Front Desk Clerk (Fiscal Accounts Clerk Ii)

State of Maryland•Anne Arundel, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fiscal Accounts Clerk II position within the Comptroller's Payment Processing Pre-Audit group is focused on accounts payable and disbursement operations. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, detailed oriented, and intellectually curious. Most importantly, they will be a collaborator and partner who will help to support the General Accounting Division. The Pre-Audit Team receives and accepts invoices submitted by state agencies for payment to vendors and oversees the coordination of payment for over 2,000,000 invoices annually, totaling approximately $35 billion in disbursements. We would love to have you join our team!

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Two years of experience reviewing, verifying, recording, adjusting and balancing financial transactions.
Experience calculating and recording financial, statistical or other numerical data may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required high school education.
Six credit hours in accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
A minimum of five courses or six months of accounting-related training in a vocational training program in subjects such as journalizing transactions, analyzing transactions into debits and credits, posting to a general ledger, payroll, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in Financial Clerical/Finance Technicians classifications or specialty codes in the financial field of work at a rate of one year of military experience for the required experience.
For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.
If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalence evaluating members identified at http://www.naces.org/members.html .

Responsibilities

Receive, accept, coordinate and archive invoice transmittals from all state agencies
Coordinate and mail certain check disbursements
Receive, organize, and distribute incoming mail for the Comptroller's General Accounting Division.
Control returned checks received within the financial system.
Provide excellent customer service to state agencies and vendors through addressing incoming phone and email requests.