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City of Morro Bay · 2 weeks ago

Senior Accounting Technician / Payroll

Morro Bay, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$37.47/hr - $45.56/hr

City of Morro Bay is a coastal community in California seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to support the Finance Department. The role focuses on payroll and accounting functions, ensuring accurate and timely payments to city employees and managing various financial records.

GovernmentInformation ServicesNon ProfitOffice AdministrationPublic Relations

Responsibilities

Works discreetly with sensitive and confidential payroll, reports and personnel information

Audits, verifies, codes and processes time sheets

Codes and processes entries for retirement, health, wage and related information

Audits and distributes payroll checks

Prepares group insurance reports reflecting City and employee contributions

Computes and process water bills; maintains utility customer files

Interprets monthly water consumption records to determine accuracy of readings

Initiates new water service

Audits, prepares, processes and pays accounts payables

Maintains vendor documentation and files

Reconciles statements

Checks source documents and posts to accounts receivable and payable

Balances daily cash

Prepares journal entries

Posts, adjusts and balances accounts

Processes wire transfers

Prepares periodic reports

Checks data processing output for accuracy

Collects money

Accepts payment and writes receipts

Contact citizens, vendors, business owners and employees to resolve account discrepancies, delinquent accounts, and other non-compliance issues

Supervises subordinate clerical and accounting employees, to include preparing and administering performance evaluations

Performs related duties as required

Qualification

Payroll processingAccounting expertiseBank reconciliationsGeneral ledger reconciliationsMunicipal finance principlesSupervisory skillsCustomer serviceAttention to detail

Required

Detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with numbers

Strong accounting expertise, especially during audit season

Knowledge of municipal finance principles and practices

Experience in payroll processing

Experience in bank reconciliations

Experience in general ledger reconciliations

Ability to work discreetly with sensitive and confidential payroll reports and personnel information

Ability to audit, verify, code and process time sheets

Ability to code and process entries for retirement, health, wage and related information

Ability to audit and distribute payroll checks

Ability to prepare group insurance reports reflecting City and employee contributions

Ability to compute and process water bills and maintain utility customer files

Ability to interpret monthly water consumption records to determine accuracy of readings

Ability to initiate new water service

Ability to audit, prepare, process and pay accounts payables

Ability to maintain vendor documentation and files

Ability to reconcile statements

Ability to check source documents and post to accounts receivable and payable

Ability to balance daily cash

Ability to prepare journal entries

Ability to post, adjust and balance accounts

Ability to process wire transfers

Ability to prepare periodic reports

Ability to check data processing output for accuracy

Ability to collect money

Ability to accept payment and write receipts

Ability to contact citizens, vendors, business owners and employees to resolve account discrepancies, delinquent accounts, and other non-compliance issues

Ability to supervise subordinate clerical and accounting employees, including preparing and administering performance evaluations