Accounting Technician - Finance

About the role

This is a full-time position responsible for performing the daily financial transactions of the department, including reconciliation of these transactions. The role also involves maintaining office supplies and coordinating the repair and maintenance of office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Processes invoices; reviews vendor statements; matches purchase orders with invoices; prints checks and prepares them for mailing.
• Maintains vendor files, W-9s, and purges old vendor files in a timely manner.
• Maintains bank files to prevent fraud; sends accounts payable files to the bank for verification.
• Reviews and maintains the outstanding check register.
• Prepares 1099 tax forms for vendors and submits reports to the IRS.
• Maintains county motor pool, including activity log, reservations, issues, and maintenance requests.
• Processes Fuel billing, Repair billing, and Water System labor for Fleet Maintenance; processes Jail billing to Municipalities.
• Issues Occupation Tax Certificates; assists with renewals in December of each year; reports to the State through BOTSS; complies with Immigration, SAVE, and E-Verify regulations; issues petty cash.
• Greets the general public conducting business with Finance.
• Assists in answering the Finance main phone line.
• Collects daily reports and funds from various departments; posts all receipts.
• Prepares daily bank deposits.
• Maintains office supplies; coordinates the maintenance of office equipment; prepares work orders as required.
• Maintains daily postage machine readings for all departments; uploads funds to the meter as needed; sorts and distributes incoming mail and uses the County postage machine.
• Assists in the annual budget process.
• Prepares regular and special financial reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia.

Pay

Starting salary: $43,462.11

Benefits

This is a full-time position with benefits.