GENERAL PURPOSE
This position is responsible for maintaining accounts payable edits, purchase order edits and other accounting records, journals, budgets, etc.
MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviews accounts payable edits.
- Maintains grant records and submissions for reimbursements.
- Prepares miscellaneous receivables.
- Assists with posting and maintaining journals, ledgers and other record books.
- Reconciles, classifies, and records receipts and disbursements into journals, totals and balances.
- Checks invoices and accounts payable records.
- Assists with recording journal entries.
- Reviews budget to actual reports for needed adjustments.
- Records and balances state and miscellaneous revenue checks.
- Accesses, inputs and retrieves information and data from a computer.
- Records fuel bulk power cost adjustments.
- Assists with payroll operations.
- Prepares various reports, forms and statements.
- Assists with preparation of various financial documents.
- Performs other related duties as required/assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field.
A comparable amount of training, education or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and ability to apply this knowledge to work situations.
- Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations, fiscal record keeping and contract procedures.
- Ability to prepare complete and accurate accounting reports.
- Ability to complete records, to assemble and organize data and to prepare reports from such records.
- Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely orally and in writing.
- Ability to learn to operate a telephone switchboard.
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Work environment is typically performed in a relatively safe, secure, and stable work environment
- The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
- Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: manual dexterity, hearing, mental acuity, repetitive motion, speaking, and talking.
Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.
