Accounting Technician

City of Fayetteville•Nc 28301, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for an Accounting Technician. This role involves processing accounts payable, billing, and/or collections. The technician will assist in maintaining accounting information, provide support to division staff, answer public inquiries, and offer clerical support to division staff.

Requirements

One year of experience performing accounting, bookkeeping, or related work.
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

Nice To Haves

Commissioned by the State of North Carolina as a Notary Public.

Responsibilities

Assist with processing and verifying purchase orders and invoices; research invoice discrepancies; process and distribute payments as requested; collect a variety of information as requested for purchase orders, invoices and vendor data.
Collect, balance, bind and report daily cash receipts; prepare bank deposits and update related accounts; balance and reconcile bank and internal accounts as required; maintain and reimburse other division and department petty cash accounts as requested.
Receive and process various city property assessments for activities including paving, drainage, sidewalks, demolition, and lot cleaning citations; maintain unpaid assessment accounts and prepare late notices for delinquent accounts and invoices; attempt to collect outstanding balances utilizing a variety of mechanisms.
Collect and verify a variety of information and process incoming payments, including parking and noise tickets, privilege license applications, lot cleaning and paving assessments, police false alarms, recreation payments, and a variety of other applicable payments; assist in the review and issuance of a variety of licenses; maintain changes and deletions; issue invoices and license certificates.
Prepare daily deposit and reconciliation report; receive and maintain records of returned checks including certified letters and journal entries.
Conduct research to determine outstanding account balances; prepare and distribute late notices for delinquent accounts and invoices; prepare delinquent account records for prosecution and legal action.
Assign vendor and account numbers and codes; maintain various ledgers, registers and journals according to established account classifications; prepare correcting or adjusting entries as necessary.
Prepare and maintain a variety of files and filing systems; prepare, maintain and update various records; verify and distribute information as requested; photocopy, mail or fax materials as necessary.
Prepare a variety of memorandums, correspondence, reports, public notices, legal and tax forms and documents as assigned.
Answer questions and provide information to the public, outside agencies and other departments and divisions; receive citizen and client complaints and questions and refer to appropriate division staff member for resolution.