Accounting Technician

Action Pathways • Fayetteville, NC

12d • $19 • Onsite

About The Position

Assist the Accounting staff with general functions such as payroll, accounts payable, purchasing, and general ledger entry.

Requirements

• Education: Associate's Degree (two-year college or technical school) in Business or Accounting.
• Experience: One to two years of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should know accounting software, spreadsheets,s and word processing software.
• The employee must be sufficiently computer literate to learn agency software within 60 days of employment.
• Employee must have good math skills, able to calculate figures and amounts.
• A working knowledge of modern accounting practices and principles is essential to this position.
• Employee must also be proficient in computerized accounting methods and able to operate a 10-key calculator.
• Employee must recognize and be sensitive to the cultural, ethnic, and social diversity among the population served and the community at large.
• Employee must maintain strict confidentiality and convey the necessity to co-workers.
• Tactfulness and courtesy are essential when representing the agency with the general public.
• Employee must be committed to continuous quality and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Compiles payroll data, enters data or computes and posts wages, and reconciles errors, to maintain payroll records, using computer
• Reviews wages computed and correct errors to ensure the accuracy of payroll.
• Records changes affecting net wages, for example, exemptions, insurance coverage, and loan payments for each employee, to update master payroll records
• Prepare periodic reports of earnings, taxes, and deductions.
• Keep records of leave pay and nontaxable wages.
• Prepare and issue direct deposits/paychecks.
• Ability to organize workload, adapt quickly to change and deliver under the pressure of deadlines.
• Reconcile payroll before transmission and validate confirmed reports
• Maintains the employee retirement information with Principal Financial Group
• Prepares and transmits all reports and payments associated with retirement
• Transmits the direct deposit ACH file to the bank
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Understand proper taxation of employer-paid benefits.
• Process correct garnishment calculations and compliance.
• Execute timesheets and attendance processing and interface with payroll.
• Research and email the appropriate audience of payroll issues.
• Process accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary
• Works closely with Human Resources and Accounting on all payroll-related issues.
• Providing accurate accounting support to accountants as needed
• Serves as backup for Purchasing Clerk and Accounts Payable Clerk
• Processes maintenance requests in a timely and efficient manner
• Works with appropriate staff and vendors to coordinate maintenance work as needed
• Works with the Facilities Manager and Network Administrator to ensure the maintenance needs of the organization are met
• Maintains Maintenance Request System (MRS) software for accuracy and timely completion of work
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees