Accounting Technician — Budget & Reconciliations

Talentify; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer

Job summary

Michigan Department of Corrections seeks an Accounting Technician to provide office support to the Facility Administrative Officer and coordinate with the Regional Business Office. The role involves prisoner and institutional accounting, financial calculations, cashiering, and clerical duties, culminating in complex audits and reconciliations to inform the facility budget.

Required experience includes posting to ledgers, reconciling accounts, making adjustments, and preparing financial

Qualifications

• Education typically via high school completion.
• Bachelor's degree with accounting coursework may substitute for experience.
• Experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, adjusting entries, and preparing financial statements is required at various Accounting Technician levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide office assistance to the Facility Administrative Officer and liaise with the Regional Business Office.
• Perform accounting-related duties including prisoner accounting, institutional accounting, financial calculations, cashiering, and clerical tasks.
• Prepare reports for projections and decisions related to the facility budget and financial status.

Skills

Posting to ledger accounts

Reconciling accounts

Executing adjustments

Preparing financial statements

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree substitution in accounting

Job description

Michigan Department of Corrections seeks an Accounting Technician to provide office support to the Facility Administrative Officer and coordinate with the Regional Business Office. The role involves prisoner and institutional accounting, financial calculations, cashiering, and clerical duties, culminating in complex audits and reconciliations to inform the facility budget.

Required experience includes posting to ledgers, reconciling accounts, making adjustments, and preparing financial