Accounting Technician II

City-of-Norfolk,-V; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Norfolk’s Parking Division is seeking an accounting professional to maintain cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing systems, and related documents. Assists in accounting for capital improvement projects and performs miscellaneous financial duties.

Two years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting are required. Candidates with experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Teams, and knowledge of Parking Financial Software are preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Knowledge of Parking Financial Software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and billing systems and related documents.
• Assist in accounting for capital improvement projects.
• Process transactions and prepare checks for distribution.
• Assist customers and inventory control.
• Enter purchase and pay documents into the City's financial system.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Parking Financial Software

Job description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

The City of Norfolk’s Parking Division is an enterprise fund, which falls under the Department of General Services. The Parking Division operates over 19,000 public parking spaces located in 14 garages, 10 lots and more than 500 street-metered parking spaces.

The Department of General Services, Division of Parking, is seeking an accounting professional to maintain cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing systems, and related documents. Assists in accounting for capital improvement projects. Performs administrative duties. Assist customers. Performs financial duties. Processes transactions and prepares checks for distribution. Assist with inventory control. Enters purchase and pay documents into the City’s financial system.

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Junior college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

• Performs financial duties by processing transactions and preparing checks for distribution, processing sales and transfers, receiving , compiling, and depositing monies into accounts, monitoring petty cash, performing calculations to determine benefits, performing assessments of court orders and tax data, entering data into the system to process payroll, reconciling and balancing cash drawers, setting up vendor accounts, verifying payments, processing vouchers, requisitions and other documents for payment, preparing reports, entering data in the financial system, reconciling accounts, processing journal vouchers and invoices, maintaining files, reviewing invoices for payment and consulting with vendors regarding accounts.

• Performs administrative duties by answering and directing telephone inquiries, typing, compiling data for reports, filing documents, processing various reports, resolving administrative personnel issues, maintaining files, compiling information and keeping logs, writing correspondence and providing information.
• Assists with analyzing data and preparing statistical and financial reports
• Assist customers by processing payments, conducting research, providing technical support to system users, responding to telephone requests to establish or terminate accounts, arranging payment extensions for delinquent accounts, providing information and resolving any related issues.
• Assist with inventory control by preparing invoices and receiving documents for payment, receiving and tagging merchandise, preparing reports and restocking supplies.

Required:

• Two years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting.

Preferred:

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Teams
• Knowledge of Parking Financial Software

Work Schedule:

• Monday -Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, 40 hours per week
• Special Requirements: All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.