ACCOUNTANT I - Tax

Summary

 

• Performs accounting functions required to record, maintain, and reconcile collections and disbursements for Tax Office transactions in our General Ledger System totaling $6.5Billion annually.
• Reconciles and balances funds in the five Tax Office bank accounts.  
• Ensures compliance with internal controls and legislative mandates for accurate financial data reporting. 
• Prepares purchase requisitions and check requests for the Tax Office and ensures proper budget coding and tracking.

BENEFITS
  
 Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits & 
   13 County Holidays
    
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Creates a Daily Collection Report (DCR) for each of the 3 lines of business (PT, MV, SIT).  Collects data from eight branch locations, for three lines of business, and ten payment methods.  Reconciles branch data with the source system data, researches and determines any discrepancies. Advises branch manager(s) on accounting procedures, compliance, balancing and money handling rules to correct errors.  Determines if system problems exist and discusses with the Accounting Team plan of action for resolution. Ensures the DCR balances before moving on to the next process.
2. Performs system Interface processes for Property Tax- Tax Client source system and the Tax Office General Ledger system.  Ensures data from the source system is complete and accurately loaded into the General Ledger.  Identifies issues with the interface process and takes corrective action. 
3. Reconciles the DCR to the Daily Bank Account Statement.   Analyzes patterns to determine when money should appear at the bank after collection.  Researches the history of the missing funds to determine the cause of missing funds and follows through to locate and deposit missing funds.     
4. Advises appropriate individuals of the bank adjustments (e.g. wires, NSFs, verification errors, counterfeit adjustments, deposit slip errors, research adjustments) to ensure proper recording. 
5. Prepares the daily Property tax disbursements file of funds to the appropriate entities, loads the disbursement file into the Banking platform to create the ACH batches. Processes the appropriate payments to the State Comptroller via the appropriate Motor Vehicle payment method. 
6. Prepares, processes, and tracks Tax Office requisitions for purchase orders and check requests.
7. Serves as back up to the team for key critical daily activities.
8. Prepares reports, work papers, and schedules for external entities including both internal and external auditors.
9. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.

TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher  Two (2) full-time years of accounting, auditing, or Tax Office experience required.  
OR
TO APPLY, must have an Associate's degree   Five (5) full-time years of accounting, auditing, or Tax Office experience required.  
OR
TO APPLY, must have a High School diploma or GED  Seven (7) full-time years of accounting, auditing, or Tax Office experience required.

**Accounting degree preferred 

Must have accomplished general ledger accounting, reconciliation skills, and communications skills.

Must be detailed oriented and have spreadsheet development skills.

If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment
at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.

 
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, keyboard, lift below the waist, lift between waist and shoulder, sit, use his/her hands, and work alone and with others.

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