Accounting Technician

Job Title

*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Duties

Performing clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and financial management functions;

Performing budget administration, financial systems, cash processing, and accounting support;

Examining, verifying, and maintaining financial accounts and accounting data;

Classifying accounting transactions and verifying the accuracy and completeness of accounting data across multiple appropriations;

Determining the debit and credit entries to be made to general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts;

Summarizing transactions and preparing control documents or other documents reflecting entries to be made;

Maintaining, auditing, and reconciling general and subsidiary ledger accounts for the preparation of accurate and timely reports and for the control of funds;

Determining the nature of errors and making adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts;

Reviewing pending items and ensuring that follow-up action is taken on pending items;

Preparing reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports, and special reports;

Reconciling accounting systems output using subsidiary records, both manual and automated, to ensure the accuracy of input;

Maintaining control of receipts and disbursements;

Maintaining control of funds obligated and expended;

Receiving and analyzing various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of accounting data;

Journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions;

Preparing journal vouchers for multi-line transactions and researching appropriate postings for unusual transactions;

Documenting financial transactions to ensure a proper audit trail;

Inspecting purchase orders, requisitions, and all financial components and making corrections when necessary;

Obligating and amending purchase orders;

Training and consulting control point users and other customers throughout the Medical Center, providing expert advice and guidance concerning Fiscal and financial policies, procedures, regulations, etc.;

Performing related duties as required.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Telework: Not authorized.