What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Technician 3 position at State of Iowa - Executive Branch?
Job Description
Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility
Administration
314 E 6 th Street, Waterloo
1st Shift (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in your community? Do you thrive in dynamic and demanding situations? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to become a key player in preparing clients for successful reentry into society as an Accounting Technician 3 at the Iowa Department of Corrections.
As an Accounting Technician 3, you will be independently responsible for processing multiple accounting functions for an entire District including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, billings, while ensuring accounts are balanced and accurate. This position will also oversee all Fiduciary accounts in the four residential facilities in the district by balancing to the banks and maintaining a General Ledger.
Your Accounts Payable responsibilities will encompass receiving and verifying all invoices and documentation is complete by working with vendors and staff to ensure proper documentation is received before processing invoices into Iowa Advantage and ensuring payment is made by the due date. This position will also be responsible for approving expense claims in Workday for payment and assisting staff in correcting any errors to ensure state policy is being followed.
The Accounts Receivable responsibilities include ensuring outer office deposits balance with bank deposit slips and the Offender Fee Database, along with properly coding revenue into Iowa Advantage. Balancing the revenues to offender fees and general ledger will occur monthly as well to ensure all revenues have been accounted for and recorded accurately.
Fiduciary balancing will be completed monthly for all four facilities (8 bank accounts) to verify accuracy, and this incumbent will assist staff in correcting errors.
We value integrity, ethical conduct, and attention to detail in all aspects of our work, and we invite you to become an integral part of our team dedicated to transforming lives and promoting community safety.
As a State of Iowa Employee, you will also receive a robust benefits package including:
If you are ready to take on this fulfilling and impactful role, apply now and join us in making a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Graduation from high school or G.E.D equivalency and experience equal to five years of accounting work involving compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal program data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices;
OR
completion of a post-high school accounting curriculum from an accredited vocational, technical, business or community college, with at least twenty semester hours of accounting coursework;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of clerical office work for each year of the required education;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty semester hours of accredited post high school education in Business, Accounting or a closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience;
OR
employees with current continuous service in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time work as an Accounting Technician 2.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description .
Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility
Administration
314 E 6 th Street, Waterloo
1st Shift (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in your community? Do you thrive in dynamic and demanding situations? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to become a key player in preparing clients for successful reentry into society as an Accounting Technician 3 at the Iowa Department of Corrections.
As an Accounting Technician 3, you will be independently responsible for processing multiple accounting functions for an entire District including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, billings, while ensuring accounts are balanced and accurate. This position will also oversee all Fiduciary accounts in the four residential facilities in the district by balancing to the banks and maintaining a General Ledger.
Your Accounts Payable responsibilities will encompass receiving and verifying all invoices and documentation is complete by working with vendors and staff to ensure proper documentation is received before processing invoices into Iowa Advantage and ensuring payment is made by the due date. This position will also be responsible for approving expense claims in Workday for payment and assisting staff in correcting any errors to ensure state policy is being followed.
The Accounts Receivable responsibilities include ensuring outer office deposits balance with bank deposit slips and the Offender Fee Database, along with properly coding revenue into Iowa Advantage. Balancing the revenues to offender fees and general ledger will occur monthly as well to ensure all revenues have been accounted for and recorded accurately.
Fiduciary balancing will be completed monthly for all four facilities (8 bank accounts) to verify accuracy, and this incumbent will assist staff in correcting errors.
We value integrity, ethical conduct, and attention to detail in all aspects of our work, and we invite you to become an integral part of our team dedicated to transforming lives and promoting community safety.
As a State of Iowa Employee, you will also receive a robust benefits package including:
- Paid time off including vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave with no cap on the sick leave hours that you can accrue
- Excellent Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Package
- IPERS Retirement package and option for deferred compensation
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)
- Free Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Employee Discount Programs
If you are ready to take on this fulfilling and impactful role, apply now and join us in making a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Graduation from high school or G.E.D equivalency and experience equal to five years of accounting work involving compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal program data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices;
OR
completion of a post-high school accounting curriculum from an accredited vocational, technical, business or community college, with at least twenty semester hours of accounting coursework;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of clerical office work for each year of the required education;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty semester hours of accredited post high school education in Business, Accounting or a closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience;
OR
employees with current continuous service in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time work as an Accounting Technician 2.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description .
