ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 1 - 10202026- 81925

Full-time position with the Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employer Accounts Unit, Unemployment Insurance Division, located in Nashville, TN. Opening date: 10/20/2026; closing date: 10/26/2026.

About the role

Under general supervision, the incumbent prepares and maintains sub-professional accounting records, financial statements, and/or reports of moderate to considerable complexity. This class differs from Account Clerk (more routine bookkeeping) and Accounting Technician 2 (greater volume, difficulty, and/or complexity).

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.
• Experience equivalent to two years of full-time clerical accounting or auditing work.
• Substitution of experience for education: Qualifying full-time clerical accounting or auditing experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Substitution of education for experience: Accounting coursework from an accredited college or technical institute may substitute for required experience as follows:
  • 4.5 quarter hours in accounting or bookkeeping = one-year substitution
  • 9 quarter hours = two-year substitution
  • 12 quarter hours = two and a half year substitution
  • 15 quarter hours in accounting and bookkeeping = three-year substitution

Responsibilities

• Calculates overall invoice totals, account adjustments, and purchases/account deductions to generate reports, spreadsheets, and adjustment forms.
• Applies cash and checks received to appropriate accounts, calculates and disburses funds, and codes adjustment sheets/requisitions.
• Audits travel expenses, requisitions, accounts receivable, and accounts payable vouchers.
• Audits state credit card purchases and commissary counts.
• Allocates expenses internally to appropriate accounting string to ensure funding occurs appropriately.
• Processes paycheck modifications.
• Generates requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and vouchers originating in assigned work unit as necessary.
• Researches outstanding checks, overpayments, and underpayments and performs cancel and/or re-issue as necessary.
• Manages complaints from internal and external customers effectively by providing clear and accurate information and possible courses of action to resolve the issue(s).
• Monitors trust funds for individuals in state custody, internal and external vendor contracts, employee time sheet entries, tracking system, and daily reports.
• Provides training to co-workers in the operation of accounting-based databases, policies, and procedures.

Skills

Competencies

• Manages Complexity
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Business Insight
• Plans and Aligns

Knowledge

• Economics and Accounting
• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Time Management
• Active Learning and Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Mathematics

Abilities

• Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer
• Telephone
• Printer
• Scanner
• Calculator

Pay

Monthly salary: $3,261.00; Annual salary: $39,132.00.