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<h2><b>Accounting Technician 2</a></b></h2><br>
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<b>Location:</b> Des Moines, IA <br>
<b>Salary Minimum:</b> $39,124.80<br>
<b>Salary Maximum:</b> $57,262.40<br>
<b>Job Type: </b> Full-time<br>
<b>Agency:</b> 131 Iowa Department for the Blind<br>
<b>Job Number:</b> 24-01336<br>
<b>Post Close Date:</b> January 2, 2024<br>
<b>Point of Contact:
</b><a href="mailto:Cheri.Myers@blind.state.ia.us">Cheri Myers</a><br>
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<b>To Apply:</a> </b>Applicants for this position must complete the
online application. Applicants may attach a resume and cover letter when
completing the application online.<br>
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Job Description:</b><br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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<b>Contributing to our Mission:</b><br>
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.<br>
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<b>What You Bring to Us:</b><br>
A cooperative, supportive, teamwork mentality.<br>
An interest in developing new skills.<br>
Attention to detail.<br>
A commitment to excellence in customer service.<br>
A professional background in accounting.<br>
Experience in auditing complex financial data across multiple financial
software systems.<br>
Analytical expertise to review, research, financial transactions and
financial inconstancies.<br>
Experience with researching, reviewing, and pulling financial data from
different software.<br>
Comfort in cash handling and processing.<br>
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<b>Benefits & Perks:</b><br>
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:<br>
Strive to provide work/life balance.<br>
A workplace that promotes health and well-being<br>
Career growth training and promotional opportunities<br>
Accrued vacation, sick leave and nine fixed holidays.<br>
Health and dental insurance<br>
Life and long-term disability insurance<br>
Employer paid basic life insurance $20,000.<br>
Employer provided accidental death and dismemberment insurance.<br>
Vision care discount program<br>
Flexible spending account (FSA)<br>
Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS)<br>
Retirement Investors Club (RIC) - voluntary retirement savings
program<br>
Corporate partner discounts (cell phone services, gym memberships, event
tickets, etc.)<br>
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<b>Your Responsibilities:</b><br>
Processes all payment documents and reimbursement documents in the State
of Iowa Accounting system.<br>
Process Pcard payments monthly.<br>
Maintains multiple tracking reports for federal reports. Assists in
reconciliation of costs for various federal programs/grants.<br>
Processes the cash/check deposits for the department in a timely manner.
Enters CR into the State of Iowa Accounting system.<br>
Processes maintenance payments to clients by issuing warrants through the
State of Iowa Accounting system.<br>
Mails out the warrants that are received from Department of
Administrative Services (DAS).<br>
Processing Expense Report for the reimbursement of staff travel
expenses.<br>
Issues timely travel advances, if requested.<br>
Processes travel voucher within two weeks of receipt in Accounting.<br>
Process IDB travel Pcards for payments monthly.<br>
Audit requested travel reimbursements for non-allowed items and
appropriate tip/tax amounts.<br>
Verify meal and lodging requested amounts are beneath the maximum
allowances per State policy and contain all required documentation.<br>
Code travel vouchers for correct funding source and object.<br>
Process commercial vendor payments that relate to employees and
clients.<br>
Provide support with budget entries from beginning to end.<br>
Reconcile incoming invoices to approved expenditures in the case
management system.<br>
Contact vendors to resolve any invoice problems.<br>
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.<br>
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<b>Essential functions of this position:</b><br>
Knowledge of debit and credit concepts as they apply to accounting
principles and techniques.<br>
Knowledge of the information available in various phases of the
departmental accounting system, account relationships, and established
techniques for compiling and verifying accounting data.<br>
Knowledge of specific agency programs and the laws, regulations, and
procedures established related to accounting for special programs
involving matching funds.<br>
Ability to classify accounting transactions, maintain and reconcile
accounts, close accounts and prepare reports and statements.<br>
Ability to abstract data from established accounts and prepare complete
and accurate accounting reports and financial statements.<br>
Ability to apply and adapt established guidelines and methods to varied
accounting transactions.<br>
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
other employees and the public.<br>
Ability to apply personal work attitudes such as honesty, responsibility
and trustworthiness required to be a productive employee.<br>
Ability to work with vendors on accounts payable, contacting vendors,
working with staff on verification of accounts payable..<br>
Works in the case management system daily to update items provided to
clients and paid for.<br>
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.<br>
Responds appropriately to supervision. Makes an effort to follow policy
and cooperate with supervisors.<br>
Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards
completing assignments efficiently. Works with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates responsible behavior and attentional to detail.<br>
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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.<br>
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<b>Minimum Qualification Requirements</b><br>
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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;<br>
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OR<br>
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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;<br>
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OR<br>
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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;<br>
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OR<br>
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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;<br>
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OR<br>
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any equivalent combination of qualifying education or experience;<br>
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OR<br>
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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;<br>
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OR<br>
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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.<br>
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Computer skills including Excel, accounts payable experience.<br>
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