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Accountant 1-011718-164992

SALARY: $2,769.00 Monthly  $33,228.00 Annually
OPENING DATE: 01/17/18
CLOSING DATE: 01/30/18 11:59 PM
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
OR
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Necessary Special Qualifications: None.
Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
JOB OVERVIEW:
Summary: Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional accounting work  of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: Employees in the class are responsible for professional accounting work of routine difficulty; and perform related work as required.
This is the entry professional level of the accounting field and is flexibly staffed with the classes of
Accountant 2 and Auditor 2. Supervision is initially close, but as an incumbent learns procedures and practices, supervision becomes more general. This class differs from the next higher class in that incumbents of the latter function at the working level under general supervision.
*An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher  class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

This is a two part application process additional instructions will be sent via email. The second part of the application must be completed by CLOSING DATE: Tue. 01/30/18 11:59.

COMPETENCIES (KSA'S):
Competencies:
1. Time Management
2. Perseverance
3. Customer Focus
4. Ethics and Values
5. Listening
6. Decision Quality
7. Problem Solving
8. Learning on the Fly
9. Planning
10. Organizing
Knowledge:
1. Basic knowledge of clerical office procedures
2. Basic knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
3. Basic knowledge of mathematics (arithmetic)
4. Basic knowledge of computer operation
5. Basic knowledge of office productivity software
Skills:
1. Intermediate speaking skills
2. Intermediate writing skills
3. Intermediate reading comprehension skills
4. Basic mathematics skills
5. Basic monitoring skills
6. Basic spreadsheet design skills
7. Active learning skills
8. Active listening skills
9. Problem solving skills
10. Service orientation skills
11. Time management skills
Abilities:
1. Intermediate oral comprehension ability
2. Intermediate oral expression ability
3. Intermediate mathematical reasoning ability
4. Intermediate deductive reasoning ability
5. Intermediate written comprehension ability
6. Intermediate written expression ability
7. Basic problem sensitivity ability
EEOC Statement:
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.