Department of Human Resources
Deborah Story, Commissioner
CURRENT OPENINGS
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| Job Title: | ACCOUNTANT/AUDITOR 1* |
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$2,707.00 - $4,330.00 Monthly $32,484.00 - $51,960.00 Annually |
| Job Type: | Full-Time |
| Location: | Statewide, Tennessee |
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ATTENTION: THIS JOB REQUIRES APPLICANTS TO  .SEE DETAILS AT THE END OF THIS POSTING. SUMMARY: Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional accounting and/or auditing work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: This is the entry professional level of both the accounting and auditing fields 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. |
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| Examples of Duties and Responsibilities: | |
| 1. Learns to collect, analyze, interpret and document fiscal and operating data; learns to prepare or assist in the preparation of professional financial statements and reports. 2. Learns to review records of accounts receivable, accounts payable, expenditures, and income; learns to check whether expenditures have been made, according to contractual requirements and authorized procedures. 3. Learns to audit financial records and documents to verify the completeness and accuracy of financial documentation and ensure conformance with accepted accounting principles and practices; learns to audit various state agencies, institutions, departments or schools or private agencies receiving federal funding to ensure statutory compliance. 4. Learns to assist in studies of cost accounting, general accounting systems and related matters; reports on condition of recommendations for improvement. 5. May be assigned to supervise a small number of accounting clerical personnel in routine operations. 6. May be assigned to act as divisional or departmental accountant where accounting functions are relatively routine. |
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| Minimum Qualifications: | |
| Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting or a Public Accountant in good standing; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting. | |
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| NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: None. EXAMINATION METHOD: Written Test, 100%. To be eligible for Career Service employment consideration, an applicant must attain a passing score of 70 or greater on the written test. An applicant's standing or rank on an employment register is based on this score. WRITTEN TEST SUMMARY: The written test for Accountant/Auditor 1 has been designed to assess the general knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the job. The test consists of 71 multiple choice questions organized into two test sections as described below. ACCOUNTING FUNDAMENTALS - These questions assess knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and the ability to apply these concepts in order to solve practical problems. (57 questions) AUDITING - These questions assess knowledge of fundamental auditing concepts and the ability to apply these concepts in order to solve practical problems. (14 questions) |
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