JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMITTEE
FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

ACCOUNTANT

JOB DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO: Finance Director

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Manage and support the daily accounting, financial and budgetary operations and purchasing/property management operations for the Community Services Division of Programs and the Division of Youth Services (DYS) for the City of Birmingham within the Accounting Department in an organized, cost-effective, and professional manner.

SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION:
PROCUREMENT DUTIES

1. Exercise due care in performing job functions to ensure that all procurement transactions are properly authorized and processed. 2. Review purchase requisitions for completeness. 3. Ensure that all purchases meet JCCEO procurement standards. 4. Prepare Purchase Orders for approved purchases. 5. Account for purchase orders. 6. Keep records on the status of open, closed, processed, and paid Purchase Orders. 7. Prepare and maintain monthly reports on the status of open Purchase Orders. 8. File Purchase Orders, documents, and reports.
9. Maintain contact with vendors and suppliers, where appropriate. 10. Investigate and solicit bids.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT DUTIES

11. Maintain accurate property records on non-expendable property owned and used by JCCEO, including its component and delegate agencies. 12. Review records and reports pertaining to proper use, maintenance, and costs.
13. Coordinating the quarterly physical inventory counts in collaboration with each division’s staff. Reconciling of all Agency property. 14. Conduct on-site supervision of Agency moving activities, including property transfers and operations