ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 1

Wayne County Government•Detroit, MI

About The Position

The Accounting Technician 1 performs moderately difficult bookkeeping and complex work applying bookkeeping principles to a variety of common transactions. The position balances subsidiary records, revenues, and expenses; processes payment vouchers; maintains complicated case accounts; audits basic bookkeeping records or assists with more difficult audits; and reviews and prepares financial statements and reports. The role also processes purchase order and service voucher payments for multiple departments, researches invoicing discrepancies, uses accounting software to record and analyze information, and compiles and reconciles financial records. Additional duties include handling incoming mail and calls, assisting customers, and preparing vendor files for archival storage or retrieval by departments and auditors. Other related duties may be assigned. This examination is open only to Wayne County employees who have regular status and a high school diploma or equivalent. The examination establishes an eligibility list for current and future vacancies, which remains in effect for one year. The written assessment covers bookkeeping principles and practices, Excel, and related knowledge; testing may be online or at the Guardian Building.

Requirements

Must be a Wayne County employee with regular status at the time of application.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Pass all required tests to be placed on the eligibility list.
Written assessment covering bookkeeping principles and practices, Excel, and related knowledge.

Responsibilities

Process purchase order and service voucher payments for multiple departments.
Research and resolve invoicing discrepancies.
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to maintain financial records using journals, ledgers, or computers.
Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables related to cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
Reconcile records or note and report discrepancies.
Open incoming mail, date-stamp and sort it for distribution.
Answer incoming calls and assist customers.
Prepare vendor files for archiving by boxing, logging, and labeling them for shipment to a storage facility.
Retrieve and copy files for departments and auditors.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.