<p>JOB SUMMARY</p> <p>The purpose of this classification is to perform professional level accounting and pre-auditing work for the District's finance programs. Duties include preparing, analyzing and auditing transactions prior to entry into SAP in order to maintain accurate financial records. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, posting general ledger entries, revenue and expenditure analysis, and participating in special projects, as assigned.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</p> <p>The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.</p> <ul> <li>Operates a personal computer, and general office equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of accounting and budgeting applications, word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software. </li><li>Assists with monitoring and managing District budgets; investigates budgetary control problems; and recommends solutions. </li><li>Reviews debt service principal and interest liability accounts for correct balances. </li><li>Assists in the coordination, implementation and administration of the District accounting programs including revenues, expenses, fixed assets, capital improvement, debt service, and inter-fund transfers, receivables and payables; booking accounting entries for accounts receivables and payables; and preparing debit memos for reimbursements between funds. </li><li>Coordinates and maintains the general ledger accounting system: resolves accounting issues; reconciles accounts; reviews and completes pre-audit and post-audit transactions. </li><li>Assists in the coordination and preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) and budgetary timeframes. </li><li>Supports month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes including annual audit. </li><li>Performs a variety of accounting and analytical tasks and computations including budget to GAAP reconciliation and fixed asset, prepaid and inventory management. </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned </li></ul> <p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; supplemented by five (5) years previous accounting experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.</p> <p>Knowledge of all General Accounting and GASB standards required.</p> <p>SAP Finance ERP transaction and reporting experience is preferred.</p> <p>SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS</p> <p>Must have a valid driver's license.</p> <p>PERFORMANCE APTITUDES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)</p> <p>Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.</p> <p>Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility.</p> <p>Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.</p> <p>Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.</p> <p>Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; and may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.</p> <p>Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.</p> <p>Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.</p> <p>ADA COMPLIANCE</p> <p>Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in a sedentary to light work environment, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (under 25 pounds).</p> <p>Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally and in writing. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals.</p> <p>Environmental Factors: Essential functions are performed primarily indoors with minimal exposure to outdoor environmental factors.</p> <p>The MDC seeks to enhance the diversity of its workforce. People of color, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.</p>