Accounting Technician II

Essential Functions: -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Prepares, reviews, and maintain journals, ledgers, accounting databases, or other records tracking financial and accounting information for the City; oversees the accurate compilation and drafting of periodic financial and statistical statements, reports, and tabulations; performs complex accounting and technical work.  

• Audits, evaluates, and reviews accounts in accordance with agency policies within a department; reconciles all accounts, tracks expenses, and performs consistent review of accounting processes.  

• Supervises the handling of receipts and disbursements and ensures accurate entry into journals and spreadsheets; monitors accounting work and delivers professional financial documents recording financial status and receivables. 

• Oversees, monitors, and facilitates accurate purchase orders, billing statements, invoices, etc., supervises the preparation of purchase orders, records vendors in automated file, creates bid documentation, and calculates cost of inventories. 

• Monitors, audits, and computes payroll documents, tax reports, insurance, retirement, and social security information; enters and inputs employee status for data control, computes pension amounts and other benefits; participates in various performance evaluations and serves as a lead for accounting questions, concerns, or personnel issues.   

• Prepares daily reports, bank balance reports, insurance reports, and related material; keeps accurate spreadsheets, tracks invoices, and monitors purchase orders; assists, supports, and participates in the annual budget preparation for assigned department. 

• Communicates, engages, and collaborates with other City departments to ensure delivery of services and professional accounting practices. 

• Researches, gathers, and compiles information needed to verify and correct billing statements, invoices, etc., of the most complex nature.   

• Performs customer service and other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge of –  

• Advanced bookkeeping and accounting

• Laws, rules, and practices controlling budgetary, fiscal reporting, and contract processes

• Office practices, procedures, and equipment

• Personnel supervision, management, and oversight

• Record keeping, report preparation, filing methods, and records

• General office policies and procedures; computers and general office equipment

Skill in –  

• Organizing work and setting priorities to meet deadlines

• Completing tasks given both orally and in writing

• Ensuring accurate delivery of financial information and accounting

• Performing general office and clerical work

• Preparing accurate accounting reports and statements

• Calculating arithmetic computations quickly and accurately. 

• Establishing and maintaining strong office relationships. 

• Operating a computer and related software.