Accountant II - Debt & Benefit Trust

This professional position is responsible for various accounting and financial reporting responsibilities in and for the Debt & Benefit Trust Department of the Frederick County Finance Division. Duties include recording and reporting transactions for fund activities in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards, with a focus on the County’s debt portfolio, as well as the operating and trust fund investments.

• Initiate and review transactions being entered into the general ledger of assigned areas of responsibility
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of debt and investment balances for all funds
• Monitor debt and pension transactions for timely payments and recording of transactions, that may require coordination with Human Resources, Treasury and Trustee banks
• Provide assistance and financial review to staff that manage funds with debt and investment transactions
• Review payment requests for special obligation bonds and draw requests for general obligation bond
• Prepare interim statements and the year-end financial report section of the County's - Annual Comprehensive Financial Report involving assigned areas of responsibility
• Participate in Procurement solicitations for service providers
• Maintain subsystems related to debt and investment portfolios
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor inquiries
• Project long-term impact on County and monitor actual performance against approved budget amounts for assigned funds