ACCOUNTANT 1* - 04012026-76420
The State of Tennessee is seeking an Accountant 1 to join the Department of Finance and Administration. This entry-level position involves professional accounting work under immediate supervision, including monitoring grant funds, auditing invoices, and performing reconciliations.
Responsibilities
- Monitors federal and third party grant and program funds to ensure accurate fund results
- Audits basic invoices and billings for compliance with departmental policies and procedures, contract terms, federal and state laws and regulations
- Audits tax related accounting documents to determine compliance with federal tax laws and regulations
- Analyzes general ledger transactions to ensure and verify the accurate recording and/or application of funds
- Analyzes account documentation submitted by external customers to determine accurate and appropriate expenditures
- Performs basic reconciliations of general ledger accounts, prepares financial activity reports, processes basic accounts payable transactions and accounting journal entries in electronic databases, and prepares sales tax returns as required
- Gathers account information from internal and external customers to update and maintain accurate account postings, support transactions, and perform reconciliations
- Solves basic problems related to customer billing based on reporting and research
- Manages long term projects to ensure timely completion of project milestones
- Prioritizes daily tasks to meet deadlines and facilitate efficient task completion
- Communicates with external customers regarding basic issues with financial transactions
Skills
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting
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