ACCOUNTANT I/II

Clark County is seeking an Accountant I/II to support the Finance team within the Clark County Justice Court - Las Vegas. The role provides complex financial processing, analysis, reconciliation, reporting, auditing, and accounting support across court divisions, while ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial activities.

What you'll do:

• Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries; examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with contracts and other agreements, policies and appropriate regulations
• Prepares and maintains control and subsidiary accounting records; prepares trial balances and financial reports
• Compiles and prepares journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements; makes correcting entries as required; compiles and prepares financial reports and supporting schedules and documentation
• Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; may compile departmental operational and/or capital improvement figures and review and authorize expenditures; prepares cash transfers among funds
• Maintains financial records for various funding sources, including grants and capital improvement projects; prepares reports for such funding agencies
• Reviews invoices, ensures proper documentation, balances against requisitions, purchase orders and contracts and authorizes payment; maintains records of leases and applicable payments; audits various accounting and financial documents for accuracy and appropriateness
• Confers with operating staff, vendors, contractors and others regarding invoices and payment status
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team
• Installs and maintains automated financial control and reporting systems; instructs others in the use of such systems
• Maintains accurate records and files
• May perform cost and/or rate studies and analyze cost factors
• May direct the work of others on a project or day-to-day basis

What they're looking for:

• Accountant I - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Experience in a full-time professional accounting role, which has provided the skills and knowledge to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years
• Accountant II - In addition to the above: Minimum of one (1) year of full-time professional accounting experience
• Specified positions may require possession of a valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation