Accounting Assistant - Innovative Company

• Monitor department expenditures and account balances:
  • monitor account transactions and fees
  • records and maintains department financial transaction records.
• Receives payment invoices for services and vendors by email and/or software:
  • prepares invoices for payment by providing specific information for the City’s Accounts Payable Division;
• Receives and processes purchase requisitions:
  • reviews purchase requisitions, purchase orders, filed purchase orders, and service payment authorizations submitted for accuracy and compliance with policy and procedures
  • assures that vendors receive payment in a timely manner
  • investigates outstanding purchase orders, invoices or inquiries from vendors, employees or others.
• Receives and processes contract documentation:
  • reviews contract documentation, vendor information, account information, ensures accuracy and compliance with policy and procedures.
• Monitors department use of City purchasing cards:
  • reconciles purchase card transactions
  • reviews purchase allocations to ensure the department’s expenditures are appropriated correctly
  • maintains records and receipts of all departmental purchase card transactions.
• Prepares payroll and payroll reports.
• Enters financial information into a computer to process transactions, update records and perform budget transfers in the City’s financial software system (a Tyler Product-Munis).
• May process training and travel requests and related reports:
  • prepares training/travel requests
  • posts expense reports into accounting systems
  • verifies training/travel approval and authorization
  • verifies and processes employee training registration payments
  • monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with budget
• Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures:
  • receives, reviews, prepares, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate various forms, reports, correspondence, invoices, account statements, receipts, checks, contracts, purchase orders, travel requests, timesheets, and other documentation.

• High school diploma or GED required, with vocational or technical training in accounting,
  bookkeeping, or a related field
• 3+ years experience in customer service, administration, and accounting
• Computer savvy with proficiency in MS Office and Munis or similar ERP

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