Accounting Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited High School/GED program.
• Four (4) years accounts payable work experience or 60 hours from an accredited college or university in a related field or a combination of the two.
• Skilled in the use of standard software applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions, process work and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments and the general public.
• Ability to research and reconcile errors independently.

Nice To Haves

• Skilled in 10-key by touch preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes, records and reconciles/balances transactions for several accounts or projects.
• Conducts daily review of vendor invoices matching to contract and/or bid requirements, state procurement laws and county policies while resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains various Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
• Prepares standard exception memos regarding procurement and policy violations.
• Enters and maintains new vendors set-ups and changes.
• Reviews documents and system entry while proofreading entries and correcting errors.
• Processes, coordinates and ensures payments and other transactions are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Research records to collect data and completes and assembles various reports.
• Responds to complex telephone and written inquiries and communicates with various departments, attorneys, clients and outside entities regarding policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.