Solid Waste Accounts Specialist

Bay County
Bay, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2024 CLOSED ON 4/2/2024

Job Posting for Solid Waste Accounts Specialist at Bay County

GradeJob ClassWork CompEEO Class/CodeTier Status 
B80-4aNon-Supervisory88106/Admin. Support2


NATURE OF JOB:
This position involves professional work performing detailed accounting operations, billing, contract monitoring, and administrative work within the Solid Waste Division. Duties include the simultaneous management of multiple projects/tasks. The projects/tasks are highly varied, complex, and demand significant attention to detail and accuracy.  Employee must have strong accounting, organizational, and documentation skills. The  employee works under the supervision of  the   Solid Waste Division Manager, and   is expected to  exercise considerable initiative  and  independent judgment  and   must be  able  to work   with limited supervision. The employee is responsible for preparing invoices, bills, and journal entries, gathering supporting documentation, and tracking revenues/expenditures.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Performs a variety of complex accounting tasks involved in maintaining financial records and processing related data such as invoices, and other documents; monitoring and reconciling accounts with detailed financial statements.
  • Reconciles account discrepancies with Finance Department.
  • Analyzes financial information and data in order to prepare complex financial reports and statements reflecting various types of information and data for utilization by management.
  • Prepares and reviews billing and/or other related documentation for completeness and compliance with financial policies, procedure and contractual requirements.
  • Obtains and secures supporting documentation and approvals for processing of payment or invoicing as required.
  • Assists the Solid Waste Manager in the preparation of the reports required by DEP and other agencies.
  • Maintains database of all Solid Waste scale transactions. Extracts data from database and compiles reports as needed.
  • Responsible for setting up new customer accounts. Prepares and reviews monthly invoicing.
  • Provides technical support and instructs new employees on the use of the Landfill Management System. Operates Landfill Management System and maintains backup of solid waste data.
  • Regular, reliable, full time attendance as scheduled
  • The employer may add to or change duties at any time and as determined by the County and its leaders to best ensure that the public is served through the work of the Department.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Graduation from a standard high school or equivalent, including or supplemented by courses in business administration.
  • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an accounting setting.
  • Familiarity with accepted accounting practices involved in maintaining more complex financial records, reconciling accounting information and preparing financial statements and contract administration with Federal, State, or local  government. 
  • Must maintain good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with public.
  • Must be able to speak, write, and comprehend English language.
  • A comparable amount of training and/or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
 
LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS:
Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Florida driver license upon offer of employment with a driving record acceptable to the County Driving Policy and insurance program.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
  • Knowledge of the functions, organization, and administration of governmental organizations.
  • Knowledge of accounting and budgetary principles, practices and procedures.
  • Knowledge of current techniques of budgetary concepts applicable to governmental agencies.
  • Knowledge of computer database management sufficient to establish and maintain a database for tracking various aspects of the Solid Waste accounts and programs.
  • Knowledge of budget/financial applications, spreadsheets, word processing, excel and database management.
  • Must have good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with public.
  • Outstanding project management and organizational skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Expertise in the use of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook is essential.
  • Ability to interpret financial information
  • Ability to research, analyze and compile financial data in a meaningful format.
  • Ability to accurately prepare statistical and narrative report.
  • Ability to establish guidelines, practices and procedures to ensure contract, agreement, lease, or compliance.
  • Ability to research new methods and procedures for possible application to County operations.
  • Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects/tasks.
  • Ability to work independently on complex projects/tasks.
  • Ability to compose effective correspondence and deal with non-routine and complex work issues with minimal direction or input from a supervisor.
  • Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and thoroughness with reasonable speed.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County staff, consultants, contractors and the general public.
Work is primarily performed in an indoor, climate-controlled environment and is nearly absent from disagreeable elements (e.g., irate customer, extreme noise, heat, odors, heights and/or dust). 
 
This is primarily office work requiring limited physical effort.  This position requires stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, visual acuity (i.e. seeing up close, seeing far away, depth perception), kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions.  Frequent lifting of 10 to 15 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds, and may require lifting up to 50 lbs.  

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