Yakima County Government · 21 hours ago
Accountant I
Yakima County Courthouse
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$32.25/hr - $40.91/hrYakima County Government is committed to providing accessible and responsible public service. They are seeking an Accountant I to perform professional level accounting activities, particularly in payroll processing, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Responsible for performing all accounting activities necessary to process multiple payrolls by carrying out responsibilities for payroll preparation, processing, and operations for Yakima County
Assists the Manager with ensuring the payroll function is in conformance with federal, state, and local law, codes, and guidelines. Supports in identifying payroll process improvements in operations, procedures, policies, and methods while leveraging industry best practices
Collaborates with the financial division to analyze, audit, and reconcile the financial information in payroll liability accounts. Position is responsible for confirming the balancing of payroll liability accounts within a complex accounting system and resolving payroll discrepancies in collaboration with the Finance Division
Processes and verifies advanced and complex quarterly and year-end payroll processing for government, monitoring the latest changes in legislation and regulations that impact the close of one year and the beginning of the next within established critical deadlines to avoid significantly harsh penalties
Generate, processes, maintains and accurately transmits advanced and complex financial reports for Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), Teamster’s Pension, Child Support (DSHS), Union Dues, employment taxes, state taxes, garnishments and levies, and other mandates within established critical deadlines to avoid significantly harsh penalties. May transmit complex financial correction reports as required and may respond to inquiries as requested
Analyzes and evaluates complex financial information of payroll liability accounts and performs duties including balancing and controlling earnings and deduction totals, calculating and preparing general ledger entries, calculating, preparing payroll inputs, inspecting automated system output such as registers and standard to complex reports, determining and correcting out-of-balance conditions, preparing and filing tax reports, gathering payroll data, and researching and preparing special reports for management, calculating military and jury duty pay, and processes garnishments and levies
Balances payroll journal lines, payroll registers, payroll deduction registers, ad-hoc payments and verifies accuracy and compliance of voluntary deductions, involuntary withholdings, employee taxes and employer paid benefits
Develops division work standards for implementation by staff. Develops payroll accounting operational procedures, interprets, and ensures compliance with federal and state statutes and rules that apply to payroll and provides instruction to others
Develops, tests, and implements new and/or updated system processes and improvements as assigned. In addition, position will research new financial management system features, evaluating which ones should be adopted by Yakima County, and implementing and testing those that are added
Represents the Auditor before governmental agencies on issues related to Payroll processing
Acts as an ongoing liaison with other County Departments, local, state and federal government officials, private organizations and the public concerning payroll functions
Other duties required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field; OR the equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
valid WA State Driver's license and proof of insurance, if requested
successful completion of a financial background investigation and general employment verification
proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel/Spreadsheet computer programs
Preferred
auditing experience
Governmental accounting experience
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field
Workday configuration experience
Benefits
Health Care Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and Basic LTD)
Retirement Benefits
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Leave
Company
Yakima County Government
Welcome to Yakima County—where community comes first! We’re more than just local government; we’re a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and public service champions dedicated to making Yakima a great place to live, work, and play.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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