Job Title:
Accounting TechnicianLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDuration: 8+monthsType: ContractRESPONSIBILITIES Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:
- Manages complaints from internal and external customers effectively by providing clear
and accurate information and possible courses of action to resolve the issue(s).
- Resolves pay issues by producing payroll supplemental as required.
Training and Teaching Others:
- Provides training to new employees in an equivalent role as needed.
- Provides training to co-workers in the operation of accounting based databases, policies,
- and procedures.
Processing Information:
- 1. Processes paycheck modifications including, but not limited to, garnishments,
overpayments, and salary adjustments.
- 2. Processes accounting transactions in electronic databases between two or more state
agencies.
- 3. Generates requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and vouchers originating in assigned
work unit as necessary.
- 4. Calculates overall invoice totals, account adjustments, and purchases/account deductions
to generate reports, spreadsheets, and adjustment forms.
- 5. Applies cash and checks received to appropriate accounts.
- 6. Calculates and disburses funds from trust fund accounts as required.
- 7. Categorizes expenses using appropriate expense codes to ensure proper allocation.
- 8. Resolves employee time sheet exceptions as necessary.
- 9. Codes adjustment sheets based on information received to adjust accounts.
- 10. Codes requisitions using appropriate product/category codes to assign the goods/services
to the correct account.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
- Audits travel expenses, requisitions, accounts receivable, and accounts payable vouchers.
- 2. Reviews payable time detail report and preliminary payroll register to ensure correct
payroll processing and correct payouts to employees.
- 3. Audits state credit card purchases.
- 4. Audits documentation attached to account requests to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- 5. Verifies all fields on submitted invoices/adjustments to match information in electronic
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- 6. Audits commissary counts against electronic inventory data to ensure accuracy.
- 7. Verifies receiving report against billing invoices to ensure accuracy.
- 8. Verifies electronic data entries with outside vendors to ensure accuracy.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to two years of full-time clerical accounting or auditing work.
Substitution of Experience for Education:Qualifying full-time clerical accounting or auditing experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
- Accounting coursework from an accredited college or technical institute may substitute for the required experience under one of the following conditions: 4.5 quarter hours in accounting or bookkeeping is equivalent to a one-year substitution, 9 quarter hours in accounting or bookkeeping is equivalent to a two-year substitution; 12 quarter hours in accounting or bookkeeping is equivalent to a two and a half year substitution; 15 quarter hours in accounting and bookkeeping is equivalent to a three-year substitution.
COMPETENCIES
- Competencies:
- Time Management
- Customer Focus
- Listening
- Patience
- Self Knowledge
- Business Acumen
- Functional Technical Competencies
- Priority Setting
- Decision Quality
- Problem Solving
Knowledge:
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles
- Basic knowledge of mathematics (arithmetic)
- Basic knowledge of computer operation
- Basic knowledge of customer and personal service
- Basic knowledge of clerical procedures including but not limited to operation of calculator, basic office equipment, and filing procedures
- Basic knowledge of office productivity software including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
Skills:
- Intermediate reading comprehension skills
- Basic keyboarding skills
- Basic mathematic skills (arithmetic)
- Basic organizational skills
- Basic critical thinking skills
- Basic teaching and coaching skills
- Basic time management skill
- Basic speaking skills
- Basic monitoring skill
- Basic coordination skills
- Basic negotiation skills
- Active listening skills
- Active learning skills
- Service orientation skills