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    "description": "<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p><span style=\"color:#030303; font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">The City of Fairburn is seeking a detail-oriented and professional&nbsp;</span><strong>Staff Accountant</strong><span style=\"color:#030303; font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">&nbsp;with experience with municipal/state government experience to support our financial operations. This role involves maintaining accurate fiscal records, ensuring compliance with governmental accounting standards, and assisting in the preparation of the City&rsquo;s annual budget and audits.&nbsp;</span></p>\n\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">This position ensures financial transactions, records, statements, and reports comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), ensures accounting records on assigned properties are properly documented, and oversees the remittance and reconciliation of all legislated property taxes and/or performs technical and analytical duties in the budgetary process, providing detailed and complex analysis of City government and other operating and capital budgets. Reports to the Finance Director.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><u><span style=\"color:#030303\">ESSENTIAL</span> <span style=\"color:#030303\">JOB</span> <span style=\"color:#030303\">FUNCTIONS</span></u></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Maintains the general ledger, codes invoices, sets up new accounts, and reconciles accounts.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Reconciles bank accounts, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Verifies and/or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Performs account reconciliations, monitor and analyze department financial activities and operations for accuracy, and provide recommendations for improvement or resolution.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Develops procedures to maintain the integrity of the general ledger and subsidiary accounting systems.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Maintains the Property Tax Billing and Collection System in accordance with City policies and procedures and accurately accounts for all property tax revenue.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Prepares and distributes property tax bills to all property owners in the City who are eligible to pay property taxes.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Identifies problems and errors in the Property Tax System and assists in promptly rectifying them.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Maintains an accurate, up-to-date inventory of property in the City and property owners eligible to pay taxes; works with the County in maintaining the property tax inventory.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Monitors all past-due accounts and takes prompt collection action in accordance with City policy.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Works with property owners to quickly, courteously, and accurately resolve property tax problems.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Maintains a complete, accurate and up-to-date set of property tax records and prepares timely reports on property tax matters.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Reviews purchase orders and encumbrances; validates justifications, authorizations, budget availability and accuracy of coding.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Makes budget fund transfers between line items to meet encumbrances and expenses within approved guidelines and limits.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Participates in and monitors the annual capital budget.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Prepares, reviews, and analyzes Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budgets.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Reviews grant revenues and expenditures on a periodic basis for reasonableness and compliance with grant regulations.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, trended future requirements and annual operating forecasts and capital budgets.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Drafts correspondence such as financial notices, form letters, payments, accounting documents and ensures proper and accurate backup information accompanies related files and records; responds to phone calls; assists citizens, vendors or businesses with questions or complaints, and explains policies and procedures, resolves discrepancies.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Prepares and maintains complex financial and statistical reports related to budgetary obligations and expenditures and projections.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Prepares, provides, and responds to requests and inquiries regarding financial, expenditure, revenue/fund status, appropriation transfers, supplemental appropriations, and variance reports to management to enable financial and budgetary monitoring and control.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Monitors debt to include maintaining files, assuring timely payments are made, assisting with new debt arrangements, assuring compliance with continuing disclosure requirements, and providing oversight for sinking funds.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Serve as a financial resource to other City departments.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Recommends improvements to policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accounting practices, laws and regulations, audit financial records for completeness and conformance to policies and procedures.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Works with the Finance Director to assess internal and external trends and issues, revenue sources, expenditure requirements, service demands and other relevant matters and facilitate development of long-term fiscal strategies.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Answers questions and provides information to City employees, taxpayers, and interested agencies, firms, individuals and businesses, pertaining to tax billing and collecting activities, in accordance with City policies.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Audits accounts, as necessary, to assure proper collection of property taxes, and ensures the accuracy of both the bills and the collections.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Assists with the preparation of documents for annual audits and tax filing processes.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Prepares journal entries and maintains accuracy of general ledger records.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Remain current with relevant changes in accounting standards and state and local laws, and legislation that may impact the City budget and finances.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Attends and participates in training sessions, meetings and conferences, as directed.&nbsp;</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Performs other related duties as assigned.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Education and Experience:</span></span></strong></h3>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px; 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Municipal or governmental accounting experience strongly preferred. Experience with ERP system a plus.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align:justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Licenses or Certifications:</span></span></strong></h3>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px; margin-right:331px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Valid State of Georgia driver&#39;s license. </span><span style=\"color:#010101\">Certified Public Accountant (CPA) desirable.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#030303\">Certified Local Government Finance Officer (CLGFO) desirable.</span></span></p>\n\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">SpeciaI Requirements:</span></span></strong></h3>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px; margin-right:15px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Requires an acceptable general background check to include a local and state criminal history check</span><span style=\"color:#232324\">, </span><span style=\"color:#010101\">an acceptable driving record, and possessing a satisfactory credit history.</span></span></p>\n\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</span></span></strong></h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Knowledge of the modern principles and practices of public finance administration with particular emphasis on generally accepted accounting principles and standards that apply to governmental accounting and reporting.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Knowledge of principles and practices of preparing, distributing and collecting tax bills.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#010101\">Knowledge of practices and procedures established by the Government Finance Officer&#39;s Association (GFOA), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and other appointed boards and professional standards organizations. Ability to interpret which guidelines apply to given situations.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Knowledge of or ability to learn policies and procedures of the City.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Skill in preparing, analyzing, and interpreting a variety of financial documents and reports.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel); Skill in use of Excel (e.g., Formulas, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, other functions, charts, tables).</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to organize and analyze data from multiple sources and prepare reports, narratives, statistical charts and other documents.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to work independently and meet assigned schedules and deadlines.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to maintain accurate and accessible records. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, City officials, and the general public.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to interact effectively with senior leadership, department personnel, and others with tact and diplomacy.</span></span></li>\n\t<li style=\"text-align:left\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with vendors, coworkers, management, and other individuals in contact during the course of work.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><strong><u>PHYSI</u><u>CAL DEMANDS</u></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px; margin-right:22px; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 15 pounds of force. Work requires the ability to exert light physical effort which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color:#000000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><strong><u>WORK ENVIRONMENT</u></strong></span></p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-left:24px; margin-right:22px; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;,sans-serif\">Work is performed in an office environment. 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Ability to interpret which guidelines apply to given situations.\\n\\tKnowledge of or ability to learn policies and procedures of the City.\\n\\tSkill in preparing, analyzing, and interpreting a variety of financial documents and reports.\\n\\tProficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel); Skill in use of Excel (e.g., Formulas, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, other functions, charts, tables).\\n\\tAbility to organize and analyze data from multiple sources and prepare reports, narratives, statistical charts and other documents.\\n\\tAbility to work independently and meet assigned schedules and deadlines.\\n\\tAbility to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.\\n\\tAbility to maintain accurate and accessible records. 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works with the County in maintaining the property tax inventory.\\n\\tMonitors all past-due accounts and takes prompt collection action in accordance with City policy.\\n\\tWorks with property owners to quickly, courteously, and accurately resolve property tax problems.\\n\\tMaintains a complete, accurate and up-to-date set of property tax records and prepares timely reports on property tax matters.\\n\\tReviews purchase orders and encumbrances; validates justifications, authorizations, budget availability and accuracy of coding.\\n\\tMakes budget fund transfers between line items to meet encumbrances and expenses within approved guidelines and limits.&nbsp;\\n\\tParticipates in and monitors the annual capital budget.\\n\\tPrepares, reviews, and analyzes Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budgets.\\n\\tReviews grant revenues and expenditures on a periodic basis for reasonableness and compliance with grant regulations.\\n\\tGathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, trended future requirements and annual operating forecasts and capital budgets.\\n\\tDrafts correspondence such as financial notices, form letters, payments, accounting documents and ensures proper and accurate backup information accompanies related files and records; responds to phone calls; assists citizens, vendors or businesses with questions or complaints, and explains policies and procedures, resolves discrepancies.\\n\\tPrepares and maintains complex financial and statistical reports related to budgetary obligations and expenditures and projections.\\n\\tPrepares, provides, and responds to requests and inquiries regarding financial, expenditure, revenue/fund status, appropriation transfers, supplemental appropriations, and variance reports to management to enable financial and budgetary monitoring and control.&nbsp;\\n\\tMonitors debt to include maintaining files, assuring timely payments are made, assisting with new debt arrangements, assuring compliance with continuing disclosure requirements, and providing oversight for sinking funds.&nbsp;\\n\\tServe as a financial resource to other City departments.&nbsp;\\n\\tRecommends improvements to policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accounting practices, laws and regulations, audit financial records for completeness and conformance to policies and procedures.&nbsp;\\n\\tWorks with the Finance Director to assess internal and external trends and issues, revenue sources, expenditure requirements, service demands and other relevant matters and facilitate development of long-term fiscal strategies.&nbsp;\\n\\tAnswers questions and provides information to City employees, taxpayers, and interested agencies, firms, individuals and businesses, pertaining to tax billing and collecting activities, in accordance with City policies.&nbsp;\\n\\tAudits accounts, as necessary, to assure proper collection of property taxes, and ensures the accuracy of both the bills and the collections.&nbsp;\\n\\tAssists with the preparation of documents for annual audits and tax filing processes.&nbsp;\\n\\tPrepares journal entries and maintains accuracy of general ledger records.&nbsp;\\n\\tRemain current with relevant changes in accounting standards and state and local laws, and legislation that may impact the City budget and finances.&nbsp;\\n\\tAttends and participates in training sessions, meetings and conferences, as directed.&nbsp;\\n\\tPerforms other related duties as assigned.\\n\\n\\n\\nEducation and Experience:\\n\\nRequires a Bachelors&rsquo; 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Municipal or governmental accounting experience strongly preferred. Experience with ERP system a plus.\\n\\nLicenses or Certifications:\\n\\nValid State of Georgia driver&#39;s license. 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