Accounting Technician

Salary: $25.86 - $36.20 Hourly
Location : Faribault, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2026-036
Department: Social Services
Opening Date: 09/21/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Job Summary

**FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS OCTOBER 5TH

The Accounting Technician receives, sorts, corrects, and reconciles a variety of accounting documents such as invoices, payment vouchers, and billings in the Social Services Department. The Technician posts data to appropriate accounts, reviews and codes financial information, disburses funds, makes deposits, and prepares financial reports. The Accounting Technician maintains detailed debtor client files and initiates legal collection.

Examples of Duties

• Completes Accounts Payable duties for the Social Services Department, including vouchers, administrative bills, and other miscellaneous billings.
• Performs accounts receivable duties for the Social Services Department, including processing social welfare checks, social security checks, fees, and child support payments.
• Enters budget and financial data into the computer system, balances journals and bank statements, and completes related reports.
• Performs a variety of tasks related to the collection of agency fees and program recoveries owed the state and county.
• Compiles, enters and processes monthly medical billings for agency reimbursements.
• Provides administrative support, including record keeping and filing responsibilities, assists the clerical staff with various duties including answering phones, assisting clients at counter, processing incoming and outgoing mail, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires one year of post-secondary education in accounting or business administration and two years accounting related experience, or equivalent.
Examples of related experience include: banking and bookkeeping, reconciliation of accounts, debt collection, accounts payables or receivables, financial data entry.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency level (ex: PivotTables/PivotCharts, Macros, Streamline workflow, collaborate with other workbooks, audit worksheets, analyze data, work with multiple workbooks, import/export, use Excel with the web, structure workbooks with XML)

Supplemental Information

HIRING RANGE / UNION: $25.86 - $27.02 per hour / SS Unit - Grade 7 HOURS: Normal business hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. Full-time hours equal 40 hours per week
Rice County offers a complete benefit package including medical, dental, life insurance, pension, holiday, vacation, sick leave and long-term disability insurance.

County employees are eligible for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

For additional information, please follow the link to the Rice County website:
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Answers to the Supplemental Questions must be supported by the "Education," "Work Experience" or "Skills" section of the job application. Be certain that the choices you make correspond to the information you have provided on your application. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during a hiring interview. By completing this supplemental evaluation you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any information you provide may be reviewed by the hiring manager. Any misstatements or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or may result in dismissal.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
• I do not agree to the above information.

02


Do you have a post-secondary education in business or accounting?

• Yes
• No

03


Do you have at least two years of accounting related experience as supported by your work history section of the application? **Examples of related experience include: banking and bookkeeping, reconciliation of accounts, debt collection, accounts payables or receivables, financial data entry.

• Yes
• No

04


Which best represents your level of education by the date of the job closing?

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certificate/Diploma in Clerical/Business Administration/Accounting or related field.
• Associate Degree in Secretarial/Business Administration/Accounting or other related degree.
• OTHER: Please provide the Name of School in Question 5.
• None of the above

05


IF YOU ANSWERED NO to Questions 2 and/or 3, please explain in detail how your education, training, years of experience is equivalent to meet the minimum requirement of this position. If you listed OTHER to question 4, please list the name of the school in which you attended. IF YOU ANSWERED YES to questions 2 and 3 AND did not list OTHER to Question 4, please list "NA".
06


What responsibilities have your previous positions included? (select all that apply)

• Preparing income and balance sheets
• Posting to accounting records and other systematizing of fiscal information
• Processing data for insurance/medical billing and reimbursements
• Monitoring expenditures
• Auditing
• Processing payments
• Participating in budget preparation
• Utilizing a database for statistical queries and reporting
• Dealing with difficult customers/clients

07


Indicate your level of experience in accounting or bookkeeping, which includes the preparation of and posting to accounting, financial or personnel records.

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 2 years' experience
• 3 - 4 years' experience
• 5 years or more experience

08


Which best describes your professional experience working in a county social service agency.

• No experience
• Less than 1 year of experience
• 1 - 2 years' experience
• 3 or more years' experience

09


Do you have experience in debt collection?

• Yes
• No

10


Which best describes your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word?

• No experience
• Beginner (ex: create document, edit by locating/modifying text, format text/paragraphs, add tables/graphic elements, control page setup/overall appearance, proof for accuracy)
• Intermediate (ex: Manage lists, customize tables/charts/styles/themes, modify pictures in document, create graphic elements, insert using Quick Parts, control text flow, use templates, mail merge, use macros to automate)
• Advanced (ex: Use Word with other programs, collaborate on documents, manage document versions, add reference marks/notes, make long documents easier to use, secure document)

11


Which best describes your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel?

• No experience
• Beginner (ex: create basic spreadsheets & calculations, modify worksheet, print workbook contents, manage large workbooks)
• Intermediate (ex: Calculate with advanced formulas, organize worksheet/table data, create/modify charts, analyze data using PivotTables/PivotCharts, customize/enhance workbooks)
• Advanced (ex: Streamline workflow, collaborate with other workbooks, audit worksheets, analyze data, work with multiple workbooks, import/export, use Excel with the web, structure workbooks with XML)

12


What best describes your professional experience when using Quick books at a business level?

• No experience.
• Less than 1 year of professional experience.
• 1 - 2 years of professional experience.
• More than 2 years of professional experience.

Required Question