Accounting Technician, Sr. - Finance

Deschutes County Human Resources • Bend, OR

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accounting Technician is responsible for supporting the financial operations of Deschutes County. The Accounting team in Finance consists of three Senior Accounting Technicians, two Accountants, one Payroll Coordinator, and one Payroll Supervisor under the direction of the Controller, Procurement Manager, and CFO. The Senior Accounting Technician should have impeccable dependability and be receptive to collaborative feedback from coworkers. An ideal candidate is process-oriented with a strong customer service and team-driven attitude. The ability to communicate clearly about challenges, competing deadlines, and priorities is essential. We seek candidates who are highly adaptable to changing priorities and interruptions to workflow. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented and adept at multitasking. Deschutes County has a small staff, and each of us is often called upon to do a wide range of job duties. Because of this, flexibility and excellent communication skills are crucial to the position. Typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. This position is located in Deschutes County and may be eligible for hybrid/in-office remote work as allowed by policy and approved by the supervisor. The accounting team currently works remotely ONLY on Mondays.

Requirements

• Knowledge of or experience with: Customer service standards and protocols.
• Accounting and bookkeeping principles and methods, including experience accounting for transactions and transfers across multiple funds, departments, programs, or lines of business.
• Principles of record keeping and records management.
• Skill in: Performing a variety of complex accounting functions to support County operations, depending on area of assignment.
• Maintaining accurate electronic records including identifying and reconciling errors.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, other County employees, and representatives from other regional and federal agencies.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Associate’s degree in Accounting or related field; AND four (4) years of financial accounting experience; OR any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

• Finance accounting experience with municipality.

Responsibilities

• Help ensure County financial operations run smoothly by reviewing cash receipts, invoices, requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, vendor records, positive pay exceptions, and employee reimbursements for proper documentation, coding, approvals, and compliance with County procedures.
• Assist with preparation of RFPs, bid documents, contracts, and other procurement-related tasks in support of the Procurement Manager.
• Assist payroll supervisor with processing employee timesheets, processing payroll, employee training, and payroll reporting.
• Conducts complex special research and analysis projects; summarizes data and generates reports.

Benefits

• Excellent County benefit package when eligible.
• Robust healthcare package covers medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at a minimal cost of $100 for employee only and $121 per month for employee plus dependents, which includes an innovative on-site clinic, pharmacy, and wellness and wellbeing services.
• Life insurance
• Retirement (PERS)
• Generous paid time-off (14-18 hours/month to start, pro-rated for part-time)
• Holidays
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree