Hybrid Associate Accountant — Reconciliations & Ledger

Milwaukee County; Franklin (WI); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee County is seeking an Associate Accountant for the Community Reintegration Center in Wisconsin. The role provides fiscal support including monthly journal entries, vendor invoices, and resident funds management, with a hybrid schedule after six months.

Responsibilities include banking, general ledger, deposits, and cash receipts, plus backup front desk duties and jail management system usage. Requires 3+ years in accounting and a Wisconsin residency.

Qualifications

• Current residency within the State of Wisconsin upon application required
• Valid Wisconsin Driver’s License required upon application and must be maintained throughout incumbency
• Associate degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Finance or closely related field required
• Three (3) years or more of work experience in Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable or Banking required
• Excellent customer services skills and experience handling customer complaints required
• Intermediate knowledge of all related computer and software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams required
• Previous work experience with typing and data entry required

Responsibilities

• Supports Accounting Supervisor with ongoing accounting entries, tracking of revenue collections, year-end accounting activities and other accounting needs
• Banking & General Ledger Activities: performs monthly balancing and reconciling with Audit department; maintains CRC check register for Trust Account; performs related Infor transactions
• Deposits & Accounting: processes all deposits including checks from 18 municipalities for board fees; monitors Huber and Electronic Monitoring billing
• Journal Entry and Cash Receipts: processes journal entries to reclass purchases ordered in wrong account and monthly cross charges and abatements; processes cash receipts
• Additional Duties: provides backup to front desk and answers CRC main phone lines; uses jail management systems (CORE, CMS) to retrieve information for public
• Checks & Debit Cards: processes checks and debit cards from residents’ trust accounts upon release
• Bails, Fines & Commitments: handles, collects, and pays for all self-bails and commitments for CRC
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Accounting software

Jail management systems

Infor

Education

Associate degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Finance or closely related field

Tools

Infor

Banking systems

Accounting software packages

Job description

Milwaukee County is seeking an Associate Accountant for the Community Reintegration Center in Wisconsin. The role provides fiscal support including monthly journal entries, vendor invoices, and resident funds management, with a hybrid schedule after six months.

Responsibilities include banking, general ledger, deposits, and cash receipts, plus backup front desk duties and jail management system usage. Requires 3+ years in accounting and a Wisconsin residency.