Accounting Technician
City of Tucson•Cocoa, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Accounting Technician position at the City of Tucson’s Business Services Department (BSD) supports one or more areas by processing invoices and providing exemplary customer service to internal and external customers. This position performs accounting tasks including reconciling, reviewing financial information for accuracy, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and preparing correcting entries. Work is performed under the supervision of the Financial Specialist. This position does not supervise.
Requirements
- Six (6) months post – high school
- Two (2) years of directly related experience.
- Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
Nice To Haves
- Over 1 year of full-time experience performing entry level accounting duties within a state or local government.
- Associate degree in accounting or related field.
- Experience in Microsoft Office products
- Experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial software.
Responsibilities
- Processes supplier invoices in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to ensure timely and accurate payments.
- Reconciles supplier account information to City of Tucson records to ensure outstanding invoices and credits are paid and/or followed up on.
- Obtains purchaser invoice approvals.
- Identifies and troubleshoots account errors.
- Builds and maintains relationships with external and internal customers.
- Communicates with external suppliers to ensure the smooth processing of valid payments.
- Monitors multiple email inboxes for customer requests for invoice payment.
- Works with internal buyers to processes requisitions and purchase orders.
- Creates customer accounts in the ERP system, generates customer billings, and performs periodic reviews to ensure account balances have been paid.
- Works as needed with supported Department staff to assist with the timely processing of internal procurement card transactions by ensuring City procurement card policies are followed, adequate supporting documentation is provided and required approvals are in place.
- Enters ad hoc journal entries as needed to process account corrections and non-routine transactions.
- All other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage
- pension plan
- optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings
- 38 paid days off in the first year of employment
- twelve weeks of paid parental leave
- paid tuition reimbursement
- student loan repayment
- off- and on-the-job training
- employee resource groups
- paid volunteer hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
