ACCOUNTANT 1

Wayne County Government is seeking an Accountant 1 to handle various accounting tasks under close supervision. The role involves processing journal vouchers, preparing financial statements, and performing basic auditing duties as assigned.

What you'll do:

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Prepare DIT account reconciliations
• Perform ad hoc audits as needed
• Prepare and process journal vouchers for transferring costs recording adjustments, recording accruals etc
• Prepare departmental financial statements as necessary
• Process and prepare journal vouchers for revenue recording
• Track and process unidentified wire transfers
• Record, reconcile and balance daily cash activity
• Prepare journal entries related to daily cash activity
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• Perform other related duties / special projects as assigned

What they're looking for:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics or a closely related field

Benefits:

• Vacation pay
• Sick leave pay
• Health care insurance
• Optical
• Dental
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• A retirement plan