Fiscal Technician II

Beaufort County; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Beaufort County is seeking an accounting support professional to perform moderately complex accounting tasks and maintain accounts in a county department. The role involves general ledger work, billing, invoicing, data entry, and preparing financial reports in line with GAAP and county procedures.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of accounting/clerical experience and at least one year of college, with strong attention to detail and accuracy in processing invoices and expenditures.

Qualifications

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of one year of college.
• Over two years and up to and including four years of accounting, clerical or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and moderately complex accounting support work and accounts maintenance functions according to generally accepted standard accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work, including general ledger accounts, billing, invoices, accounting records and reports, and taxes.
• Prepares, reviews, reconciles, records, process, balances and distributes financial and related data, e.g., various general ledger accounts, billing, invoices, accounting records and reports.
• Receives and reviews vendor invoices for data entry; verifies accuracy of records and computations; enters and retrieves technical information into a computer in order to update records; generates reports and spreadsheets; processes transactions.
• Manage and ensures department expenditures are allocated per the County's purchasing policy and monitors line-item expenditures and balances.
• Processes invoices; reviews and ensures proper coding; ensures funding is available to cover the costs and submits for approval.
• Reconciles, uploads, and codes P-card expenditures.
• Processes, accounts for and balances daily receipts; records financial information on appropriate reports; prepares detailed financial reports for department use and review.
• Prepares and processes purchase requisitions to ensure that orders for supplies and equipment are filled appropriately.
• Interacts with vendors on product pricing, specifications and availability; processes invoices for goods and services to ensure that bills are paid timely and accurately.
• Establishes and maintains filing systems for financial area of responsibility; ensures training of department staff in accessing file management system.
• Performs various administrative support duties relevant to accounting duties, e.g., filing materials, copying documentation, entering data into unit computer system.
• Prepares banking deposits for assigned accounting duties.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Accounting basics

General ledger

Data entry

Accounts payable/receivable

Education

One year of college

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Description

The purpose of this position is to perform moderately complex accounting and accounts maintenance work for the assigned work unit according to generally accepted standard accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work. Work varies according to assigned department.

Examples of Duties

The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Performs routine and moderately complex accounting support work and accounts maintenance functions according to generally accepted standard accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work, including general ledger accounts, billing, invoices, accounting records and reports, and taxes.
• Prepares, reviews, reconciles, records, process, balances and distributes financial and related data, e.g., various general ledger accounts, billing, invoices, accounting records and reports.
• Receives and reviews vendor invoices for data entry; verifies accuracy of records and computations; enters and retrieves technical information into a computer in order to update records; generates reports and spreadsheets; processes transactions.
• Manage and ensures department expenditures are allocated per the County's purchasing policy and monitors line-item expenditures and balances.
• Processes invoices; reviews and ensures proper coding; ensures funding is available to cover the costs and submits for approval.
• Reconciles, uploads, and codes P-card expenditures.
• Processes, accounts for and balances daily receipts; records financial information on appropriate reports; prepares detailed financial reports for department use and review.
• Prepares and processes purchase requisitions to ensure that orders for supplies and equipment are filled appropriately.
• Interacts with vendors on product pricing, specifications and availability; processes invoices for goods and services to ensure that bills are paid timely and accurately.
• Establishes and maintains filing systems for financial area of responsibility; ensures training of department staff in accessing file management system.
• Performs various administrative support duties relevant to accounting duties, e.g., filing materials, copying documentation, entering data into unit computer system.
• Prepares banking deposits for assigned accounting duties.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of one (1) year of college.
• Over two years and up to and including four years of accounting, clerical or related experience.

Supplemental Information

All applicants tentatively selected for a position with Beaufort County Council will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for the illegal use of drugs and to a background check prior to appointment. Employment is contingent upon clearing both the drug screening and background investigation.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term & short-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

To learn more details, please visit the Beaufort County Human Resources website.