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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Accounting Assistants perform clerical accounting work in the maintenance of accounts and accounting records for State agencies.

THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE PRIOR TO THE POSTED CLOSING DATE DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

This position is located within the Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) of the Department of Health and Human Services - Desert Regional Center (DRC) in Las Vegas in the Business Office, and will be located in Las Vegas, NV. ADSD provides an atmosphere of innovative thinking, teamwork, friendly co-workers, and promotes a positive work environment. The mission of the Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is to provide leadership and advocacy in the planning, development and delivery of a high quality, comprehensive support service system across the lifespan to allow all of Nevada's elders, children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs, to live independent, meaningful and dignified lives to the greatest extent possible. This recruitment is for an Accounting Assistant 2 vacancy at Desert Regional Center (DRC) in Las Vegas in the Business Office. The selected candidate needs to be a team player, provide a high level of professional support, use initiative, experience and skills to troubleshoot, problem solve, and provide proactive solutions as needed. This position will support the business office in its responsibilities to manage the agencies financial resources in supporting individuals who qualify for DRC services. This position is assigned to the Accounts Payable team with responsibilities including: A) Preparing purchase orders for the ICF/ID campus; B) Processing payments to vendors while comparing expenditure documents with supporting documentation, contacting vendors for any discrepancies and determining accounting budgets code for purchases; C) Independently compiling and consolidating detailed and complex information related to agency operation from external sources to make decisions and monitor various accounts; D) Creating and/or maintaining Excel spreadsheets (including formulas) to organize, display and summarize data; and E) entering payment documents in the State Financial System.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: