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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT III - Business Center South Payroll
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $33,011.28 to  $48,086.64  PAY GRADE: 27
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.
Department: Nevada System of Higher Education
Division: UNLV
Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson
Job Class Code: 02.301
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 28240
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 04/28/2016
Close Date: 05/06/2016
Recruiter:
   JEN MARTENS
   Phone: 702-895-3504
   Email: applicant.inquiry@unlv.edu
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
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 advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others. Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
*THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.* The Accounting Assistant III position in the Business Center South Payroll Department is responsible for processing the payroll for a minimum of 1500 student employees both work study and non-work study, casual labor including event workers for UNLV, CSN and NSC. Duties include, but are not limited to: maintaining payroll files and tax records; process pay including data entry of hours worked, process form W-4, journal vouchers, expense transfers, FICA/Medicare deductions, FICA Alternative deductions, tax sheltered deductions, payroll adjustments, demand checks, voids, direct deposit, misc. deductions and balance and pay various payroll payables. This position is crossed trained to assist other positions within the Payroll Department during peak processing times. This position answers the incoming phone calls to the main payroll number and distributes paychecks and direct deposit/pay card information to employees on payday. This position works closely with the Human Resources Offices and Financial Aid Offices for three institutions and various campus departments; assists student employees and casual labor with payroll related issues. Applicant must be able to multitask. Applicant must be proficient with the following; Microsoft Office, Excel, 10 key by touch. We are a fast paced high volume business center. This position is currently responsible for the records of approximately 1500 - 2000 employees. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of progressively responsible clerical accounting experience which included duties such as responsibility for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and/or other accounting data; setting up computer spreadsheets to record, track, manipulate and report data; researching and interpreting financial data to prepare reports and respond to budget and accounts related inquiries; and reconciling accounts; OR one year as an Accounting Assistant II in Nevada State service which included clerical accounting duties as described above; 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.
Additional Position Criteria
    Applicant must have verifiable experience working in a payroll office, processing payroll for a large employer.
    In order to be considered for employment at UNLV, ONLY the following documents MUST be attached to your application in sequence: 1) Cover Letter 2) Resume. PLEASE NOTE: The NVAPPS System will direct you not to attach a resume. Please ignore this message for UNLV positions, and attach your cover letter and resume to your application.
    Working experience with Workday desirable but, not necessary.
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
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
4505 South Maryland Parkway
P.O. Box 451026
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-1026

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