Primary Purpose:
Perform bookkeeping and accounting duties as it relates to the Business Services Division.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- Bachelors degree in Business Accounting or related field from an accredited university with at least 12 hours of accounting courses
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Ability to type and keyboard by touch
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) using proper English grammar
- Ability to effectively utilize computers operate calculators and other machines as required
- Ability to work with numbers in an accurate and rapid manner
- Ability to organize prioritize and meet established deadlines
- Ability to maintain accurate and auditable records
Experience:
- Three years of bookkeeping training and/or experience in a business office
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assist in the preparation of the Annual Financial Management Report (AFMR) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Annual Budget Report.
- Provide excellent customer service to all users regarding all business and accounting functions.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all cash accounts and AR Accounts.
- Assist in the preparation of the Business Services monthly financial board reports.
- Assist with the compilation of the annual financial audit.
- Perform data entry of budget amendments as applicable.
- Perform budget account analysis as required by the Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Superintendent for Business Services.
- Record transactions for assigned grants federal programs or Internal Divisions as assigned.
- Prepare monthly journal entry transactions including facilities charges tax revenues and indirect costs and other accounting transactions.
- Review the Pcard Report and test for completeness.
- Maintain physical files of Business Services documents and records related to budgets and grants and budget amendments.
- Be familiar with and assist with duties assigned to other Business Services personnel when necessary.
- Prepare cash receipts for tax deposits and assist in the monthly reconciliation to the report provided by the Harris County tax assessorcollector.
- Assist in the posting of cash receipts to efinance
- Upload invoices for all the Revenue Divisions
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
Staff IC