ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works in office Monday through Friday, from 8am to 5pm. The successful candidate will perform entry level, routine accounting clerical work involving basic numeric calculations for the Accounting Division. They will also gather, compile, and reconcile fiscal data, as well as examine and verify routine fiscal transactions such as billing invoices, accounts receivable and accounts payable and other financial documents.

Requirements

• Principles, methods and practices of fiscal and financial record keeping, including automated accounts payable/receivable and payroll systems
• General office procedures; related laws and ordinances
• Computer software applications for communication, spreadsheets, Internet, and word processing
• Maintain ledgers and journals
• Analyze fiscal data
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Understanding and operating computer software and programs, work with spreadsheets
• Form effective working relationships with internal and external customer
• Make sound judgments and decisions

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience working within an office environment, working with computers and various software including spreadsheets.
• Experience with basic accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic numeric calculations including logging financial documents, handling cash and negotiable instruments, reviewing and verifying mathematical computations and accounting codes, accounts payable processing and accounts receivable processing.
• Provide administrative support services to the Accounting Division to include front office duties such as answering phones, copying and scanning documents, and distributing mail.
• Act as the Division's 5S coordinator by attending meetings and sharing information with staff related to 5S.
• In accordance with the State Records Retention Schedule, maintain division centralized files, organize files in alphabetic order and date order, pull files on request, locate missing files, and return files to their proper location.
• Prepare new fiscal year files and box and store prior year files in Accounting Division file storage room.

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed