Treasury Accounting Technician

Job Summary

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and posts different forms of electronic tax payments.
• Performs assigned research for the accounting area.
• Balances simple accounts and prepares basic account reports.
• Responds to requests for information and assists with overflow phone calls.
• Prepares and prints the Treasurer Department check run and related tasks.
• Maintains accounting records, complex filing, indexing and cross-referencing system to assist with department retention.
• Enters and/or records data in appropriate systems.
• Compiles and computes data from files and other sources in preparing reports.
• Reviews incoming and outgoing computer data for accuracy, completeness and quality.
• Composes letters, routine correspondence and all documents in following up previous work, responding to inquiries, obtaining and updating information and making notifications.
• Verifies and checks work for completeness and accuracy and resolves errors and omissions.
• Handles cash as needed and cross trains in other Treasury Department positions as needed.
• Daily tax distribution and processing of warrants received and related workflow including revolving lines of credit.
• Processes tax roll corrections including research and correspondence.
• Reconciles departmental accounts.
• Researches information and prepares reports.
• Responds to requests for information related to the accounting department.
• Posts receipts, disbursements and journal entries.
• Maintains the more complex cash, disbursement, or control journals.
• Reconciles accounts and prepares routine reports.
• Research for returned payments and collect replacement funds and fees when appropriate.
• Validates bank account transfers, ACHs and wires as needed.
• Leads accounting support activities including the review and verification of accounting documentation, ensuring accuracy in calculation, coding and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Receives and posts deposits from other county entities and monies received on their behalf.
• Daily balancing of the Treasury department’s receipts, payments, deposits and journal activity.
• Assists with banking activities including running reports, researching transactions and initiating or validating bank account transfers, ACHs and wires as needed.
• Prepares, maintains, and reconciles accounting, financial and other departmental records and accounts.
• Verifies transactions and reconciles discrepancies.
• Verifies the work of other accounting support staff.
• Gathers and prepares material for special reports, forms, policy formulation and summaries at the request of superiors.
• Assists in planning and supervising the operations of a bookkeeping/accounting system.
• Provides supervision, guidance and direction to other team members

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree).
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative support experience with which; two (2) of the three (3) years performing specialized support in the assigned department or comparable organization.

• OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

• High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree).
• Minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative support experience with three (3) years relevant experience performing specialized support in the assigned department or comparable organization.
• Accounting Courses.
• OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

• High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree).
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative support experience with which; four (4) of the five (5) years performing specialized support in the accounting department or comparable organization.
• OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities.

Mohave County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It is the policy of Mohave County to provide equal opportunity in employment to all job applicants and employees. The County shall not discriminate against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, pay promotion, retention, discipline or any other aspect of personnel administration, term or condition of employment, due to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, genetic information or disability, age (40 or older).

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