Staff Accountant

Role overview

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is seeking a Staff Accountant to support business services, payroll, reconciliations, and financial reporting in Bunnell, Florida. This position plays a key role in maintaining accurate accounting records, safeguarding financial information, and helping ensure compliance with agency, state, and federal requirements.

Key duties

• Protect sensitive accounting and finance information and follow established confidentiality standards.
• Support the Business Services Director with updates, development, and rollout of procedures and internal policies.
• Work in line with federal, state, and agency rules, procedures, and regulations.
• Help preserve financial integrity by following internal controls and General Orders tied to accounting and finance work.
• Review and prepare timesheets for bi-weekly payroll and coordinate with employees to ensure time is coded and reported correctly.
• Check attendance, hours worked, and pay changes, then enter the data into the payroll system.
• Partner with Human Resources to confirm pay and benefits information is accurate.
• Complete the bi-weekly payroll cycle.
• Process, report, and pay payroll-related liabilities on time.
• Reconcile payroll liability accounts in the general ledger each month.
• Stay current on changes to tax rules and deduction requirements that affect payroll.
• Prepare quarterly payroll filings and handle year-end W-2 processing.
• Assist with budget work such as the initial agency request, budget changes, financial forecasts, and cost analysis for proposals.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end financial close activities.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documents for the Business Services Director and auditors when requested.
• Research, analyze, and compile financial reports such as accumulators, projections, and historical trend data.
• Prepare and enter journal entries.
• Serve as backup support for other Business Services staff when they are out.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications

• A high school diploma or a Florida-recognized high school equivalency credential is required, plus one of the following:
• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Accounting, Business, or a related field, along with at least 3 years of experience in finance and payroll; or
• An associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Accounting, Business, or a related field, along with at least 5 years of experience in finance and payroll; or
• At least 7 years of experience in finance and payroll.

Additional information

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office states that it is committed to employing a diverse, skilled, trained, and professional team by selecting highly qualified candidates. The agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer and aims to reflect the diversity of the community it serves.