- Perform basic and routine level of non-degreed accounting work, including, but not limited to, resolving rudimentary accounts payable issues.- Process and verify vendor payment reports.- Process data for primary financial reporting.- Maintain a financial database and accounts payable records, and other financial functions. - Learn and utilize all applicable software and organizational processes and procedures. - Calculate and complete basic and routine accounts payable processes and functions. - Calculate and complete basic payment proposals and maintain proper controls for accuracy and compliance. - Resolve routine purchasing and invoicing discrepancies and ensure all policy guidelines are met. - Respond to routine vendor and user department inquiries and concerns, and coordinate necessary actions.- Process routine travel requests, expense reimbursements and petty cash disbursements, and complete audit requests and reconciliations to ensure all guidelines are met. - Maintains proper records retention for all financial information and accounts payable records and documents to ensure compliance with all policies and procedures. - Learn and use best practice methods to extract, analyze, prepare and/or resolve basic accounts payable and vendor issues and how to accurately review reports to validate data for accuracy and timely processing of 1099 forms and reporting to the Internal Revenue Service. - Learns to prepare varied financial reports for managers, internal and external auditors and/or local and state agencies.- Comply with organizational, Federal and state policies, procedures and regulations.- Respond to external payment verification audit requests in a timely manner. - May provide assistance to internal departments for analysis and research of financial data in preparation of regular or special financial reports. - Perform other related duties as assigned.
1-4 years
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures and ability to apply such knowledge.- Basic knowledge of accounts payable and receivable, banking practices, payroll, and the budget process.- Demonstrable skills in the use of personal computers and associated programs and applications necessary for successful job performance.- Effectively make mathematical calculations with reasonable speed and accuracy.- Ability to organize work, establish priorities, meet established deadlines, and follow up on assignments with limited supervision. - Ability to compile data accurately and prepare varied financial reports.- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.- Ability to work effectively with co-workers, department heads, elected officials, charter offices, other agencies representatives, and the general public.- Able to sit for prolonged periods of time, lift, push, and/or pulling (less than 20 pounds).
- High School Diploma or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma, and one year of experience in accounting, bookkeeping or other related accounting work; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.- Associate of Arts or Science degree with at least 6 semester hours of accounting can be substituted for one year of experience.
High School
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