Accounting Technician III
Accounting Technician III
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GJR/25; FinanceNortheastern Junior College one of 13 membercolleges of the Colorado Community College System lies in the rural northeastern Colorado town of Sterling located 128 miles northeast of Denver.Northeastern delivers a bigschool experience at a smallschool price. The numbers add up: 900 fulltime students from around the world more than 2000 parttime students more than 80 programs of study and residence halls for more than 575 students.Northeastern Junior College one of 13 membercolleges of the Colorado Community College System lies in the rural northeastern Colorado town of Sterling located 128 miles northeast of Denver. The community of approximately 12000 residents enjoys easy access to Denver the Rocky Mountains and the westernagricultural lifestyle. You will admire the friendly culture of Northeastern Junior College and be inspired by our team environment and dedicated employees. Additionally we offer:
- Generous annual and sick leave benefits; our employees stay because of the work/life balance they are able to obtain here.
- Attractive health dental vision life and flexible savings options; we will also help you build your retirement savings via our defined benefit or defined contribution plans.
- An opportunity to become a lifelonglearner and enjoy considerable savings for the college education of your dependents through our tuition reimbursement program.
Note: Work schedule for this position will be 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the department. Alternative work arrangements may be available.
EMAIL ADDRESS: All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via email. Please include your current email address on your application and set up your email to accept messages fromand addresses. If you do not have an email address then you will receive correspondence via US mail.
Description of Job
This position is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for all employees including student and classified staff. It plays a key role in payroll data entry financial reconciliation and compliance with state accounting systems. The position also supports general accounting functions including cash transactions journal entries and sales tax reporting. Duties include but not limited to the following:- Process and analyze biweekly and monthly payroll including time slip entry for classified and student employees.
- Maintain and coordinate benefit entries for all staff including exempt staff paid by state warrants.
- Balance cash transactions to bank statements and to CORE comparing daily cash entries to actual deposits and analyzing any discrepancies.
- Monitor credit card transactions from the Bookstore Cosmetology and Event Center for accuracy.
- Reconcile bank statements for a revenue only account that holds all daily deposits until transfer to the State Treasurer and an imprest account for emergency transactions.
- Performs cash receipt transactions to book transfers of money from NJC bank accounts to the State Treasurer. Also prepares CORE IET4 and journal entries.
- Analyze and prepare necessary journal entries for posting all issued payrolls and general journal entries. Submit to Controller for review and approval. Monitor Retiree Life Insurance activity and take appropriate action. Prepare Sales Tax reports and direct pay for City and State Sales Tax.
- Complete reports for biweekly and monthly payrolls. Work closely with Human Resources to reconcile and submit all payrolls.
Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Residency Requirement:
Residents and nonresidents of Colorado may apply and be hired into this position as the work will be performed primarily at a location that is within 30 miles of the state border.
Class Code & Classification Description:
H8B3XX ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Experience Only:Three (3) years of technical accounting experience. The technical accounting experience must have been performed as a main function of the job. Daily interaction with students faculty and staff requires that this position have strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills. Candidate must have experience providing excellent customer service and interfacing with a variety of people from many levels within the organization and community. Effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary for success in this position. In order to be considered for this position your relevant experience must be documented on your application. Do not use SEE RESUME statements on application; your application must be completed in detail and clearly document your relevant work experience. (Part time experience will be prorated).
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Education and Experience:College or university course work from an accredited institution in Accounting Finance or related field may substitute for the required experience on a year of year basis. You must submit a copy of your transcripts verifying the required credits by application deadline in order to be considered. Please redact agerelated information on your transcript.
Conditions of Employment:Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license to independently drive company vehicles. Must submit to and successfully complete a preemployment background check to include a motor vehicle report (MVR) as a condition of hire. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from consideration for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions it is your responsibility to provide NJC Office of Human Resources with an official disposition of the charges.Appeal Rights:
An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.
As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.
Review of the completed signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email atwithin ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Departments action.
For further information on the Board Rules you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 8011 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes at InformationThis posting may be used to fill one or more similar positions in the future.
Important Note To Applicants:Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges who were disciplinary terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on your completed application. NJC recognizes the importance of a workforce that is reflective of our diverse student community. As such we are interested in selecting the best candidate from a diverse applicant pool.
Comparative Analysis Process: Your employment application will be used to rate your training and experience and to determine your rank among the candidates for this position. Other forms of testing may include eSkill oral board written etc. subject to change based on number of qualified applicants. It is therefore very important to fill out the application completely and to give a detailed description of your education and work experience. Your application and attachments should address the described duties minimum and preferred qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses the requirements as listed in the Minimum Requirements section and that all required documents are included in the application packet (e.g. application transcripts licensure supplemental questionnaire etc.). Failure to include the required information by the application deadline will result in your rejection from consideration of the position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process decisions are made based on merit competence performance and business need without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information military status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations:As part of our commitment to provide access to individualized support our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any preemployment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator Jeri Estrada at or call.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act:The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act allows applicants to request a reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions. If you require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to Jeri Estrada at or call.
Address Confidentiality Program:If you are covered by the Address Confidentiality Program as provided by Colorado Revised Statute (CRS)throughplease notify the Human Resources office or analyst listed on this announcement so that you are provided the appropriate time extension for notifications provided by U.S. Mail. The extension allowed under this program applies only to U.S. Mail notifications that include a deadline of 10 days or less.
For information regarding Northeastern Junior College Security including crime statistics for the campus and surrounding area please see the NJC Publication website under About NJC: For a hard copy report please contact.
FOR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1 2024 any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classifications pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30. All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System including at Institutions of Higher Education is indicated in your application so that your timeinseries can be calculated accurately.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
