ACCOUNTING CLERK

Job Title

Accounting Clerk

Job Description

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary
The Accounting Clerk performs standard and routine accounting activities. Work requires capabilities in basic accounting and business procedures.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform account reconciliations as directed by management: general ledger, preparation of accounting statements and financial reports.
• Operate adding machine, calculator, copy machine and other office machines.
• Operate a computer system with printer.
• Perform simple and routine accounting and bookkeeping clerical functions.
• Recognize and compare numbers and codes on accounting documents.
• Verify mathematical accuracy.
• Identify discrepancies and brings them to management's attention.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certification required.
• Two (2) years of clerical experience or an equivalent combination of clerical/secretarial, fiscal and accounting experience required.
• Working knowledge of office and accounting practices and procedures required.
• Working knowledge of business English, good grammar and spelling skills, and ability to develop correspondence, reports and operational directives required. Must have a proven history of exercising discretion and retaining confidentiality.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.