Job Application - Port of Newport - 97365

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Accountant I

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POSITION OBJECTIVES:

Perform a variety of accounting duties related to banking, accounts receivable and revenue recognition, capital assets, accounts payable, payroll, debt, and month-end and year-end closing; responsible for procurement tracking and accounts payable functions; provide accounting support to other Finance Department staff; participates in annual audit; and may provide backup customer service support at the RV Park and Marina.

 

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Accounts Payable (45% of time) ESSENTIAL

·         Complete payments and control expenses by verifying, reconciling, and entering invoices by fund in the Port’s accounting software and related spreadsheets. Input of EFT invoices and payments into Accounting System.

·         Print checks weekly

·         Verify coding of jobs is correct on all purchase orders.

·         Track, encumber, and reconcile purchase orders

·         Reconcile prepaid expenses

·         Maintain paper and/or electronic accounts payable and paid invoice files

·         Recommend document destruction in accordance with record retention laws

General and Grant Accounting (20% of time)

·         Prepare month-end and year-end closing tasks, prepare bank, accounts receivable and revenue recognition reconciliations, prepaid expense tracking, capital asset acquisition and depreciation expense tracking, payroll processing and related liability and expense entries, and debt service tracking

·         Assist, as requested, in the annual budget process.

·         Assist, as requested, in annual audit preparations.

·         Provide support to all accounting and South Beach RV Park office staff 

 Payroll (20% of Time) ESSENTIAL

    §  Process payroll

    §  May process employee benefit enrollments, COBRA, changes and terminations on group programs, flexible benefits, reconcile and validate enrollments

    §  Prepare PERS reporting

    §  Enroll newly hired staff into PERS

Administrative Support (10% of Time)

§  Provides backup support to the Accounts Receivable Specialist, and for the General Manager’s Administrative Support.

Other Duties as assigned (5%)