Financial Accounts Assistant

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

State retirement system

Deferred compensation

Paid holidays

Annual leave (10 hrs/mo)

Sick leave (10 hrs/mo)

Uniforms provided

Pre-service training

Job summary

Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a detail-oriented clerical professional to support financial operations within the agency. You will handle invoices, ledgers, and routine reporting while upholding accuracy and compliance.

This role offers comprehensive state benefits, competitive leave accrual, and opportunities for growth while contributing to the department's mission to manage public resources responsibly.

Qualifications

• One or more year of experience in office support work.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Recordkeeping experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs clerical functions in the preparation/maintenance/recording/examination of financial data.
• Examines/processes invoices/compares purchase orders and delivery receipts/computes and prepares billing documents.
• Reviews financial documents for accuracy of figures/mathematical computations and identifies discrepancies/takes authorized corrective action.
• Balances incoming funds/prepares bank deposits/monitors and maintains ledgers, registers, journals/posts financial data to proper accounts.
• Records/distributes expenditures according to a cost allocation plan/researches/prepares/verifies disbursements, authorized refunds and adjustments.
• Generates and compiles routine financial reports/maintains financial files/compiles financial information.
• Supervises clerical staff/exercises judgment and discretion within limits of established policies and procedures/receives general administrative direction.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Skills

Office support experience

Recordkeeping

Clerical duties

Mathematical computations

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a detail-oriented clerical professional to support financial operations within the agency. You will handle invoices, ledgers, and routine reporting while upholding accuracy and compliance.

This role offers comprehensive state benefits, competitive leave accrual, and opportunities for growth while contributing to the department's mission to manage public resources responsibly.