Crescent Electric Supply Company
Executive Accountant - Audit - J04030 - 12500
Crescent Electric Supply Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78417
Base Pay: $32.33 Hourly.**SUMMARY:** The Executive Accountant performs highly responsible financial transactions and analysis to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the County’s financial activities across all funds. This role utilizes advanced accounting expertise to assist management in decision-making by providing clear financial insights, forecasting, and performance analysis.This position is required to report onsite before, during, and after emergency events, as directed.**ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:*****Reports to:*** County Auditor and the First Assistant***Other:*** Works closely with County Auditor, First Assistant, Accounts Payable Manager Revenue Cash Manager and countywide department staff, department heads, and IT personnel.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** Responsible for the accounting records, analysis, and reporting for all County funds assigned, external audits as required, and maintaining expertise utilizing the County’s financial systems and tools. Executive Accountant plays a critical role in the County’s accounting records, improving financial efficiencies where available, and aligning financial practices with organizational goals.* Account analysis and prepare journal entries as needed.* Prepare, analyze, and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.* Ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and government accounting standards.* Maintain the general ledger and oversee reconciliations of accounts, funds, and financial systems.* Monitor financial performance and provide recommendations to executive leadership.* Assists with FEMA and other emergency-related grant requirements as needed for recordkeeping and federal/state/insurance reimbursements.Monthly accounting duties as outlined above. Also assist in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the audited financial statements. Reviews financial accounts to ensure accuracy, and identifies abnormal or irregular balances, and prepares the necessary journal entries to correct. May assist the budget office team in the annual proposed and adopted budget preparation.Assists County Auditor in developing the property tax forecasts and Truth in Taxation requirements, as assigned.***Capital & Project Accounting**** Manage capital project accounting, including expenditure tracking, reconciliation, and reporting.* Prepare capital expenditure summaries and ensure projects remain within approved budgets.* Assist with the preparation and processing of project change orders.Responsible for overseeing due to/due from accounts, ensuring all balances are accurately reconciled and maintained in proper alignment.Responsible for managing capital outlay (fixed assets) and ensuring that the general ledger remains fully reconciled with the fixed asset system. Monitors and reviews all asset transfers, deletions, and additions throughout the year and prepares necessary documentation to prepare for the ACFR year-end audit.***Audit & Compliance**** Coordinate internal and external audit processes and provide required documentation.* Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and financial best practices.* Identify and implement improvements to strengthen financial processes and compliance.Prepares fuel cost allocations for various departments, including journal entries to distribute departmental fuel expenses, and makes any necessary year-end adjustments to fuel inventory.Responsible for preparing and recording expenses related to contract elections administered by the Nueces County Clerk. Ensures that revenues and expenditures for the election cost center are accurately balanced for the year-end audit.Responsible for incorporating the financial activities of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Nueces County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD – Adult Probation) into the County’s accounting records Works closely with MPO staff to ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded.Prepares journal entries to record adopted budget transfers between funds, including Inland Parks and Road departments reimbursement for ground maintenance billing at year-end.Prepare quarterly survey reports for property tax collections, manage census property tax report, and submit survey data online in US Census Bureau portal.Participates in administrative staff meetings.
Performs other duties as may be assigned.**QUALIFICATIONS:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:** Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a major in accounting plus 2–5 years of accounting experience and/or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities in the County’s sole judgment. Higher level education and experience highly desired.**LANGUAGE SKILLS:** Ability to read, analyze, and interpret program user guides, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, flow charts, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to learn new mainframe programs and to interface with microcomputer applications.**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:** Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.**REASONING ABILITY:** Critical thinking and ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.**OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:** Considerable knowledge of data processing equipment, information systems, computer hardware and software, security administration. Ability to operate a personal computer using work processing and spreadsheet programs. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and use hands , handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.**WORK ENVIRONMENT:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate..**Job Post End Date -**12-09-2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Performs other duties as may be assigned.**QUALIFICATIONS:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:** Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a major in accounting plus 2–5 years of accounting experience and/or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities in the County’s sole judgment. Higher level education and experience highly desired.**LANGUAGE SKILLS:** Ability to read, analyze, and interpret program user guides, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, flow charts, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to learn new mainframe programs and to interface with microcomputer applications.**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:** Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.**REASONING ABILITY:** Critical thinking and ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.**OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:** Considerable knowledge of data processing equipment, information systems, computer hardware and software, security administration. Ability to operate a personal computer using work processing and spreadsheet programs. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and use hands , handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.**WORK ENVIRONMENT:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate..**Job Post End Date -**12-09-2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr