Senior Accounting Technician

City of Maypearl; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Maypearl is seeking an accounting professional to perform technical accounting and finance duties, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, journal entries, and reconciliations.

The role supports departmental functions, requiring an Associate's degree in Accounting or related field and 2 years of experience. Proficiency with MS Office and standard accounting principles is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with bookkeeping, payroll, and basic accounting principles.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Processes payments related to administrative expenses and claims.
• Maintains and updates vendor records for claims processing.
• Audits and processes invoices, ensuring accuracy before approval and payment.
• Reviews and processes employee expense reimbursements.
• Prepares and posts journal entries to allocate expenses and correct coding errors.
• Assists with payroll-related tasks and provides additional accounting support as needed.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Payroll

Accounting principles

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

This position performs technical accounting and finance duties in support of departmental functions. Performs accounting duties including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, accounting analysis, preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and other accounting duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

Required Responsibilities*

• Processes payments related to administrative expenses and claims.
• Collects and verifies W-9 forms using IRS TIN Matching and OFAC compliance tools.
• Maintains and updates vendor records for claims processing.
• Audits and processes invoices, ensuring accuracy before approval and payment.
• Reviews and processes employee expense reimbursements.
• Prepares and posts journal entries to allocate expenses and correct coding errors.
• Administers the organization’s credit card program, including reconciliation and reporting.
• Reviews employee timesheets, leave balances, and processes monthly vehicle mileage reports.
• Assists with payroll-related tasks and provides additional accounting support as needed.

* The above responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required by the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.

Job Requirements

Education, Work Experience, Certifications**

• Required
• Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Years of Experience: 2
• Area of Experience: Accounting, Finance, Payroll, or a related field

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be accepted

Preferred

• None

Essential Competencies and Skills**

Required

• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Proficiency in MS Word
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint
• Proficiency in MS Outlook
• Knowledge of bookkeeping, payroll, and basic accounting principles
• Organizational and preparation skills with files and records

Preferred

• None

** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities.

Supplemental Information

Work Leadership Requirements

• This position is not a people manager.
• This position does not have indirect reports.

Travel Requirements

• None

Physical Requirements

• Be able to withstand typical office work that includes periods of sitting, standing, typing, etc. indoors.
• In addition to typical office work, must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
• Requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer screen, visual inspection, assembly of parts, or extensive reading.
• Ability to have a flexible work schedule to meet business needs and be at work on-site during specified or core hours.
• Must be able to operate standard computer hardware.