Job ID: 750557
Position: Account Clerk
Client: FSSA
Location: 2525 Shadeland Ave Ste 105 Indianapolis Indiana 46219
Duration: 5 Months
- Prior work experience in a government agency.
- Candidate must be able to pass a federal HSPD12 compliant background check and credentialling process including fingerprinting.
- Performs a variety of accounting and customer service program duties involving financial record keeping and transactions including payroll accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Overview:
- 5 plus years of experience. Responsible for a variety of important and complex clerical functions and responsibility for large sums of money and other valuables.
Duties
- Maintains official agency financial records and is responsible for certifying their accuracy
Exercises limited purchasing and inventory control - Assists in preparation and control of agency budget
- Receives deposits distributes and accounts for monies securities or other valuables
- Authorizes payment of vouchers or prepares voucher for directors signature
- Writes checks transmits payments audits transactions posts and processes encumbrances and expenditures and performs transactions utilizing the correct department forms and records as needed
- Checks requisitions for quality quantity and price per Quantity Purchase Award contract
Figures monthly profitloss statement or makes other computations and calculations on agency records - Prepares monthly quarterly and yearly financial reports
- Negotiates settlement of accounts
- Operates all types of office equipment and orders equipment and repairs
- Lets and relets leases and arranges auctions sales and receipt of bids
- Performs related duties as required.
Job Requirements
- Working knowledge of bookkeeping auditing contracts and contracting procedures
- Working knowledge of department functions and office procedures
- Effectively communicate both orally and in writing
- Ability to learn the operation of all kinds of office equipment
- Ability for solving different problems some of which may not have been previously encountered
- Ability to work under pressure and to practice diplomacy tact and courtesy
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Aptitude for business mathematics and public relations
- Ability to accurately handle money and other items of value and eligible to be bonded.
Required skills:
- Prior working experience with payroll accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Prior working exp. as an administrative or clerical assistant.
- Computer proficiency (including Microsoft Office to include Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Prior working experience with accurate data entry
- Working knowledge of principles of public accounting
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior experience preparing notes for meetings.
- Ability to effectively communicate to include written communication and cooperative work relationships.
- Eligibility to become bonded.
- Prior work experience in a government agency.