Accounting Technician III

Description

Salary:

$33.59 - $37.08 HourlyLocation :

City Hall, AKJob Type:

Full TimeJob Number:

202500029Department:

FinanceOpening Date:

06/26/2025

The City of Seward is recruiting for an Accounting Technician IIIThis position is responsible for performing, under general supervision, moderately difficult accounting clerical work. This position is distinguished from Accounting Technician II in that it requires an understanding of fund accounting, the distinction between governmental and proprietary funds, and the proper treatment of transactions that involve multiple funds of the City.

DETAILED WORK ACTIVITIES:Performs all duties of Accounting Technician II, AP and Payroll in their absence in addition to:Reconciles various government funds, balances general ledger accounts, prepares workpapers and schedules, aids others relative to the proper accounting treatment of various transactions, and responds to auditor inquiries.Prepares and balances investment schedules, cash flow, and other such projects as assigned. Reviews records and source documents to identify the sources of discrepancies, determines the entries required to bring accounts in to balance, and identifies significant changes in account balances and the actions that caused the changes.Performs a wide variety of regular and recurring accounting procedures including calculating, posting, verifying, preparing, and reconciling designated accounts to ensure completeness, accuracy, and conformance with uniform accounting classifications and generally accepted accounting principles, prepares, verifies, and posts monthly regular and recurring general and budget journal entries, prepares schedules and reports for internal and external distribution.Materially participates in the annual audit process and grants management.Assists in the preparation of schedules and reports for the annual budget process.In order to maintain a high quality of work within the department and to facilitate cross training, brings forward suggestions for policies and procedures to promote efficiency and accountability.Coordinates assessment billings with the City Clerk and other related departments, ensuring that bills are consistent with the approved assessment roll.Maintains purchase order system, including reviewing account codes on requisitions, ensuring proper authorization, inputting data into the computer system, printing and distributing purchase orders, reconciling encumbrance data.Serves as backup to the Utility position, including processing payments, balancing till, answering customer inquiries, communicating with electric linemen regarding job orders.Prepares and/or reviews of monthly, quarterly, and annual grant financial reports and other reports required by outside agencies in a timely and accurate manner.Maintains the City's fixed asset records, prepares journal entries to properly account for the acquisition, donation, or disposal of such assets, maintains accurate listing of all city-owned property, responsible for learning fixed asset software and for producing fixed asset reports as necessary.Provides effective and efficient customer service and promotes and maintains responsive community relations.Follows safe work practices.Performs related duties as assigned.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:Associate degree, preferably in accounting-related coursework, supplemented by at least two years of experience in accounting, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, skills and ability:

Department policies and procedures.Standard accounting transactions and accounting systems, accounting codes, classifications, and terminology as related to job duties.Oral and written communications.Troubleshooting and problem solving.Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Performarithmeticcalculationsquicklyandaccurately.Learn and apply existing accounting systems, policies, procedures, methods and techniques, reconcile accounting data and transactions, keep accurate and timely records, compile information and prepare reports.Work with computers and technology, including various software which includes spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, accounting and other types as needed.Speak and write effectively.Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation in performing job duties, including but not limited to, planning workflow, setting and achieving goals, coordinating projects with others, and exhibiting consistent effort.Multi-task and prioritize work.Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, auditors, external agencies, customers, vendors and the public.Valid Driver's LicenseMust complete ICS100, 200, 700 and 800 within first 6 months of employment.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and sometimes lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS:Work is performed mostly in an office setting, hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.Personal Leave Accrual Rates

One to two years

of service 13 1/3 hours per month or 160 hours per yearThree to six years

of service 16 2/3 hours per month or 200 hours per yearSix to ten years

of service 20 hours per month or 240 hours per yearTen to fourteen years

of service 25.275hours per month or 303.33 hours per yearFifteen years of service or more

28.925 hours per month or 347.1 hours per yearHolidays

Thirteen (13) paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, President's Day, Seward's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Alaska Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Each full-time employee shall have one floating holiday per year which may be scheduled with department head approval. A floating holiday in any calendar year not taken by December 31 will be forfeited.Bereavement Leave

Regular employees shall be entitled to a bereavement leave of seven (7) days for use upon the death of members of the immediate family limited to one (1) time per calendar year. As related to this section, "immediate family" means the following: spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandfather and grandmother including adopted, step or foster, and mothers and fathers-in-law and legal guardians.Health Insurance

Medical, Dental, Vision & Pharmacy80/20 Medical planNo charge to employee to cover self or dependentsEligible for medical benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire$20,000 Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policy includedWellness

City employees have access to use the AVTEC gym free of chargeAir Ambulance

All regular full-time employees, and family members living with them, are eligible for air ambulance service through AirMed and LifeMed at no cost to the employee.Annual Bonus

All regular employees, after completion of one year's service, equal to 2,080 hours, shall be paid longevity pay at the rate of one and a half (1.5%) percent of the employee regular annual salary.Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

Tier IV employees (hired on or after July 1, 2006) contribute 8% pre-taxTerm Life Insurance (optional)

Additional life insurance offered through our health insurance company. Employees cover the expense of this coverage.457 Plans (optional)

ICMA-RC or Mutual of America. Employee can contribute $20,500 per year tax deferred. If an employee is 50 or older an additional $6,500 can be contributed. Contributions are made through payroll deduction.Direct Deposit

Direct deposit is available to all employees for payroll checks.

Benefits May Change at any Time

Job Category

Business and Financial Operations Occupations