Role Description
To design, maintain, and modify various county-wide and finance department specific automated financial system programs, and plan, coordinate and manage these systems through all phases of preparation of the county's general ledger, annual financial report, budget, payroll and attendance tracking processes.
Job offers are contingent on successful completion of employment verification and background checks. Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
For any questions, reach out to
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Qualifications
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A Bachelor's degree in accounting
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Five (5) years of professional accounting experience including extensive experience with automated financial systems
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Any combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities
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Must pass job related tests
Requirements
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Administers and troubleshoots the county's integrated financial and payroll/attendance systems
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Designs security profiles and verifies system integrity
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Processes, develops and recommends account code structures for all County departments
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Tests financial and payroll/attendance systems' program updates and troubleshoots new releases
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Creates training materials and trains users on relevant new/changed program usage requirements
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Designs computer systems to analyze data from other agencies
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Modifies, designs and programs financial, payroll and attendance information reports according to client specifications
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Coordinates and reviews various system processes including maintenance of the general ledger month and year-end closings
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Documents all aspects of the various systems processes
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Provides support to department staff in developing automated solutions to routine financial and payroll/attendance tasks
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May act as project lead in helping customer departments develop automated solutions to related workflow issues
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Provides technical assistance and training to countywide end-users in using financial/budget/payroll/attendance software
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Analyzes new union, state and federal required accounting, budget, payroll/attendance requirements
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May represent and/or directly provide information and analysis to management in support of bargaining union contract negotiations
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Develop and maintain a variety of relational database applications
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Ensure the applications are built and maintained with sound design practices
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Analyze user and database activity to detect and resolve application problems and faults
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May participate in internal confidential investigations of personnel as requested by the County's Controller
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Conducts, participates in and coordinates a variety of accounting, payroll/attendance and budgeting related special studies
Company Description