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>Accounting Technician 2
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>Location: Des Moines, IA
>Salary Minimum: $39,124.80
>Salary Maximum: $57,262.40
>Job Type:  Full-time
>Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
>Job Number: 24-01336
>Post Close Date:  January 2, 2024
>Point of Contact:  <mailto:Cheri.Myers at blind.state.ia.us>Cheri Myers
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>Job Description:
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>The Iowa Department for the Blind has a vision 
>to be the world’s leader in blind rehabilitation 
>services. We believe in responsibility, respect, 
>integrity, teamwork and leadership.
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>The Accounting Technician 2 will serve as the 
>day-to-day support for all financial and 
>accounting matters within the Department for the 
>Blind. This includes ensuring all proper 
>accounting practices, laws, and IDB procedures 
>are being followed for financial transactions 
>under the subject matter of the Department for 
>the Blind.  This position includes processing 
>payment documents and reimbursement documents, 
>reconciling, depositing, and processing all 
>Department for the Blind’s financial 
>transactions. The Accounting Technician 2 is an 
>integral part of the IDB accounting them that 
>works to ensure that all IDB Units and their 80 
>plus staff members are compliant with required 
>and best accounting practices and procedures and 
>laws related to IDB financial matters. Ideal 
>candidates will possess a strong accounting 
>skills and a belief in the capacity of blind persons.
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>Contributing to our Mission:
>With nearly 80 employees, we’re all “one team” 
>at the Iowa Department for the Blind. Our main 
>goal is to empower blind Iowans to be gainfully 
>employed and live independently. As a member of 
>our team, you’ll play a vital role in providing 
>blind rehabilitation services in our state.
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>What You Bring to Us:
>A cooperative, supportive, teamwork mentality.
>An interest in developing new skills.
>Attention to detail.
>A commitment to excellence in customer service.
>A professional background in accounting.
>Experience in auditing complex financial data 
>across multiple financial software systems.
>Analytical expertise to review, research, 
>financial transactions and financial inconstancies.
>Experience with researching, reviewing, and 
>pulling financial data from different software.
>Comfort in cash handling and processing.
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>Benefits & Perks:
>IDB’s employment benefits are among the best 
>with competitive total rewards package. As a 
>benefits-eligible State of Iowa employee, your 
>bi-weekly paycheck is just a part of your total 
>compensation package. Being part of the IDB team 
>means you're eligible for a wide range of benefits:
>Strive to provide work/life balance.
>A workplace that promotes health and well-being
>Career growth training and promotional opportunities
>Accrued vacation, sick leave and nine fixed holidays.
>Health and dental insurance
>Life and long-term disability insurance
>Employer paid basic life insurance $20,000.
>Employer provided accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
>Vision care discount program
>Flexible spending account (FSA)
>Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS)
>Retirement Investors Club (RIC) - voluntary retirement savings program
>Corporate partner discounts (cell phone 
>services, gym memberships, event tickets, etc.)
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>Your Responsibilities:
>Processes all payment documents and 
>reimbursement documents in the State of Iowa Accounting system.
>Process Pcard payments monthly.
>Maintains multiple tracking reports for federal 
>reports. Assists in reconciliation of costs for 
>various federal programs/grants.
>Processes the cash/check deposits for the 
>department in a timely manner. Enters CR into 
>the State of Iowa Accounting system.
>Processes maintenance payments to clients by 
>issuing warrants through the State of Iowa Accounting system.
>Mails out the warrants that are received from 
>Department of Administrative Services (DAS).
>Processing Expense Report for the reimbursement of staff travel expenses.
>Issues timely travel advances, if requested.
>Processes travel voucher within two weeks of receipt in Accounting.
>Process IDB travel Pcards for payments monthly.
>Audit requested travel reimbursements for 
>non-allowed items and appropriate tip/tax amounts.
>Verify meal and lodging requested amounts are 
>beneath the maximum allowances per State policy 
>and contain all required documentation.
>Code travel vouchers for correct funding source and object.
>Process commercial vendor payments that relate to employees and clients.
>Provide support with budget entries from beginning to end.
>Reconcile incoming invoices to approved 
>expenditures in the case management system.
>Contact vendors to resolve any invoice problems.
>Work with CFO related to changes in the State 
>Accounting system – input changes, run refreshed 
>reports and provide updated values to CFO and IDB Director for consideration.
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>Essential functions of this position:
>Knowledge of debit and credit concepts as they 
>apply to accounting principles and techniques.
>Knowledge of the information available in 
>various phases of the departmental accounting 
>system, account relationships, and established 
>techniques for compiling and verifying accounting data.
>Knowledge of specific agency programs and the 
>laws, regulations, and procedures established 
>related to accounting for special programs involving matching funds.
>Ability to classify accounting transactions, 
>maintain and reconcile accounts, close accounts 
>and prepare reports and statements.
>Ability to abstract data from established 
>accounts and prepare complete and accurate 
>accounting reports and financial statements.
>Ability to apply and adapt established 
>guidelines and methods to varied accounting transactions.
>Ability to establish and maintain effective 
>working relationships with other employees and the public.
>Ability to apply personal work attitudes such as 
>honesty, responsibility and trustworthiness 
>required to be a productive employee.
>Ability to work with vendors on accounts 
>payable, contacting vendors, working with staff 
>on verification of accounts payable..
>Works in the case management system daily to 
>update items provided to clients and paid for.
>Works and communicates with internal and 
>external clients, customers and coworkers to 
>meet their needs in a polite, courteous and 
>cooperative manner.  Committed to quality service.
>Responds appropriately to supervision. Makes an 
>effort to follow policy and cooperate with supervisors.
>Displays a high level of initiative, effort and 
>commitment towards completing assignments 
>efficiently. Works with minimal supervision. 
>Demonstrates responsible behavior and attentional to detail.
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>It is the policy of the Department for the Bind 
>to conduct background checks on all finalist 
>candidates prior to any offer of employment.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Graduation from high school or G.E.D. 
>equivalency and four years of clerical 
>accounting experience which involved the 
>compilation, tabulation, examination, 
>verification or recording of financial, 
>statistical or related fiscal programs using 
>elementary bookkeeping principles and practices;
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>the successful completion of a post-high school 
>vocational/technical, business college, or area 
>community college curriculum in accounting which 
>included concentrated course work equivalent to 
>twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting;
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>an equivalent combination of education and 
>experience, substituting one year of employment 
>in clerical office work for each year of the required education;
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>substituting the successful completion of thirty 
>semester hours or the academic equivalent in a 
>post high school Business, Accounting or closely 
>related curriculum for each year of the required experience;
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>any equivalent combination of qualifying education or experience;
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>one year of experience as an Accounting 
>Technician 1 in the State of Iowa classified 
>service will be considered as qualifying;
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>one year of work experience as an Accounting 
>Clerk 3 in the State of Iowa classified service 
>will be considered as qualifying.
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>Computer skills including Excel, accounts payable experience.
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>Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
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>Phone: 515-281-1333
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