Accounts Receivable Tech 2

State of Iowa • Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Our Team has an immediate opening for an Accounting Technician 2. We offer a collaborative workspace to encourage teamwork and good communication. If you are looking to make lives better, be a part of a supportive, engaging team and provide excellent customer service – this may be the position for you! Iowa DOT’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalency and four years of clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal programs using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices
• OR the successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of employment in clerical office work for each year of the required education
• OR substituting the successful completion of thirty semester hours or the academic equivalent in a post high school Business, Accounting or closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience
• OR any equivalent combination of qualifying education or experience
• OR one year of experience as an Accounting Technician 1 in the State of Iowa classified service will be considered as qualifying
• OR one year of work experience as an Accounting Clerk 3 in the State of Iowa classified service will be considered as qualifying

Responsibilities

• Reviewing the accuracy of invoices and receipts
• Completing daily reconciliations
• Processing transactions
• Providing excellent customer service to our internal and external customers via email, telephone and/or in person
• Working with customers and/or vendors to resolve issues
• Other tasks as needed

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED