NEOGOV · 19 hours ago
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 3
Nevada
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$46K/yr - $67K/yr
2+ years expNEOGOV is seeking an Accounting Assistant 3 to support various locations and agencies across the State of Nevada. The role involves supervising clerical accounting work, performing complex payroll duties, and providing technical assistance while ensuring compliance with established procedures.
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Responsibilities
Provide support to higher level accounting and/or budget staff; extract and gather information from a variety of internal and external sources and select which sources to use when information is conflicting; provide detailed supporting documentation for grant reports, work programs and budget preparation; compile and consolidate detailed and complex information related to agency operation; create spreadsheets including formulas to organize, display and summarize data, and to facilitate analyses and identify interrelationships
Perform the most complex payroll duties in which the majority of the work involves calculating, verifying and preparing the appropriate documentation for overtime, call-back, shift differential and standby pay, requests for hand typed checks and special pay for staff leaving State service
Answer complex and diverse inquiries and correspondence on budget and accounts related matters and interpret and explain policies, procedures and guidelines to clientele and the general public; interpret the applicability of regulations, guidelines and policies when gaps in specificity exist
Resolve complex reconciliation problems identified by lower level staff; reconcile large bank statements using automated systems; identify and analyze discrepancies
Receive, review, verify and process accounts related documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance to established procedures for the most complex programs such as university athletic travel and ongoing payments for capital improvement projects; independently gather additional information from various internal and external sources; and evaluate information/data to make decisions and monitor various accounts
Review and reconcile work done by others; provide technical assistance to staff to resolve problems including reviewing and correcting errors
Authorize payments within designated authority; compare expenditure document with supporting documentation; and sign the document or approve electronically to pay for goods or services provided
Supervise lower level clerical accounting and administrative support staff as assigned
Positions at this level work in a large, complex accounting environment or supervise the entire accounts maintenance function of a small program or agency. Incumbents perform the highest level clerical accounting work which requires applying discretion and independent judgment, as stated in the classification factor descriptions below, when reviewing and verifying account related information, interpreting and applying guidelines and extracting and evaluating account information/data to make decisions and monitor various accounts. Incumbents review and reconcile clerical accounting documents prepared by others; provide technical assistance to staff to resolve problems; assist in developing procedures to implement or improve work processes; and develop computer spreadsheets and other data collection processes for the purpose of tracking and organizing accounts related information
Qualification
Required
Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of clerical accounting experience which must have included duties such as coding documents to distribute funds; preparing accounts payable and accounts receivable documents; using computer spreadsheets to record, track, organize and report data; balancing accounts; and identifying and applying established financial recordkeeping procedures; OR one year of experience as an Accounting Assistant I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Detailed knowledge of clerical accounting principles, practices and techniques
Working knowledge of State Accounting System, report forms and paperwork as applied to processing agency accounting documents; budgeting and funding regulations, practices and procedures; payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions sufficient to recognize discrepancies, inconsistencies and errors and complete the required documents and procedures to make corrections; computer spreadsheet techniques sufficient to record, track organize and report data
General knowledge of bookkeeping methods and procedures related to monitoring contracts and grant spending
Ability to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures; collect, compile, compute and interpret data and prepare associated written reports and recommendations; plan, implement and monitor clerical accounting methods and procedures; respond verbally and in writing to diverse and complex inquiries regarding budget and accounts related matters; explain diverse guidelines, policies and procedures to clientele, the public and agency staff; review accounts maintenance documents prepared by others to find errors; reconcile large accounts using automated systems; read and interpret financial reports pertaining to various agency operations including payroll reports
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items
Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, some positions in this series have been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in these positions must submit to pre-employment screening for controlled substances
This position requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment
Benefits
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).
Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.
Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.
No Nevada state income tax.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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