Accounting Technician

JOB TITLE:                      Accounting Technician

DEPARTMENT:              Finance & Human Resources

SUPERVISOR:                Senior Accountant

SALARY RANGE:          $22.25 - $30.75 per hour   

HIRING RANGE:          $22.25 - $26.50 per hour                 Commensurate to experience. 

This is a Non-Exempt/Hourly position

BENEFITS: Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, Life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans with matching, employee assistance programs, education reimbursement, recreation reimbursement program, vacation accrual, sick leave and 11 paid holidays.

SCHEDULE/REMOTE/HYBRID: This position may involve working a variety of schedules, including evenings.  Remote and/or hybrid scheduling may be discussed upon hire and supervisor approval. 

RELOCATION:  This position is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Relocation assistance is not provided. 

REQUIREMENTS: Two years of progressively responsible technical accounting experience.  Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by college level course work in accounting or a related field.  An associate’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration is preferred.

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The City of Greenwood Village welcomes your application for the Accounting Technician position within our Finance & Human Resources Department. The purpose of this position is to maintain, compile, and analyze financial information necessary to provide accurate and timely information used to make sound financial decisions. Typical activities include processing accounts receivable transactions, maintaining capital asset records and performing physical inventories, reviewing daily cash receipt transactions, and reconciling various accounts.

As a municipal organization, Greenwood Village is a provider of emergency services. Some emergency situations, including weather-related emergencies, may necessitate Greenwood Village employees to assist in areas of work that may not be directly related to the employee’s specific job function, but which will be within the physical capabilities, training, and skills of the employee.

Distinguishing Characteristics: The ability to maintain, compile, and analyze financial information. The ability to provide accurate and timely information and make sound financial decisions. 

Essential Functions

A. Accounting Responsibilities

• Maintains miscellaneous accounts receivable files and prepares and distributes invoices primarily related to public safety extra duty and intergovernmental agreements. Also reconciles subsidiary ledger at month-end.
• Assists in the monitoring of capital asset acquisitions and disposals, inputs capital asset information into the financial system and conducts physical inventories.
• Supports month-end closing including entering journal entries and reconciling various balance sheet accounts.
• Supports year end audit processes including compiling information requested by external auditors and preparing various schedules as needed.
• Tracks and reconciles returned checks, coordinates with departments to facilitate collections and resolves discrepancies.
• Conducts daily reviews of deposit transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal procedures.
• Provides backup support by receiving departmental deposits, verifying accuracy, completing daily worksheets, performing desktop check deposits and preparing weekly cash deposits for bank courier pickup.

B. Miscellaneous Functions

• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required

Position requirements:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Governmental accounting principles.
• Financial software and related reports.
• Microsoft applications.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Research and analyze complex accounting data.
• Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain effective audio/visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.
• Meet the physical requirements of the position including frequently sitting at a computer for several hours; walking or standing for brief periods of time; talking to and hearing customers on the telephone and in person; reaching with hands and arms; and stooping, bending and kneeling

Experience and Training:

Experience:  Two years of progressively responsible technical accounting experience.  

Training:  Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by college level course work in accounting or a related field.  An associate’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration is preferred.

Licenses or Certificates:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, Colorado valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to obtain coverage by the City’s insurance carrier.

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Equipment Utilized:

Standard office equipment, including computers and a variety of software.

Contact with Others:

Primary internal contact is with the professional, administrative, and management staff.  Primary external contact is with vendors, other public agencies, and the general public.

Supervisory Requirements:

Receives general direction from the Senior Accountant.  Exercises no supervision.

The City of Greenwood Village is dedicated to the principles of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age over 40, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Salary : $22 - $31