Accounting Technician I

Accounting Technician I

The Treasury department is hiring an Accounting Technician I to join our team. Our shared values include Trust, Communication, Respect, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Teamwork, and Accountability.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, accounting-minded individual with strong attention to detail and focus on excellent customer service. A successful applicant can demonstrate effective communication across a variety of platforms including in-person interactions, email, and formal written communications with a diverse audience. We expect dependability in being present at the workplace during business hours. The ability to produce a high volume of data entry accurately is critical. Last, but not least, we are looking for an adaptable mindset that is open to technology and modernization of our business processes.

Our office and procedures are designed to build up our staff in the Finance Department, and we can provide both on-the-job and formalized educational opportunities to a candidate that demonstrates the skills we are looking for.

The benefits of joining our team include a competitive salary package that includes the opportunity for regular pay increases, 13 paid holidays a year, an excellent health insurance program that includes medical, dental, vision and orthodontia care options, paid leave and retirement credit through PERS (Public Employees' Retirement System), and employer match to 457 deferred compensation plans for PERS Tier IV employees. Up to six weeks of paid parental leave is available for new parents, and after one year of employment, employees are eligible to enroll in an employer-funded dependent care flexible spending plan.

We value the health and well-being of our employees. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) provides free parking, paid time off for parent teacher conferences, the ability to participate in a robust wellness program that includes free access to CBJ recreational centers (pools, field house, and ice rink), free bi-annual health screenings, free flu shots, free classes, challenges and webinars on healthy living to assist you with achieving work/life balance.

This position typically works Monday through Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm with a one-hour lunch. The office for this position is located on the first floor of City Hall.

Typical Responsibilities

Holding a key position in the Cash Office, the incumbent is responsible for performing a variety of technical accounting and review functions. The primary duties include reviewing cash batches for accuracy, posting cash batches and payments to the accounting system, uploading cash transmittals, and providing technical support to the Cash Office staff. Lead responsibilities may be assigned.

Examples of specific duties include:

• Provide excellent customer service over the phone and by email responding to questions and concerns;
• Prepares monthly journal entries to charge out general postage use to the individual departments;
• Processes payment transfers and reversals;
• Assists with verifying and posting payment batches entered by City Cashiers;
• Uploads all CBJ department deposits to the general ledger;
• Provide back up to the City Cashiers.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or the equivalent.

Experience:

Six (6) months of any combination of job-related post-secondary education and clerical or customer service experience in a job-related area.

Post-secondary Credit: Courses will be credited based on 3 semester/4 quarter hours= 1 month of experience.

Applicant must document how relevant education and experience meets the above minimum qualification.

*Transcripts that indicate the credit hours earned for the specific course work will need to be included with the CBJ application.