Bachelor's degree in Accounting; OR Bachelor's degree to include 9 semester credits in Accounting; OR completion of 9 semester credits in Accounting and four years of Accounting experience are required; OR Additional Accounting experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Recruitment Notes

Accountant 1 position performs professional accounting work in the application of established accounting principles and methods in the preparation, maintenance, analysis, and control of financial records. An employee in this class is responsible for planning, reviewing, and reconciling the daily accounting records generated for tax refunds. The employee provides expertise in following Florida State, Florida Department of Revenue, and local regulations regarding real estate tax transactions, ensuring we follow Florida State statutes and guidelines. The employee is required to perform refund audits for Value Adjustment Board corrections and overpayments, review daily transaction balances to record collections and disbursement activities before exporting data to INFORMS Accounting Database. Supervision is received from an Accountant 2, who reviews the work through reports and balanced records to achieve desired goals and objectives. Completed work is also subject to periodic internal or external audit. Assist Accountant 2 with daily work and reconciliations. Cross trains staff in assigned duties as requested by Tax Collector Section Manager. Assist with customer service and perform related work as required and serve as backup when needed.