Accounting Technician
Valley Water
Salary: $82,908.80 - $106,142.40 Annually
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 01603-E
Location: CA, CA
Department: Financial Planning and Management Services
Closing: 4/24/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
Overview:
Under Accounts Payable Lead Senior Accountant's direction: - process assigned invoices for timely payment by promptly and accurately entering invoices into the Infor Accounts Payable system, resolve invoice, purchase order and receiver document matching discrepancies and reconcile assigned vendor accounts; - coordinate and process the weekly check run on a rotational basis; - handle the issuance and disbursement of checks; respond to Accounts Payable and general accounting related inquiries from vendors and employees; - administer petty cash reimbursements and reconcile petty cash fund; - scan and upload accounts payable documents and; - perform other accounting projects as assigned
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Perform a variety of technical and specialized accounts payable functions as related to district expenditures.
- In compliance with financial policies, procedures and accounting standards, match, verify and audit purchase order, receiving and approval documentation to against invoices.
- Process high-volume invoices using the Infor Accounts Payable system; review for accuracy; determine the appropriate accounting period and account coding.
- Research and resolve billing discrepancies with end users, procurement staff and vendors, reconcile vendor statements; verify account coding and rate spreadsheets; review data entry reports for accuracy.
- Download Infor report for auditing against source documents; issue and disburse weekly checks and manual checks; match source documents with check copies; prepare the cash flow management and check control reconciliation reports.
- Administer petty cash; ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.
Ideal Experience:
- 3 years of accounting support, bookkeeping, or accounting clerk with full cycle accounts payable preferably in public sector.
- Experience in using automated financial systems such as PeopleSoft, SAP, Infor.
- Experience working with vendors and resolving accounts payable billing inquiries.
Ideal Skills and Abilities:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and web-based programs, or equivalent.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service through all levels of the organization and to external customers.
Ideal Knowledge:
- Knowledge of accounting principles, bookkeeping, payroll,, and payables processing.
- Knowledge of automated financial systems such as PeopleSoft, SAP, Infor or equivalent.
Ideal Training and Education:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by two years of college level course work in accounting, business administration or a related field.
Required License or Certificate
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
To review the Classification Specification, please click https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.us-west-1/s3fs-public/Accounting%20Technician%20-%205-2019.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/General Accounting Unit (Position Code 0025)COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
*To protect our most valuable assets, our employees, as well as the communities we serve, Valley Water requires all newly hired Valley Water personnel to be fully vaccinated (for COVID -19) or to be formally excused from the requirement through the **reasonable accommodation process (for details, see bottom of job posting)
Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.
This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite.
Selection Process
(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.COVID-19 vaccination requirement:* Fully vaccinated means (1) it has been at least two weeks since a person has completed the entire recommended series of a COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) the person has provided proof of vaccination in a form consistent with the requirements for verification of vaccine status in the State of California's July 26, 2021 Public Health Officer Order.**Limited Exemptions to Vaccination RequirementAn individual who has been provided a job offer may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement if they:1. Have a contraindication recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or by the vaccine's manufacturer to every approved COVID-19 vaccine. A contraindication means a condition that makes vaccination inadvisable;2. Have a disability and are requesting an exception as a reasonable accommodation based upon this disability; or,3. Object to COVID-19 vaccination based on their sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.
Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.
Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.
To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/4104752
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