Accounts Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze and process vendor input forms.
• Analyze vendor input and other forms to ensure IRS and State standards are met.
• Process and reconcile various monthly reports.
• Aid state agencies and vendors with inquiries about vendor entries or vendor input forms relating to SAMII Financial.
• Receive and process incoming mail.
• Verify paper checks and pull voids for agencies and direct checks.
• Complete the check reconciliation.
• Sort checks for distribution to agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• One or more years of business or governmental financial recordkeeping experience including mathematical computations.
• Possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency.
• (30 earned credit hours from an accredited college or university which includes three earned credit hours in Accounting may substitute for the required experience).

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of the SAM II system is preferred, but not required.
• Ability to communicate well within the unit and with state agencies and vendors via phone, email, or fax.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to work within deadlines.

Benefits

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.