Pay Range: $18.34 and $21.13/hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical insurance in compliance with the ACA.
• 401(k).
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.

Position is on-site Monday thru Friday, 8am to 4:30pm with 1/2 hour lunch, 7.5 H working hours/day.

Short Description:

• Performs a variety of accounting and customer service program duties involving financial record keeping and transactions including payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.

Complete Description:

• 5 plus years of experience. Responsible for a variety of important and complex clerical functions and responsibility for large sums of money and other valuables.

Duties:

• Maintains official agency financial records and is responsible for certifying their accuracy
• Exercises limited purchasing and inventory control
• Assists in preparation and control of agency budget
• Receives, deposits, distributes, and accounts for monies, securities, or other valuables
• Authorizes payment of vouchers or prepares voucher for director’s signature
• Writes checks, transmits payments, audits transactions, posts and processes encumbrances and expenditures and performs transactions utilizing the correct department forms and records as needed
• Checks requisitions for quality, quantity, and price per Quantity Purchase Award contract
• Figures monthly profit-loss statement or makes other computations and calculations on agency records
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reports
• Negotiates settlement of accounts
• Operates all types of office equipment and orders equipment and repairs
• Lets and re-lets leases and arranges auctions, sales and receipt of bids
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of bookkeeping, auditing, contracts and contracting procedures
• Working knowledge of department functions and office procedures
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
• Ability to learn the operation of all kinds of office equipment
• Ability for solving different problems, some of which may not have been previously encountered
• Ability to work under pressure and to practice diplomacy, tact and courtesy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Aptitude for business, mathematics, and public relations
• Ability to accurately handle money and other items of value and eligible to be bonded.

Must Have skills:

• Prior working experience with payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Prior working exp. as an administrative or clerical assistant.
• Computer proficiency (including Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Prior working experience with accurate data entry
• Working knowledge of principles of public accounting
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience preparing notes for meetings.
• Ability to effectively communicate, to include written communication and cooperative work relationships.
• Eligibility to become bonded.
• Prior work experience in a government agency.