Accounting Technician 7-E9

State of Michigan; Ionia (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Corrections, seeks an Accounting Technician to support the Facility Manager with financial information, budgeting, and accounting activities at the local level.

Responsibilities include overseeing the Prisoner Benefit Fund, handling prisoner accounting, reconciling accounts, and assisting in purchases and policy updates. The role may involve mail room support and cross‑functional facility collaboration.

Qualifications

• Educational requirement typically a high school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial statements (Accounting Technician 7).
• Two years of experience posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial statements (Accounting Technician 8), including one year as Accounting Technician 7 or equivalent.
• Three years of experience posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial statements (Accounting Technician E9), including related pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial information to the Facility Manager and oversee budgetary controls.
• Oversee Prisoner Benefit Fund activities and all prisoner accounting at the facility.
• Reconcile facility accounts and analyze expenditures to ensure budgets are not exceeded.
• Research purchases and assist in the purchase process for facility needs.
• Assist in mail room duties and help revise facility policies as requested.

Education

High school diploma

Accounting Technician 7

Associate's degree in accounting

Accounting Technician 8

Accounting Technician E9

Job description

This position serves as an assistant to the Facility Manager in all areas. It is responsible for providing financial information to the Facility Manager, overseeing the Prisoner Benefit Fund activities, all areas of prisoner accounting that are handled at the facility, researching purchases and assisting in the purchase process, reconciling facility accounts, setting up facility area budgets and analyzing expenditures to ensure areas stay within budgeted amount, assisting in mail room, rewriting and revising facility policies, providing information to all areas of the facility and staff as requested.

Education

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Accounting Technician 7

One year of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments, and preparing financial statements equivalent to an Accounting Assistant E7.

Accounting Technician 8

Two years of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments, and preparing financial statements, including one year equivalent to an Accounting Technician 7 or an Accounting Assistant 8.

Accounting Technician E9

Three years of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments, and preparing financial statements, including one year equal to an Accounting Technician 8, two years equivalent to an Accounting Technician 7, or one year equal to an Office Supervisor with a subclass code of BKPS.

Accounting Technician 8

Possession of an associate's degree with at least 16 semester (24 term) credits in accounting courses may be substituted for one year of Accounting Technician 7 experience.

The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer here.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017

. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)

New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

Position Description

View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/AccountingTechnician_11990_7.pdf