Lassen Community College: Accounting Technician III
Position Information
Position Title: Accounting Technician III
Position Type: Staff
First Review Date: 11/07/2023
Organizational Unit: Fiscal Services
Months of Employment: 12
Job Category: Classified
Summary:
Performs a variety of specialized record keeping duties associated with processing and analyzing accounting transactions, leadership over multiple functions such as accounts payable and receivables and multiple special funded programs, compilation of fiscal data for special analysis, and preparation of reports leading to reimbursement for services.
Education and Experience:
Typically requires completion of two years of college-level curriculum with emphasis in bookkeeping and 3 years of experience in a production accounting environment with at least one-year of general ledger record keeping. Additional experience may substitute for some higher education.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
~Maintains a complete set of records of financial transactions by overseeing, reviewing, and entering transaction details onto an established customer, project or fund accounting system. Ensures that account summary information equals control account balances.
~Verifies accuracy of amounts and postings of transactions. Posts and balances subsidiary ledgers and transfers data to general ledger. Traces transactions to determine discrepancies.
~Calculates items such as employee wages, time and material reports, equipment and supply costs, etc. Determines the proper account distribution.
~Prepares special statistical and financial reports for Administration requiring skill at researching information from financial data management systems. Reports will include those required to sustain grants and special funds.
~Develops estimates for cost-of-service, including labor, material, and overhead, for use in preparing budget proposals to grantors and agencies sponsoring special programs.
~Researches and assists with proposals for beneficial categorical programs. Analyzes and develops proposals and methods of enhancing reimbursement for categorical services to state agencies.
~Classifies, codes and consolidates charges, rates and related financial information to a automated accounting system.
~Ensures that pre-established accounting controls are applied to balance sheets, fund accounts and special accounts according to generally accepted accounting principles.
~Orients, trains and organizes work activities for new and lower level employees.
~Develops worksheets for consolidated reports and audits.
~Verifies accuracy of amounts and postings of transactions recorded by others. Posts and balances subsidiary ledgers such as A/P or A/R and transfers data to general ledger. Traces transactions to determine discrepancies.
~Prepares “trial balance” financial reports including the monthly closing of books.
~Manipulates data management systems to produce custom, yet recurring reports, requiring a working knowledge of the relationships of financial data.
~Performs the duties of Account Technician II and other related duties as required to carry out the objectives of the position.
~Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
Desirable Qualifications:
Physical Demands
Requires sufficient visual acuity to recognize letters and numbers; sufficient hand-eye coordination to use a keyboard for routine typing and data entry; plus arm/hand movements to retrieve work materials and operate a variety of general office equipment.
Salary:
Min Salary $51,226.24
Max Salary $75,867.09
Documents Needed to Apply:
Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Transcripts
Optional Documents
Letter of Recommendation
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Letter of Recommendation (2)
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