Accounting Technician, Senior

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar related or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Leads and coordinates daily work activities of assigned crew or co-workers; confers withsupervisor to obtain direction regarding work assignments and priorities; organizes tasks in orderto complete assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work;confers with co-workers assists with complex/problem situations and provides technicalexpertise; assists with training and instructing co-workers regarding operational procedures andproper use of equipment; and assists with supervision of co-workers by reporting employeeproblems and providing input on disciplinary action and employee performance evaluations.

Performs customer service functions; answers telephone calls greets visitors and assistsindividuals; provides information/assistance regarding department services activities proceduresdocumentation fees or other issues; distributes processes and/or assists customers withcompletion of various forms/documentation; and responds to routine questions/complaints andinitiates problem resolution.

Processes documentation pertaining to accounts payable; reviews invoices expense reports travelrequests or other payable documents for accuracy completeness and proper authorization;matches invoices with receiving tickets purchase orders and statements; reconciles monthlystatements; assigns proper budgetary codes to each expenditure; enters invoice data into computersystem; prepares and sends checks; processes stop payments as needed; prepares and balances
check registers and summary reports; research vendor information as needed; researchdiscrepancies on orders/invoices and works with vendor/department for problem resolution; andprepares 1099 forms and tax-exempt forms.

Receives monies in payment of various County/department fees/services in person or by mail; records transactions and issues receipts; posts payments to proper account; balances cash drawerand revenues; prepares bank deposits or forwards revenues as appropriate; records deposits madeby other County departments; and prepares various reports/records. Processes documentation pertaining to accounts receivable; receives payments for variousfees/services; records cash receipts makes file copies and balances receipts; posts payments andadjustments to customer accounts; research checks received without identifying information orchecks returned for insufficient funds; and prepares related reports and records.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate Degree in Accounting Business or related field required; two years of experience inbookkeeping accounts payable accounts receivable or related field; or any equivalentcombination of education training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge skills and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required:

*To be considered for this position you must pass a pre-hire assessment.

You will be evaluated on Data Entry Filing Spelling MS Excel Proofreading and Math. Thetime limit and passing score for each assessment module are listed below:

*Offer iscontingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation and pre-employment physical and a drug/alcohol screen.