Accountant I-III

2 Accountant I positions Filled: Under general direction of the Director of Finance and Budget, the Accountant performs difficult, complex and professional accounting and fiscal duties. The accountant maintains fiscal records; prepares a variety of accounting statistical and narrative reports; and other accounting and fiscal work as required.

Accountant I: This is the entry level class in the professional Accountant class series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents perform more routine duties while learning. RTC policies and procedures and becoming familiar with the variety of systems and practices. As experience is obtained, incumbents perform professional operating and cost accounting work requiring the standardized application of well-established accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices. This classification is distinguished from the Accountant II in that the latter is the journey level class in this series, fully competent to independently perform the full range of accounting duties.