Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician

As an Accounting Technician, you will:

• Serve as an Authorized Certifying Officer responsible for the audit and certification of disbursement vouchers and scheduling of payments, ensuring the accuracy and legality of payments made from numerous funding sources.
• Review and verify all disbursements are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Determines the Prompt Payment requirements and prioritizes the proper and timely scheduling of all disbursements.
• Process unusual or difficult disbursement or collection transactions ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing.
• Process, schedule and record power sale receipts and collections for deposit. Establish and maintain collection records to comply with deposit and reporting requirements.
• Research financial regulations and rulings to resolve questions of procedure and legality when necessary. Perform analysis and research of accounting data and reports to assure compliance with applicable procedures and regulations.
• Reconcile and research invoices paid against material receipts and purchase orders to ensure that goods or services received align with contractual terms and account coding.
• Compile payment and collection supporting documentation for correcting entries. Research errors to determine the nature of the error (considering the appropriation, allotment, and documents affected) and amount of the discrepancy.
• Compile and verify the accuracy of payment and collection data to assist in the preparation of statements and reports, schedules, and analyses of accounting transactions.
• Develop solutions to payment and collection processing problems and issues.
• Document and maintain process and procedure documents for running tracers and tracking down lost or returned payments, running and reviewing payment reports, and other customer service-related duties.