Accounts Receivable Technician

Job Opportunity

The Town of Castle Rock is looking for individuals who value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication to apply for a position that makes a difference in our community.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Records daily cash receipts for various departments (includes cash, checks, and credit cards).
• Reviews internal billing documentation, including special duties contracts and special duty assignment (SDA) forms, and processes invoices for billing to outside parties.
• Assists with month-end closing. Ensures complete and accurate reporting of monthly entries.
• Reconciles accounts receivable data (month-end and year-end) and accrued accounts receivable data (quarterly and year-end).
• Researches, gathers, and compiles data for the Town's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (ACFR).
• Assists in preparing various reports and paperwork based on audit list and audit requests.
• Reviews and analyzes capital asset activity associated with Town conveyances transactions. Enters new additions, disposals, and transfers into the accounting system.
• Reviews stale dated checks monthly and reports this information as needed.
• Periodically reviews the State of Colorado Unclaimed Property listings and completes applications for refund of monies due to The Town.
• Utilizes and updates vendor database. Updates address changes and vendor.
• May assist with or participate in special projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.

Minimum qualifications include:

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED Equivalent Experience: At least two (2) years of previous experience in in-house accounts payable or training that includes municipal payables or general accounts payable processing and computer data entry; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of modern accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of computer software programs for accounting functions including MSWord, Excel, and Outlook.
• Skill in communicating effectively with the public and clients over telephone, in person, fax and other methods.
• Ability to calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information, including subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
• Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data and/or information. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Ability to coordinate, strategize, and/or correlate data and/or information. Includes exercise of judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, support staff and other departments/agencies position interacts with.
• Ability to have strong accurate data entry skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.

Physical demands include:

• Sedentary work for long periods of time
• Occasional physical work lifting no more than 40 pounds
• Occasional lifting, carrying, walking and standing
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate personal computer and office equipment
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work environment includes:

• Works primarily in a clean, comfortable environment

Equipment used includes:

• Uses standard office equipment including a personal computer system
• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.

Must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an equal opportunity employer.