Accounting Clerk

Job Title

This position is responsible for a wide range of fiscal, clerical, and administrative tasks to ensure policies and procedures set forth by Federal, State, and Local office guidelines are met.

Job Description and Functions

Open until filled. Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE!

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Essential functions include maintaining a segment of a fiscal system and multiple databases, performing financial processing functions for transactions of a non-routine or unusual nature, involved in routine tasks associated with A/P, A/R, including, but not limited to, tracking database entry, cash receipts, and collections, searching and disbursing fiscal information pertaining to process documents, assisting in inventory of all fixed assets, processing and reviewing routine paperwork and/or entering data into a department log or database, maintaining department records system, including filing, scanning, retrieving, archiving documents, researching files, etc, greeting and directing a high volume of visitors, deliveries, and the general public, with appropriate information, responding to requests for information, making referrals, and resolving customer complaints. This may involve research or agency-specialized knowledge, processing and distributing all incoming mail; preparing mailings, maintaining calendars, making appointments, and travel arrangements, and arranging meeting rooms, providing superb customer service, explaining or interpreting procedures.

Qualifications

Preferences may be given to applicants with 1-3 years of previous clerical and/or accounting experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word. Knowledge of computer program applications, data management and record keeping, office procedures, filing, and alphabetizing, modern office practices, procedures, and equipment, reviewing documents for accuracy and completeness, methods used to deal with the public tactfully, telephone etiquette and coordinating telephone and visitor traffic, preparation of records, reports, and correspondence.

Minimum qualifications: Education: Associate's Degree (typically in Finance) Experience: No prior experience required OR Education & Experience Substitution: 1-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Necessary Special Requirements

Physical working conditions take place in a typical working office environment. All positions within the Department of Family Services will require a background information check, including the taking of fingerprints, which will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant.

Supplemental Information

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.