ACCOUNTANT I/II Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clarkcounty/jobs/newprint/4806739) Apply  ACCOUNTANT I/II Salary $30.32 - $50.81 Hourly Location Clark County - Las Vegas, NV Job Type PERMANENT Job Number 28990 Department Finance Division Comptroller Opening Date 02/04/2025 Closing Date 2/18/2025 5:01 PM Pacific Max Number of Applicants 250 + Description + Benefits + Questions ABOUT THE POSITION The Clark County Department of Finance is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Accountant I/II position located within Comptroller’s Office. The Comptroller's Office is the central coordinating financial agency of the County, responsible for both external and internal financial reporting as well as the processing and maintenance of all official accounting records. Duties will include performing government accounting and fiscal analysis in the preparation, maintenance, analysis, and verification of the County's fiscal and accounting records; preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; coordinating various accounting activities; and assisting in the preparation of annual audit and year end closing. THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 250 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED. Accountant I: $30.32 - $47.03 Hourly Accountant II: $32.74 - $50.81 Hourly The Accountant I is a training underfill position, upon successful completion of the training program the successful candidate will be non-competitively promoted to Accountant II. This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months at either level or may be extended as needed by Human Resources. Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process. Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union. Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union. In order to work at the Department of Family Services, employees must not have any qualifying offense that violates the standards required by NRS 432B.198 and/or NRS 432B.199. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education and Experience: Accountant I - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. Experience in a full-time professional accounting role, which has provided the skills and knowledge to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years. Accountant II - In addition to the above: Minimum of one (1) year of full-time professional accounting experience. All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources. Licenses and Certification: Specified positions may require possession of a valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment. Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted. Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions. Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination EXAMPLES OF DUTIES + Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries; examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with contracts and other agreements, policies and appropriate regulations. + Prepares and maintains control and subsidiary accounting records; prepares trial balances and financial reports. + Compiles and prepares journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements; makes correcting entries as required; compiles and prepares financial reports and supporting schedules and documentation. + Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; may compile departmental operational and/or capital improvement figures and review and authorize expenditures; prepares cash transfers among funds. + Maintains financial records for various funding sources, including grants and capital improvement projects; prepares reports for such funding agencies. + Reviews invoices, ensures proper documentation, balances against requisitions, purchase orders and contracts and authorizes payment; maintains records of leases and applicable payments; audits various accounting and financial documents for accuracy and appropriateness. + Confers with operating staff, vendors, contractors and others regarding invoices and payment status. + Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team. + Installs and maintains automated financial control and reporting systems; instructs others in the use of such systems. + Maintains accurate records and files. + May perform cost and/or rate studies and analyze cost factors. + May direct the work of others on a project or day-to-day basis. + May maintain inventory records and participate in physical inventories. + Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; may operate a County or personal vehicle to visit various work sites and attend off-site meetings. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation. Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: + Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options + More Money in Your Pocket + 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement + No Social Security Deduction + No State Income Taxes + Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO) + Medical (https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/risk\_management/employee\_and\_retiree\_health\_benefits.php#outer-2778) - Employer pays 90% of premium + Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills) + 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost + Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health + Retiree insurance – eligible after 5 years of service + Dental + Vision + Life Insurance – Employer Paid + AD&D – Employer Paid + Long Term Disability – Employer Paid + Generous Leave Accruals that include: + 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday + Paid Vacation Leave + Paid Sick Leave + Holiday Leave + Other leave options + Catastrophic Leave + Parental Leave – Up to 90 days + Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include + Guardian – Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance. + Trustmark – Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care. + Sunlife Financial – Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance + TASC – Flexible Spending Account – FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available + Morgan Stanley – Deferred Compensation Plan + Employee Assistance Program + Onsite Fitness Center – $12/month *Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit. 01 The following questions 1-4 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Which best describes your level of education? + Some High School + High School Diploma or GED + Trade School or Technical Degree + Some College (1-29 semester credits) + Some College (30-59 semester credits) + Some College (60-89 semester credits) + Some College (90-120+ semester credits) + Associate's Degree + Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree or higher + None of the above 02 List all degrees received that are directly related to the position (see template below). College/University: Did you graduate: College Major/Minor: Semester Credits Completed: Degree Received: 03 Indicate your full-time professional accounting experience. + No Experience + Less than 1 year + 1 to 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 04 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 3. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 05 Do you currently hold a valid driver's license? + Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license. + Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state. + No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license. 06 The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience. I understand that: A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area) B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application; C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer; D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points; E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process; F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. + I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. 07 List all current and professional certifications relevant to this position (see template below). Certification: Name of agency or institution administering the certification: 08 Indicate your full-time professional experience reviewing accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations, and makes correcting entries. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 09 Indicate your full-time professional experience auditing various accounting and financial documents for accuracy and appropriateness. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 10 Indicate your full-time professional experience preparing trial balances and financial reports. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 11 Indicate your full-time professional experience compiling and preparing financial reports and supporting schedules and documentation. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 12 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 8-11. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 13 Indicate your full-time professional experience preparing periodic reconciliations of general ledger, subsidiary accounts and bank statements. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 14 Indicate your full-time professional experience compiling and preparing journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 15 Indicate your full-time professional experience maintaining expenditure and budgetary control accounts. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 16 Indicate your full-time professional experience preparing and maintaining control and subsidiary accounting records. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 17 Indicate your full-time professional experience preparing cash transfers among funds. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 18 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 13-17. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 19 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with governmental accounting standards (GASB). + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 20 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with Nevada Revised Statutes regulating local government financing. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 21 Indicate your full-time professional experience compliance monitoring and evaluation of financial policies and procedures in a public/non-profit organization, including the Annual Report (CFR) Part 200. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 22 Indicate your full-time professional experience examining supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with contracts and other agreements, policies and appropriate regulations. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 23 Indicate your full-time professional experience governmental accounting, including capital, accounts payable, accounts receivable and the reconciling of these accounts. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 24 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 19-23. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 25 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with federal, state and local policies regulating government financing. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 26 Indicate your full-time professional experience supporting the administration of federal, state, local and/or foundation grants in support of housing and community development projects/programs. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 27 Indicate your full-time professional experience performing grant accounting and financial reporting. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 28 Indicate your full-time professional experience have contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 29 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 25-28 The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 30 Indicate your full-time professional experience utilizing automated accounting systems such as SAP and People-soft. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 31 Indicate your full-time professional experience analyzing financial systems, standard operating procedures and implementing changes for system improvement. + No Experience + Less than 2 years + 2 to 3 years + 3 to 4 years + 4 to 5 years + More than 5 years 32 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 30-31. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 33 Indicate your proficiency level with Microsoft Excel. + No Experience + Basic (navigate excel, input & enter data, sort and print preparation) + Intermediate (create spreadsheets, input data, create formulas, report formatting) + Advanced (consolidating data, using pivot tables, charting data, and formatting charts) + Expert (advanced formulas, if statements, VLOOKUP, VBA, and Macros) Required Question Employer Clark County Address 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 3rd Floor PO Box 551791 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89155-1791 Phone (702)455-4565 Website http://www.clarkcountynv.gov Apply Please verify your email address Verify Email