ACCOUNTANT I (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
Apply NowCompany: Fulton County, GA
Location: Felton, GA 30140
Description:
Salary: $58,457.00 - $108,731.00 Annually
Location : VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN FULTON COUNTY, GA
Job Type: FULL-TIME
Department: FINANCE
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: 4/8/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade:: 17
UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DIVISION: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in accounting or a related field required; supplemented by two years of experience in performing government accounting duties; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Required: None.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of this classification is to perform accounting duties requiring independent judgment, including reconciling accounts, monitoring account budget status, completing transactional and informational reports, and performing administrative duties. This classification is distinguished from Accountant II in that this classification performs general accounting duties and has responsibility for reconciling and monitoring accounts whereas the latter additionally prepares financial reports covering substantial County resources.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Performs professional accounting duties independently.
Posts adjustment entries and reconciles accounts; monitors budget status of accounts; reviews submitted accounting documents; and posts adjustments or forwards errrors/misstatements to applicable parties for resolution.
Reconciles bank statements, balances activity statements, and researches dishonored checks: prints applicable banking statements/reports; researches outstanding items to their full extent; and prepares/sends correspondence and follows up on previous items with applicable parties to resolve outstanding items.
Interprets court documents and makes appropriate adjustments and entries.
Assists with contract/grant administration procedures: prepares/maintains spreadsheet of budgeted revenues and expenditures contrasted with actual revenue and expenditures; and advises appropriate personnel on unusual and/or significant variances.
Researches information for customers and external auditors.
Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures: receives and reviews various documentation, including payroll information, invoices, departmental reports, customer billings, and division specific items; modifies and deletes data entry transactions as necessary; and completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, and other documentation, including reconciliation reports, reimbursement requests, receipts, grant reports, and financial analysis; compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports; and maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.
Provides lead direction to accounting or financial support staff as required.
Maintains a current, comprehensive knowledge and awareness of applicable laws, regulations, principles and practices relating to government accounting, financial reporting and/or grant accounting and administration; maintains professional affiliations; and attends webinars, meetings, workshops, hearings, and training sessions as required; may provide related training and guidance to staff.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications and make any corrections because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management.Do you accept these conditions?
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
03
In what field of study related to this position do you possess an Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, Doctoral Degree or have earned college credits?
04
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
05
Select the option that best describes your accounting experience
06
Benefits Plans require strict compliance with federal and state policies. Please detail your experience in researching and following these policies.
07
How many months/years of experience do you have in providing customer service on benefit plans?
08
How many years of billing reconciliation or related experience do you possess?
09
How many years of bank reconciliation or related experience do you possess?
10
Please detail your billing and reconciliation in employee benefits and/or payroll-related experience.
11
Describe level of technical skills using Microsoft Excel.
12
Are you a former federal employee that has been recently released or accepted early retirement because of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?Note: If answered yes, please upload your notice of termination, release, or retirement in the attachment portion of this application. Please note, this letter will be required for interview consideration.
Required Question
Location : VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN FULTON COUNTY, GA
Job Type: FULL-TIME
Department: FINANCE
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: 4/8/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade:: 17
UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DIVISION: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in accounting or a related field required; supplemented by two years of experience in performing government accounting duties; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Required: None.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Examination:
The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of this classification is to perform accounting duties requiring independent judgment, including reconciling accounts, monitoring account budget status, completing transactional and informational reports, and performing administrative duties. This classification is distinguished from Accountant II in that this classification performs general accounting duties and has responsibility for reconciling and monitoring accounts whereas the latter additionally prepares financial reports covering substantial County resources.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Performs professional accounting duties independently.
Posts adjustment entries and reconciles accounts; monitors budget status of accounts; reviews submitted accounting documents; and posts adjustments or forwards errrors/misstatements to applicable parties for resolution.
Reconciles bank statements, balances activity statements, and researches dishonored checks: prints applicable banking statements/reports; researches outstanding items to their full extent; and prepares/sends correspondence and follows up on previous items with applicable parties to resolve outstanding items.
Interprets court documents and makes appropriate adjustments and entries.
Assists with contract/grant administration procedures: prepares/maintains spreadsheet of budgeted revenues and expenditures contrasted with actual revenue and expenditures; and advises appropriate personnel on unusual and/or significant variances.
Researches information for customers and external auditors.
Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures: receives and reviews various documentation, including payroll information, invoices, departmental reports, customer billings, and division specific items; modifies and deletes data entry transactions as necessary; and completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, and other documentation, including reconciliation reports, reimbursement requests, receipts, grant reports, and financial analysis; compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports; and maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.
Provides lead direction to accounting or financial support staff as required.
Maintains a current, comprehensive knowledge and awareness of applicable laws, regulations, principles and practices relating to government accounting, financial reporting and/or grant accounting and administration; maintains professional affiliations; and attends webinars, meetings, workshops, hearings, and training sessions as required; may provide related training and guidance to staff.
Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.
01
The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications and make any corrections because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management.Do you accept these conditions?
- Yes
- No
02
What is your highest level of education completed?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
- Some College
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor Degree
- Master Degree
- Doctoral Degree
- None of the above
03
In what field of study related to this position do you possess an Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, Doctoral Degree or have earned college credits?
- Business Administration
- Public Administration
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Risk Management and Insurance
- None of the above
04
If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
- 0 - 29 Semester Hours
- 30 - 59 Semester Hours
- 60 - 89 Semester Hours
- 90 -119 Semester Hours
- 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
- 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
- 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
- 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
- Does not apply
05
Select the option that best describes your accounting experience
- 0 to 5 months
- 6 months less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years less than 4 years
- 4 years less than 5 years
- 5 years less than 6 years
- 6 years or more
06
Benefits Plans require strict compliance with federal and state policies. Please detail your experience in researching and following these policies.
07
How many months/years of experience do you have in providing customer service on benefit plans?
- 0 to 5 months
- 6 months less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years less than 4 years
- 4 years less than 5 years
- 5 years less than 6 years
- 6 years or more
08
How many years of billing reconciliation or related experience do you possess?
- 0 to 5 months
- 6 months less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years less than 4 years
- 4 years less than 5 years
- 5 years less than 6 years
- 6 years or more
09
How many years of bank reconciliation or related experience do you possess?
- 0 to 5 months
- 6 months less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years less than 4 years
- 4 years less than 5 years
- 5 years less than 6 years
- 6 years or more
10
Please detail your billing and reconciliation in employee benefits and/or payroll-related experience.
11
Describe level of technical skills using Microsoft Excel.
- Beginner: Basic understanding of the interface, navigating spreadsheets, entering data, and performing simple calculations; Entering and formatting data; Basic data manipulation (copy, paste, cut); Using basic formulas (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE).
- Intermediate: Mastering more complex formulas, data manipulation techniques, and understanding data analysis tools; Understanding and using PivotTables; Creating charts and graphs; Using advanced formulas (e.g., VLOOKUP, IF, SUMIF).
- Advanced: Mastering data analysis, automation, and optimization techniques, including VBA programming and Power Query/Pivot. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to automate tasks.
- No experience
12
Are you a former federal employee that has been recently released or accepted early retirement because of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?Note: If answered yes, please upload your notice of termination, release, or retirement in the attachment portion of this application. Please note, this letter will be required for interview consideration.
- Yes
- No
Required Question