Lassen Community College District
Susanville, CA 96130
Accounting Technician I
Salary: $43,098.53 - $63,819.49
Close Date: 11/01/2024
Summary
Performs moderately complex record keeping duties associated with the processing and completing of accounting transactions. Usually is responsible for one or more specialized elements within a complete accounting system such as accounts payable, receivable, or payroll processing.
Education and Experience
Typically requires completion of a high school curriculum with emphasis in bookkeeping and 3 years experience in a production-oriented record keeping capacity. Additional education may be substituted for experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Verifies accuracy and appropriateness of amounts, then posts transactions onto a computerized data entry program supporting the College’s accounting system. Codes charges, rates, and related billing information to the proper account classification then enters onto a computerized data entry screen.
Reconciles, balances accounts, and compiles reports on a recurring basis to show statistics in a single accounting area such as cash receipts, accounts payable and/or receivable.
Traces transactions through previous accounting actions to identify and correct discrepancies, referring complex issues to higher specialization.
Prepares bills, summaries, and submittals for reimbursement by external agencies.
May calculate items such as employee wages, time and work reports, materials and labor charges, supply and equipment charges. May prepare related reports.
May prepare bank deposits and reconcile bank statements.
Prepares documents such as invoices, account statements, and checks. Distributes documents to others for further action.
May assist with the preparation of financial reports including the monthly closing of books as pertaining the assigned area of responsibility.
Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
Diversity Statement
The successful candidate will possess the following:
Sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff, students and the public.
Knowledge of the history and culture of underrepresented groups and groups that have experienced discrimination.
Knowledge and Skills
Requires working knowledge of the practices and terminology of bookkeeping and accounting practices, clerical and office procedures and methods, business mathematics and record keeping. Requires skill at data entry onto established and formatted screens. Requires sufficient skill in mathematics to calculate sums, averages, ratios, and percentages. Requires communications skills to convey information to others such as vendors and departments.
Abilities
Requires demonstrated ability and dexterity to enter data onto standardized formats using computerized data base programs by using keyboards, basic keyboarding or 10-key skills and calculators. Must be able to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. Must be able to document accounting transactions onto subsidiary ledgers and transfer sums to general ledger.
Physical Demands
Requires sufficient hand coordination to use a keyboard for routine typing and data entry, arm/hand movements to retrieve work materials, visual acuity sufficient to recognize numeric and alpha characters, and operate a variety of general office equipment.
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Transcripts
Optional Documents
Letter of Recommendation
Transcripts (2)
Letter of Recommendation (2)
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https://lassencollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/611
