ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 1
- Under-fill for Accounting Assistant 2
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$29,586.96 to
$42,553.44
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.
This is an Accounting Assistant 1 position under-filling an Accounting Assistant 2, with the Department of Business and Industry Fiscal Services Unit, located in Carson City, NV. Automatic progression may occur upon the supervisor's approval and when minimum qualifications of the higher level have been met. The incumbent will be part of a fast paced team environment that requires professional communication skills via phone, written, and in person, as well as the ability to multi-task. The incumbent will provide direct daily accounting and back up support for fiscal duties such as the processing of cash receipts, vouchers payable, billing claims, travel claims and purchase orders. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for budget account tracking using Excel, budget status report reconciliation and utilization of various division databases.
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 duties such as accounts payable and/or accounts receivable and balancing accounts; and using computer spreadsheet to record, track and report data; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education supplemented by successful completion of a one-semester college course in bookkeeping and six months of clerical experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Additional Position Criteria
Experience using financial applications such as IFS-Advantage or an equivalent financial system.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Do you have experience processing at least two of the following transaction types: accounts payable, accounts receivable, travel claims, purchasing or financial reconciliations? Please explain.