ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT I
- Auxiliary Financial Services
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$28,167.12 to
$40,507.20
PAY GRADE: 23
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Accounting Assistants perform clerical accounting work in the maintenance of accounts and accounting records for State agencies.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
*THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.* Responsibilities for this position may include reviewing, reconciling, preparing and/or approval of various business documents relating to employee travel, vendor payments, deposits, accounting reassignments, and credit card expenditures; processing departmental cash orders, bank deposits, internal deposit receipts and/or accounts, preparing invoices and applying payments, maintaining an internal computerized accounting system, and researching past due items and monitoring customer accounts; requesting additional back-up materials and/or information and explaining campus and departmental policies and processes; preparing and distributing correspondence, memorandums and special reports; coordinating meetings and special events; maintaining departmental files; and occasionally supervising count room activities performed by part-time staff on event dates. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. May be required to work some variable shifts of evenings and weekends.
EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Graduation from high school or equivalent and one year of clerical experience, six months of which included accounts payable and/or accounts receivable responsibility; and the use of computer spreadsheets and a calculator by touch; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education supplemented by successful completion of a one-semester college course in bookkeeping or one year of high school bookkeeping and six months of clerical experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Notes
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
Skills Required
In order to be considered for employment at UNLV, you MUST attach a resume and cover letter to your application. PLEASE NOTE: The NVAPPS System will direct you not to attach a resume. Please ignore this message for UNLV positions, and attach a resume and cover letter to your application.
The Examination
If there are five or fewer qualified applicants, the exam will consist of an application evaluation. (This statement does not apply for Until Recruitment Needs are Satisfied (URS) announcements).
CLERICAL SUPPORT EXAM
The exam will consist of a written weighted 100%.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
The following are the number of questions in each category of the exam:
20 - Office Operations and Practices
20 - Following Written Instructions & Reading Skills
10 - Arithmetic
20 - English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
15 - Computer Usage
15 - Interpersonal & Customer Service Skills
