Associate Consultant - Invoice Specialist

Heery•Annapolis, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend Heery are seeking an Associate Consultant Financial Clerk. This role involves responsibility for performing varied and complex clerical accounting operations requiring knowledge of accounting system characteristics and the interrelationship of manual and computer processes. Employees in this class are responsible for a major transaction area of the central accounting system or for the maintenance of a subsidiary billing or accounting system of a department or division. Work is performed with considerable independence within the framework of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the recording and reporting of financial transactions. Work is performed under general supervision and is subject to review by superiors and internal and external audit.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of various accounting documents and their uses in a billing or accounting system.
Thorough knowledge of departmental accounting transaction practices and procedures and related laws and regulations.
Familiarity with data processing billing or accounting systems and their use in the assigned system or sub-system.
Thorough knowledge of technical accounting and bookkeeping principles, practices, and procedures.
Skill in operating a variety of office equipment including calculator, typewriter, CRT terminal and personal computer.
Ability to make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately.
Ability to maintain a wide variety of complex accounting records and to prepare reports.
Requires basic analytical skills.
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Knowledge of Financial software systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, MTA, VAS and I-Track).

Nice To Haves

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Responsibilities

Posts encumbrances, expenditures, cash receipts, revenues, and disbursements to journals.
Reconciles and balances accounts.
Analyzes and evaluates data input and output of a computerized system.
Examines departmental requests for monies from accounts and confirms the availability of funds.
Monitors accounts and notifies agency personnel of over expenditures.
Authorizes disbursements to vendors and/or taxpayers.
Examines vouchers, claims, invoices, checks and supporting data for conformance with established procedures and regulations.
Maintains large computer files, database and/or accounting systems.
Compiles data and prepares financial statements and other statistical and financial reports in accordance with standardized accounting procedures.
Contacts vendors, departmental personnel, grant recipients and others to obtain and provide information and resolve disagreements.
May assign, review, approve, supervise and/or train other office support personnel.
Handles more complex problems referred by lower level office support personnel.
Performs related work as required.