Accountant II

Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life.

Requirements

• Prepares varied financial reports including monthly financial statements, tax reports and filings and required reports for local, state and federal agencies.
• Assists with monthly and year-end close activities as directed.
• Performs account reconciliations, including cash reconciliations, payables clearing accounts, and other balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares and posts journal entries in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
• Performs fixed asset accounting, including inventory, tagging, analysis, capitalization, depreciation, and adjustments to the City’s inventory and asset accounts.
• Files sales and fuel tax returns with the State of Florida in accordance with required deadlines and regulations.
• Assists in the preparation of cost allocations, job cost files, and cost studies to support budgetary and operational planning.
• Monitors accounting-related provisions of contracts and ensures internal control procedures are followed.
• Provides documentation and support during internal and external audits of assigned areas.
• Performs internal services billing and supports allocation of shared costs to appropriate departments or funds.

Benefits

• Traditional benefits such as health insurance, life insurance, paid leave, 11 paid holidays a year, a pension plan and a deferred compensation plan
• On-site fitness centers
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site medical staff
• Wellness program