Accounting Technician (Revenue)

About the role

The purpose of this classification is to perform accounting/bookkeeping work, process financial documentation, and maintain financial records for the Revenue Department.

Responsibilities

• Processes a variety of documentation associated with department operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures;
• Receives, reviews, records, types, and/or distributes documentation;
• Enters data into computer systems;
• Logs, tracks, or maintains records regarding department activities;
• Compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports;
• Maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.

Requirements

• Provides information/assistance to vendors, customers, taxpayers, City departments/employees, and others regarding accounts payable and accounts receivable issues, customer accounts, invoices, fee schedules, deadlines, documentation, policies/procedures, or other issues;
• Researches status of customer accounts;
• Affords assistance in resolving billing/account discrepancies;
• Responds to routine questions or complaints;
• Researches problems and initiates problem resolution.

Qualifications

• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, lists, checks, purchase orders, expense reports, bank deposits, or other documents;
• Performs imaging/scanning of financial records for archival purposes;
• Maintains index of records scanned;
• Affords assistance in disposing of records that have met retention schedule requirements.

Skills

• Knowledge of simple arithmetic functions;
• Skill in the operation of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions;
• Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data;
• Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations;
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information;
• Ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion;
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of simple arithmetic functions;
• Skill in the operation of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions;
• Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data;
• Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations;
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information;
• Ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion;
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent; supplemented by vocational/technical training in accounting or bookkeeping; supplemented by two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, office administration, and personal computer operations; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Licenses or Certifications: Valid State of Alabama driver’s license.

Additional Information

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force. Work requires ability to exert very moderate physical effort, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weigh. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in an office environment.