Accounting Technician II

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

Performs technical accounting, fiscal and administrative work for an assigned accounting function. Work may involve receiving, preparing and processing financial documents; performing accounts payable and/or receivables work; reconciling accounting transactions; maintaining and balancing accounting ledgers; creating and maintaining accounting databases and automated files; and preparing records, reports and summaries regarding assigned fiscal operations.

• Receives and processes financial documents for assigned accounting; reviews documents, ensures accuracy and completes them with appropriate information such as account codes, assigning vendor numbers, etc.
• Prepares and processes documents for assigned accounting functions; ensures accuracy, completeness, appropriate coding, etc.; accepts and posts payments for assigned programs/functions and prepares receipts.
• Monitors accounting activities and compares them with established budgets and/or projections; prepares reports of accounting activities such as grant reporting summaries, reports of budget deviations, revenue and sales reports, revenues and expenditures reports, etc.
• Establishes and maintains accounting information in automated financial information systems; posts information and performs data entry for accounting transactions; maintains automated files and databases; processes data to produce accounting documents.
• Reconciles accounting transactions and documentation, bank statements and the general ledger for assigned accounts and/or accounting functions; maintains running balances on assigned accounts.

• Performs other related duties as required.

• Essential employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency on an incident‑by‑incident basis as determined by the County’s Administrative Office.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

• Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
• Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full‑time and part‑time employees. For information,  to view the comprehensive benefits package.