Accounting Technician Job Description
Accounting technician
provides oversight and consultation into the design of critical tax accounting processes and technology improvement related to financial statement reporting.
Accounting Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assist with department policy creation, implementation, and enforcement analyzing best practices for fiscal integrity and audit compliance
Enters purchase requisitions and payment vouchers in the CU Marketplace per PSC policies and procedures
Authorizes receiving of PO's, SPO's in CU Marketplace if applicable per PSC policy and procedures
Maintains records of purchases in accordance with policies and procedures set up by Leeds AP for transactions processed
Classifies accounting transactions, maintains and reconciles accounts, performs account close out procedures, prepares reports and statements, analyzes accounting data, and examines account matters
Interprets contract provisions in order to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures Checks and reviews audited vouchers to ensure accuracy and conformance to established accounting procedures
Checks and reviews audited vouchers to ensure accuracy and conformance to established accounting procedures
Review and audit invoices and check requests to ensure compliance with established Policies & Procedures
Responsible for Accounts Payable invoice processing
Processing, assigning nominal codes and reviewing purchase invoices in line withn the purchasing matrix
Accounting Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Accounting Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NDAA, IAW
Education for Accounting Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the accounting technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Collage Degree in Accounting, Education, Department of Education, Business/Administration, Business, Associates, Public Administration, Finance, Graduate, Interdisciplinary
Skills for Accounting Technician
Desired skills for accounting technician include:
General ledger databases
Trial balances
Personal and corporate tax
Financial statement close processes and accounting matters is beneficial
Financial statement close processes and accounting matters
Personal and corporate tax would be considered an asset
Procedures
Financial and other institutions
Manual and automated accounting systems used by banking
Practices
Desired experience for accounting technician includes:
A minimum of two years post qualification experience, in a busy accounting environment or similar
Month end reconciliations to Balance Sheet
Updating of fixed asset's register,issuing Capex PO's and monitering capex spend in conjunction with the Financial Accountant
Contacting debtors and inputting debtors payments
Adhoc Reception cover and other admin duties
Initial review of documents received by the Business Office for proper account coding, monetary accuracy, proper back-up, and proper signature approval
Accounting Technician Examples
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Accounting Technician Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of accounting technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for accounting technician
- Assist with moving expenses for new employees based on the moving policy
- Working in conjunction with game operations, responsible for paying all home game official fees
- Back-up to the Personnel Assistant for Corporation Payroll and Benefits
- Back-up to the Personnel Assistant for the reconciliation and preparation of bank/credit card deposits and release to the deposit pick-up
- Receipting and processing of deposits received by the Business Office
- Posting to the general ledger, general journals
- Assist in answering general business office phone calls
- A comprehensive and competitive total rewards package based on your experience and performance.All resume information received in confidence
- Receives request from Units for purchasing of goods and services
- For all contracts over $5000, ensures an AP approval form has been signed off by Unit heads and the Dean
Qualifications for accounting technician
- Three years financial services experience in an FCA regulatory environment
- Financial services experience in an FCA regulatory environment
- Prior sales tax experience preferred
- Microsoft Excel knowledge preferred
- Client/contractor interactions and business/banking set up
- Year end preparation, T4s, T5s and ROEs
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of accounting technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for accounting technician
- Inputs new standing purchase orders (SPO) in the CU Marketplace
- Works with units to gather the proper documentation in order to pay vendors
- Position is responsible for preparing cash receipts for deposit at the Bursar's Office and CU Foundation in a timely manner
- Position is responsible for creating journal entries for cash transfers and/or to correct past transactions coded in error as requested by the Director and Accounting Manager
- Prepares new Peoplesoft FOPPS requests for gift, general and auxiliary funds
- Proactively runs suspense reports and makes correcting journal entries as needed before each month end close
- Position will send back-up documentation to the Bursar's office as requested per University Policy
- Acts as accounting specialist for assigned units within the Leeds School of Business
- Enters journal entries as needed for cash transfers and to correct errors
- May lead any special projects pertaining to assigned unit's finances and needs
Qualifications for accounting technician
- Trains and mentors student assistants
- Ability to follow departmental policies and guidelines
- 2-4 year’s payables experience required
- Effective personal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks at once
- Ability to manage multi-data sources to draw conclusions
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Our company is looking for an accounting technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for accounting technician
- Prepare year-end files for the external accountant (supporting documents, inventory cutoff, reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable)
- Working with financial accounts of moderate variety and complexity
- Monitors and verifies project budgets
- Interpreting policies, rules and regulations related to research and sponsored funding compliance
- Responsible for employee time sheets
- Reviewing travel authorization compliance and reimbursements for all employees
- Coordinating vendor set up in financial management system
- Responsible for Purchase Card reconciling reviewing receipts, uploading any additional documentation ensuring compliance
- Placing orders for grant funded expenditures to include books, grant-related supplies, and supplies for schools (NELA grant)
- Maintains grant files to include set up and destroy list
Qualifications for accounting technician
- Relevant financial and accounting experience performing technical level duties in accounting, banking, or finance for corporations or non-profit organizations may be substituted for the education and credit requirements
- Must have skill with Microsoft 2010 or newer programs
- Processes requests from City operating departments to pay vendors for goods and services rendered to city-wide operating departments
- Reviews vendor invoices to ensure that they are batched by contract vendors and that corresponding receiving reports are consistent, specifically pertaining to cost, items, and quantity
- Reviews invoice packets to determine if full or partial payments are being requested based on the extent of goods or services that were received
- Verifies the accuracy of remittance addresses, voucher numbers, funding strip codes, and contract data by comparing invoices with purchase order information in the City Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of accounting technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for accounting technician
- Approves invoice payments by generating voucher documents once the availability of funds have been verified and that procured items are verified as covered by an existing, valid contract agreement
- Organizes and packages voucher documents, invoices, and support documents by date, vendor name, and remittance address for dissemination and imaging for record keeping purposes
- Provides a brief description of problems and places a Hold on invoices with discrepancies, and escalates those that don’t meet established payment processing requirements to the Exception Invoice Processing unit for investigation and resolution
- Reviews program contracts, budgets and budget amendments, and revisions for conformance to federal, state, and local government accounting requirements
- Interprets contract provisions in order to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures
- Resolves problems regarding budget limitations, allocations or modifications, and prepares necessary documentation
- Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to contractors, subcontractors, or other agencies
- Maintains control documents/spreadsheets
- Prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment
- Uses computerized accounting systems to record and reconcile accounting records
Qualifications for accounting technician
- May supervise and review the work of subordinates engaged in the posting of ledger accounts, the preparation of trial balance and summary accounts, and the preliminary auditing of reimbursement requests
- AS/AA degree in Accounting, Business or related field plus two years full-time accounting experience working with computerized accounting systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions and duties as listed above
- Proficient in the use of spreadsheet, word processing and database applications
- Ability to interpret and apply complete Federal and State fiscal regulations to analyze and correct accounting and financial problems and errors
- Audits a variety of large volume and time sensitive transactions and invoices
- Monitor policy changes and update SOPs as necessary
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an accounting technician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for accounting technician
- Maintains control ledgers, prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment
- Reconcile vendor statements as required monthly, at audit required times
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of invoice processing and payments
- Process invoices and check requests utilizing SAP electronic PO 3 way matching and/or workflow
- Monitor and resolve open AP transactions
- Heavy interaction with site personnel, vendors, Project Controllers, Business Managers and other internal customers
- Entry of vendor invoices for payment
- Ensure the proper matching of invoices and investigation of issues as needed
- Reconcile vendor balances to transaction history
- Maintains AP vendor files for record retention
Qualifications for accounting technician
- Previous experience with financial software/accounting systems
- Previous work experience conducting contract review
- Knowledge of the following systems OR other grant management programs
- Assist in the execution of compilation, bookkeeping and tax engagements
- Communicate with government authorities regarding information requests, assessments and installments
- Set up client files, assist with the completion of internal budgets and other administrative planning and completion aspects of accounting work