FY27: Accounts Payable Assistant, Department of Controller, 8 hrs/12 mos, Ad closes 10/2/26
About the role
Based in Rockville, under direction the incumbent performs a variety of accounting tasks required to analyze, verify and reconcile accounting records to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial operations for a large school organization. The work involves controlling the processing of invoices, purchase orders, receiving, expenses and fiscal reports for daily accounting operations. The unit processes large volumes of invoices and sensitive documents daily, answers inquiries received via phone, email and other communication channels, and requires considerable work organization. Payables processing occurs within a paperless environment, demanding mastery of the MCPS document management system and the Oracle ERP based Financial Management System (Hub) and the ability to function and manage workload conceptually and independently, without reference to standard paper‑based processes. The role includes communicating with school staff to resolve delivery and payment issues to effect timely and accurate supplier payments, reviewing processed transactions for required supporting documentation and determining the need for additional information to meet regulatory requirements, and analyzing transactions to ensure compliance with General Accounting Principles and audit regulations.
Responsibilities
- Control processing of invoices, purchase orders, receiving, expenses and fiscal reports.
- Process large volumes