Accounting Book Keeper Remote Job

Accounting Technician III-BU
At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don't just move peoplewe connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.
With a bold vision for the future, we're tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyoneno matter who they are or where they live.
Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we're building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.
We're a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crewsbringing purpose-driven work to life. Position Overview: SDOT has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, detail-oriented Accounting Technician III-BU on our Accounts Payable team within the Finance and Administration Division. We are looking for a service-oriented professional who can maintain positive vendor relationships to better work with the many vendors we use to deliver on our transportation projects. Accounts Payable processes 24,000 invoices per year. The Technician will ensure that payments are paid on time within 30 days of receipt of the invoice, and will be responsible for credit card administration for the department. The position supports biweekly payroll processing, ensuring employee timesheets are processed in a timely manner and coding is accurate and with the correct project and activity codes, providing top-notch customer care for any questions or additional needs.
Enter and process invoices in the Department's Accounts Payable (AP) Portal and the City's accounting system (PeopleSoft), checking for proper authorizations and coding.
Enter new or update vendor names and data, monitor discount opportunities, schedule payments, process stop-payments and resolve payment issues.
Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements; Assist with the Department's Credit Card Program administration, processing, monthly reconciliations, and dispute resolutions.
Assist with the Department's Travel Program's administration, processing, reconciliations, and dispute resolutions.
Prepare monthly State Use Tax reports for review by the Accounts Payable Supervisor and Manager.
Assist with audit support by providing documentation to auditors and responding to various inquiries.
Perform payroll duties (payroll processing, employee support, records maintenance, and coordination with HR and Finance) as required with the Payroll Unit.
File source documents and maintain accounts payable files.
Supports department goals in promoting diversity and social justice.
Minimum Qualifications: Experience: Three (3) years of experience with accounting and/or bookkeeping, or one year of work experience as an Accounting Tech II.
Experience in A/P working with large financial/accounting systems.
Previous experience performing a variety of payroll functions.
Previous experience with software such as PeopleSoft and Workday.
Previous experience working in a public or government accounting environment.
Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, and Word, with emphasis on advanced Excel skillset.
Analytical skills for problem-solving and process improvements.
Associate's or bachelor's degree in accounting.
Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base.
Work Environment: Work is typically performed in a hybrid work environment in which a minimum of 3 days of work is completed in a City office, and 2 days of work is completed remotely in a regular 40-hour work week.
Your application will not be reviewed if these items are missing or incomplete. Hiring Process Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. Completed NEOGOV online application.
# Offers of employment are contingent on verification of information provided by the applicant as part of the application process, including professional work and education verifications.
The City's full salary range for this position is $37.01 - $43.09 hourly.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:
Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.
Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request.