Office Technician - Accounting - Central Office
About The Position
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Office Technician to provide essential support to our team. The State of Nebraska can offer you: • 13 paid holidays • Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately) • Military leave • 156% state-matched retirement • Tuition reimbursement • Employee assistance program • 79% employer paid health insurance plans • Dental and vision insurance plans • Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the federal government • Wide variety and availability of career advancement • Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose! • Numerous training and development opportunities
Requirements
- Coursework/training or experience in public contact, customer service, and/or performing and applying office/clerical support procedures, including the use of a personal computer, associated software, and office equipment.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of clerical accounting/bookkeeping methods, forms and techniques.
- Understanding/learning mathematical functions, agency policies/guidelines, accounting terminology, and coding/classifications related to accounting processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with spreadsheets, word processing and email.
- Experience performing data entry with extreme accuracy.
- Experience or classes in accounting functions.
Responsibilities
- Balance receipts and funds received for deposit.
- Prepare release statements and calculate release checks for inmates releasing from facilities.
- Assess and monitor maintenance accounts for work release inmates.
- Post club and religious institutional checks, collect suspense checks, and process other transactions in the inmate banking software as assigned to include journal entries, manual pay, and funds due inmates.
- Data entry and filing of financial documents and records.
- Assist with other accounting functions as assigned.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
- Military leave
- 156% state-matched retirement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- 79% employer paid health insurance plans
- Dental and vision insurance plans
- Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the federal government
- Wide variety and availability of career advancement
- Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose!
- Numerous training and development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
