Accounting Technician - FACS - Finance

Town of Mount Pleasant•Mount Pleasant, SC

About The Position

The Accounting Technician is responsible for completing various tasks in the Finance Division including clerical and administrative duties, processing weekly accounts payable; preparing journals; reconciling department credit cards, verifying daily cash collections and assisting department staff.

Requirements

Associate degree in Business and/or Accounting and three (3) years of related work experience;
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of office procedures and practices;
Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles including accrual basis accounting;
Skill in the use of computers, excel spreadsheets, and other office software applications;
Skill in the use of working with numbers and details;
Skill in the use of analytics, problem solving, data processing, and communication;
Ability to maintain, manage, and organize records;
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with town officials, departments, and the general public;
Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form;
Ability to operate a telephone and standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

Ensures accuracy of department invoices. Verifying purchase order; vendor information; invoice number, accounting and budget dates; and payment amount.
Approves invoices for payment.
Processes weekly accounts payable for check, wire and credit card payments.
Assists and trains departmental staff in entering invoices in the Oracle system.
Processes Unclaimed Property.
Verifies departmental daily cash collections received.
Prepares cash deposits and processes remote check deposits.
Assists in maintaining spreadsheets for accounts payable performance measures.
Researches and resolves billing issues.
Reconciles Town credit cards, verifying properly coded and attached receipt documentation.
Participates in the year-end audit by assisting the auditor in gathering required work papers and other documentation.
Performs other related assigned duties.