Victim Advocate/ Defensor de Victimas

Eagle County Government; Eagle (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle County Government in Colorado seeks an experienced accounting support specialist to maintain accounts payable and receivable, payroll records, and related documents. You will assist in budgeting and monitor accounts, process transactions, and support vendors and staff.

The role requires attention to detail, ability to balance cash drawers, and friendly customer service when assisting citizens. Prior bookkeeping or accounting experience is required; some training is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Two years experience in bookkeeping or accounting.
• Knowledge of basic accounting processes including payables, receivables, payroll and budgeting.
• Strong administrative and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Process transactions and prepare checks for distribution.
• Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable records.
• Assist with budget preparation and monitoring budgetary accounts.
• Assist customers and respond to inquiries.
• Assist with inventory control and asset records.
• Enter data into financial systems and reconcile accounts.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounting

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Payroll

Administrative duties

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Vocational/technical training

Job description

Description

Maintains accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing systems, payroll records, time sheets, and related documents. Assists in accounting for capital improvement projects. Performs administrative duties. Assists with budget preparation and monitoring budgetary accounts. Assists customers. Performs financial duties. Supervises and provides assistance to employees. Processes transactions and prepares checks for distribution. Assists with inventory control. Enters purchase and pay documents into the City’s financial system. Manages gift shop sales and programs. Assesses and registers boats, trailers and vehicles for tax purposes.

Description

Maintains accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing systems, payroll records, time sheets, and related documents. Assists in accounting for capital improvement projects. Performs administrative duties. Assists with budget preparation and monitoring budgetary accounts. Assists customers. Performs financial duties. Supervises and provides assistance to employees. Processes transactions and prepares checks for distribution. Assists with inventory control. Enters purchase and pay documents into the City’s financial system. Manages gift shop sales and programs. Assesses and registers boats, trailers and vehicles for tax purposes.

Essential Functions

Performs financial duties by processing transactions and preparing checks for distribution, processing sales and transfers, receiving, compiling and depositing monies into accounts, monitoring petty cash, performing calculations to determine benefits, performing assessments of court orders and tax data, entering data into the system to process payroll, reconciling and balancing cash drawers, setting up vendor accounts, verifying payments, processing vouchers, requisitions and other documents for payment, preparing reports, entering data into the financial system, reconciling accounts, processing journal vouchers and invoices, maintaining files, reviewing invoices for payment and consulting with vendors regarding accounts..

Assists with capital improvement projects by processing contract payments, preparing monthly status reports and calculating engineering and inspection charges for multiple projects.

Performs administrative duties by answering and directing telephone inquiries, typing, compiling data for reports, filing documents, processing various reports, resolving administrative personnel issues, maintaining files, compiling information and keeping logs, writing correspondence and providing information.

Assists with budget preparation and monitoring budgetary accounts by reviewing financial files, inputting the budget into the budget request system, making recommendations, gathering and analyzing data and preparing statistical and financial reports.

Assists customers by processing payments, conducting research, providing technical support to system users, responding to telephone requests to establish or terminate accounts, arranging payment extensions for delinquent accounts, providing information and resolving any related issues.

Assists with inventory control by preparing invoices and receiving documents for payment, receiving and tagging merchandise, preparing reports and restocking supplies.

Manages employees by developing and implementing procedures, meeting with team members and tracking the progress of projects, training personnel, compiling information for delinquent acccounts, answering questions and assisting with administrative duties and ensuring that policies and procedures are followed.

Performs related duties by handling returns and adjustments of merchandise, maintaining the appearance of a gift shop and planning special events.

Assists citizens with the assessment and registration of boats, trailers, and vehicles by researching Department of Motor Vehicle records and reports, company submitted lists, associated tax records, recognized vehicle guides and utilizing various tax formulas.

Performs emergency weather recovery by assisting in removal operations for ice, snow, and storm debris.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Junior college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Two years experience in bookkeeping or accounting.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending on funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

Note

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.