in conformance with accounting and tax policies, procedures, recommendations, and regulations.
• Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports, including the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and/or annual reports.
• Conducts routine investigative audits of books and examinations of financial records.
• Assists in preparing budget requests and current statements of allocations and disbursements of budgeted funds.
• Routinely audits and records expense invoices.
• Conducts operational audits and edits cost reports and other financial summaries and statements.
• Checks disbursements for adherence to contractual obligations.
• Compiles, analyzes, and prepares a variety of statements and reports for use in financial, budget and personnel planning.
• Maintains accounting records and files.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting subjects. Note: Possession of a valid certificate as a Registered Municipal Accountant or Certified Public Accountant issued by the New Jersey State Board of Certified Public Accountants or as a Certified Municipal Finance Officer issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services may be substituted for the above educational requirement.

HOURS: Monday through Friday, 35 hours per week

LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey

Offers of employment for this title are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness testing, to include drug screenings, and criminal background checks.

Applicants should submit letter of interest with resume to:
Wheeler Fazenbaker
wheelerfa@co.cumberland.nj.us or fax to 856-453-0361

The County of Cumberland is an Equal Opportunity Employer Striving for Diversity in the Workplace