Accountant, Accounting & Finance, Accounting Assistant

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ACCOUNTANT I Position #19489

29 HAZEN DRIVE, CONCORD NH 03301

Typical Starting Salary: $19.96/hour - $26.41/hour

Full-Time

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Processes Accounts Payable invoices and maintains the accounting records of the Water Resources Council projects in the Administrative Services Unit, Fund Accounting Section.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS: Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

Education/

Experience:

Associate degree and 1 year of experience OR equivalent combination of 3 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be in the fields for accounting or business administration.

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Not Applicable

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In-Band Advancement Available:
Yes No

Broad Group Level Advancement Available:
Yes No

The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that job title.

When applicable, the work of an employee in trainee status in this position shall be overseen by a fully qualified individual. An employee in trainee status shall meet the minimum qualifications within the period of time specified on the SJD, not to exceed one year of being hired into this position.

• Prepares and processes vouchers to ensure timely and accurate payment for vendor invoices. Payments to comply with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Federal regulations, State and Department policies and procedures.
• Prepares, processes and maintains all contract payments for Water Resources Program and Maintenance of Dams Program.
• Maintains communication with employees, other state agencies, and vendors to elicit information, explain facts, interpret situations, resolve problems and answer questions. Prepares and interprets reports relating to account status to verify balances and other interpretative reports. Provides assessment and recommendations to unit supervisor.
• Reconciles, analyzes and audits monthly expenditures of the Water Resources Programs to NH First to ensure accuracy. Monitors proper departmental program tracking within accounts to ensure accurate reporting. Prepares necessary documents to transfer expenditures as needed.
• Reconciles, analyzes and audits monthly expenditures of the Maintenance of Dams to NH First to ensure accuracy. Monitors proper departmental program tracking within accounts to ensure accurate reporting. Prepares necessary documents to transfer expenditures as needed.
• Reconciles vendor statements with NH First payments and vendor reports for internal auditing purposes by developing spreadsheets and databases to be assured of proper payment.
• Maintains vendor files to provide proper historical documentation for payment tracking and auditing by accounting staff, as well as for state, federal and private audits.
• Transfers and processes bi-weekly payroll expenditures to properly allocate the section's accounts; including coding allocating time and creating reports as required.
• Assists program managers and…