Cash Operations & Accounting Technician

City of Arvada; Arvada (CO); Sur place; USD 38 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The City of Arvada is seeking an Accounting Technician to oversee daily cashiering operations, manage financial transactions, and support accurate cash handling and reconciliation processes. This role serves as a key resource for City departments and the public, ensuring efficient payment processing and compliance with policies.

Essential duties include handling cash issues, processing payments, generating daily cash reports, and supporting the annual financial reporting and audit processes.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of prior experience in accounts receivable, accounting, or bookkeeping, including reconciling bank statements, cash receipts, and credit card transactions.
• Reconciling banking reports, cash receipts, credit card transactions, payment disputes, journal entries, and deposits.
• Experience with a variety of word processing and spreadsheet software packages, including experience with financial platform software.
• Ability to follow exact instructions and maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must pass a criminal background check and a driving record check, if required by the position.

Responsabilités

• Acts as the main contact for all cash issues for internal and external customers.
• Responds to cash handling questions from city staff.
• Processes cash/check/credit card payments from citizens and prepares bank deposits.
• Works with the public and internal departments regarding payments and payment disputes.
• Generates and interprets daily cash reports from City’s software systems and imports them into financial management software.
• Resolves and investigates any differences between the report and imported data and fixes import errors.
• Maintains cash/credit card/direct deposit and banking spreadsheets to assist with reconciliation.
• Manages departments’ petty cash funds and conducts annual petty cash audits.
• Provides training on proper procedures for deposits and daily cash reports.
• Travels to team and organizational meetings and represents the department.

Connaissances

Cash handling

Journal entries

Bank reconciliations

Attention to detail

Communication

Multi-tasking

Formation

High School/GED

Associate degree (accounting, business, computers)

Outils

Excel

Financial platform software

Description du poste

The City of Arvada is seeking an Accounting Technician to oversee daily cashiering operations, manage financial transactions, and support accurate cash handling and reconciliation processes. This role serves as a key resource for City departments and the public, ensuring efficient payment processing and compliance with policies.

Essential duties include handling cash issues, processing payments, generating daily cash reports, and supporting the annual financial reporting and audit processes.