Accountant II

Monitors the county's investments, equity in pooled cash, accounting activity of funds. Distribute interest earnings to all county wide funds. Maintains records and process requests for changes in petty cash funds and change funds. Provides assistance to county agencies and departments with reviewing and analyzing complex accounting transactions, issues relating to interest and bank charges distribution and monthly sales tax return; ensure reconciliation of financial reports; assist in the preparation of the county's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Prepares and files the unaudited annual Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) reports. Note: Salary offer will not exceed the mid-point of the salary range $96,456.05. Illustrative Duties (The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.) 37Performs highly technical analyses of county financial operations; 37Participates in development and implementation of county-wide policies and procedures pertaining to accounting and financial reporting; 37Researches accounting issues and new accounting pronouncements and recommends solutions and means of implementation; 37Prepares financial statements and reports required by federal and state, including the county's annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR); 37Serves as a consultant to departments on accounting and financial reporting matters; 37Provides assistance to outside auditors by preparing work papers and financial reports as required; 37Files all required Federal Information Returns and prepares related Annual Withholding Reconciliations for IRS reporting, and manages the related financial system accounting processes. Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities (The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all inclusive list.) 37Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); 37Knowledge of automated accounting systems; 37Ability to prepare and interpret financial reports and statements; 37Ability to develop and apply accounting procedures; 37Ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinates; Employment Standards MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least 18 credit hours of intermediate level accounting or higher; plus two years of professional accounting experience, including one year of experience working with automated accounting systems. CPA certification, or a master's degree in an appropriate field, may be substituted for one year of required experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and credit check to the satisfaction of the employer. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 37Experience with governmental or fund accounting, financial account reconciliation, and general ledger analysis. 37Experience utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning financial systems. 37Experience applying GAAP, analyzing and interpreting fiscal and accounting data, and preparing financial statements and reports. 37Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 37Experience interpreting and making decisions based on policies and procedures. 37Innovative individual motivated by continual change. 37Excellent skills with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access). 37CPA or other professional certification. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work is generally sedentary; however, employee may be required to do some walking, standing, bending, and lifting. Ability to read data on computer monitor and operate keyboard driven equipment. Ability to communicate with others. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Panel interview Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. Merit Positions Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following: 37Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage 37Group Term Life Insurance 37Long Term Disability 37LiveWell Program 37Flexible Spending Programs 37Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!) 37Paid Holidays 37Deferred Compensation 37Employee Assistance Program 37Employees' Child Care Center 37Continuous Learning Opportunities Please click for a summary of our benefits. NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: For additional details please visit the Non-Merit Positions 1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year. 37Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage 37Flexible Spending Program 37Deferred Compensation 2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year. 37No benefits 01 What is the highest level of education that you have completed? 37Less than 12th grade 37High school diploma or GED 37Some college 37Associate's degree 37Bachelor's degree 37Master's degree 37Doctorate degree 02 If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree. 37Less than 45 quarter hours 3745 to less than 90 quarter hours 3790 to less than 135 quarter hours 37135 to less than 180 quarter hours 37180 or more quarter hours 37Less than 30 semester hours 3730 to less than 60 semester hours 3760 to less than 90 semester hours 3790 to less than 120 semester hours 37120 or more semester hours 37Not applicable 03 Please indicate your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply. 37Accounting 37Business administration 37Finance 37Economics 37Other (related field) 37Other (non-related field) 37Not applicable 04 If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable". 05 Have you completed college-level course work that equals at least 18 credit hours of intermediate-level accounting or higher? 37Yes 37No 06 Do you currently possess a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license? 37Yes 37No 07 If you responded "Yes" to the previous question, please list your CPA license number, the expiration date, and the state in which you are licensed. If this is not applicable to you, enter "N/A". 08 How many years of full-time equivalent professional accounting experience do you possess? 37None 37Less than one year 37One to less than two years 37Two to less than three years 37Three to less than four years 37Four to less than five years 37Five to less than six years 37Six years or more 09 Within your professional accounting experience do you have at least one year of experience working with automated accounting systems? 37Yes 37No 10 In which of the following areas do you have at least two years of specific knowledge and experience? Check all that apply 37State or local government financial accounting and reporting 37Financial account reconciliation 37General ledger analysis 37None of the above 11 How many years of full-time equivalent professional do you have working within a financial module of any Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application? 37None 37Less than one year 37One to less than two years 37Two to less than three years 37Three to less than four years 37Four to less than five years 37Five to less than six years 37Six years or more 12 How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have applying GAAP, analyzing and interpreting financial and accounting data? 37None 37Less than one year 37One to less than two years 37Two to less than three years 37Three to less than four years 37Four to less than five years 37Five to less than six years 37Six years or more 13 Which of the following do you have experience with? Check all that apply. 37Writing official correspondence and memoranda 37Preparing official reports 37Leading and/or facilitating meetings 37None of the above 14 How many years of full-time equivalent professional accounting experience do you have in interpreting and making decisions based on policies and procedures? 37None 37Less than one year 37One to less than two years 37Two to less than three years 37Three to less than four years 37Four to less than five years 37Five to less than six years 37Six or more years 15 Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel. 37Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents) 37Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts) 37Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web) 37No experience 16 Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word. 37Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating, editing, formatting, and saving simple documents; inserting simple tables; and proofreading documents for accuracy) 37Intermediate (Knowledge of common commands such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; setting up the ruler; indenting paragraphs, using tabs and tables; inserting captions, footnotes, endnotes, special characters, or hard page breaks; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; inserting an equation, adding comments and tracking changes.) 37Advanced (Extensive knowledge of almost all function of program including mail merge, macros, creating a table of contents, creating bookmarks and cross-referencing.) 37No experience 17 Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Access. 37Beginner (Basic knowledge of database design using existing templates; including captions with additional information; implementing consistent naming conventions; creating input masks and validation rules; retrieving and displaying a set of database records; using "wildcard" characters to search for data; performing global updates and calculations on multiple database records; communicating data through customized reports) 37Intermediate (Knowledge of eliminating redundant data and organizing data; maintaining logical relationships between tables and fields; using sub datasheets and lookup columns; advanced queries, including inner, outer and self-joins; using calculated fields to display mathematical or logical expression; assisting user with visual cues, such as shapes, borders and graphics; validating data; displaying data using PivotTables and Pivot Charts) 37Advanced (Extensive knowledge of querying with SQL; creating, running, modifying and attaching macros; importing, exporting and linking objects and documents; database management in optimizing resources, protecting databases and setting options and properties; internet integration; hyperlink fields) 37None of the above Required Question