Financial Technician - Controller's Office

US Lawns; Carlisle (Cumberland County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Retirement Pension

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

457(b) Deferred Compensation

Job summary

Cumberland County is seeking a detail-oriented professional to join the Controller’s Office as a vouchers/invoices auditor. You will certify invoice accuracy and compliance with county payment policies, while supporting Accounts Payable in processing non-payroll expenditures.

Typical schedule is 8:00a-4:30p, Monday–Friday. This full-time, non-exempt role reports to the First Deputy Controller and involves meticulous clerical work and cross-department communication.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience with date entry skills in a business environment.
• Prefer accounts payable experience.

Responsibilities

• Audits vouchers/invoices for conformance with all County policies.
• Performs prescribed internal controls before and after preparing payments to verify validity of scheduled payments.
• Prints checks and prepares for mailing/distribution.
• Scans and stores check payment packages into the county laser fiche system.
• Files invoices and check copies; maintains vendor payment files.
• Corresponds with departments and vendors on payment inquiries.
• Assists with other clerical support as necessary.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Skills

Date entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Department: Controller’s Office

Sub-Department: N/A

Pay Grade: 104

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Status: Full Time

Reports to: First Deputy Controller

Supervises: N/A

Schedule: 8:00a-4:30p Monday-Friday (1 hour, unpaid, duty free lunch)

Current county employees will follow the county's promotion/demotion policy.

Job Summary

This position audits vouchers/invoices for all County department payment requests. This audit function certifies the accuracy of the invoice information as well as conformance with all applicable County payment policies. All County non-payroll expenditures are made by Accounts Payable.

Essential Job Functions

• Audits vouchers/invoices for conformance with all applicable County policies.
• Both prior to and after preparing payments, performs prescribed internal controls to determine the validity of all scheduled payments to ensure that pending payments scheduled to be paid agree to physical invoices approved to be paid.
• Prints checks and prepares for mailing/distribution
• Scans and ensures completeness of all check payment packages into County laser fiche system which is base source of all County payment support.
• Files invoices and check copies; maintains vendor payment files.
• Corresponds with departments and vendors on all payment inquiries.
• Assists with other clerical support as necessary.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements to Perform the Work

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent; plus some additional clerical and computer training.

Work Experience

• 6 months experience with date entry skills in a business environment a must, preferably in an accounts payable setting.

Company Description

Mission Statement: To provide essential services that respond to community needs and promote well-being, while maintaining a financially sound foundation.

We are always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this job application!

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Benefits

Medical Benefits

• Capital Blue Cross Medical Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Wellness program with wellness incentives
• Capital Blue Cross Vision Insurance
• United Concordia Dental Insurance

Retirement Benefits

• County Retirement Pension
  • 5% minimum pre-tax contribution required, with the option of increasing your contribution over 5% up to 15% post-tax
  • Fully vested after 5 years of credited service
  • Normal Retirement Options
    • Age 55 with 20 years of credited service
    • Age 60 with any amount of credited service
• Voluntary 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
• Military Time Buy Back Options

Paid Time Off

• Vacation
  • 10 days per year, accrued per pay period (Non-Exempt)
  • 15 days per year, accrued per pay period (Exempt)
  • Increase for both Non-Exempt and Exempt of 5 days per year after 2 years of service
• Personal
  • 3 Personal days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
• Sick
  • 5 Sick days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
• 12 Paid County Holidays
  • No waiting period to receive paid holidays

Additional Benefits

• Educational Assistance
  • 80% of cost of tuition and books up to the annual IRS limit per calendar year (after 6 months of Full-Time Employment)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – certain eligibility requirements must be met
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Resources for: Childcare, Eldercare, Legal, Financial, and Coaching
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance