Accounting Technician

$42,488.83 - $48,091.41 Annually
$20.43 -$23.12 Hourly

The current Accounting Technician vacancy will report directly to the Accounting Manager. This vacancy will not be responsible for any payroll functions but is expected to adhere to all other responsibilities pertaining to finance outlined in the job description.

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City of McKinney employees work hard and at a very fast pace. However, we also look after and support one another. All of us are guided by four employee-inspired values – Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (RISE). We are also supported by servant-based leaders who foster and support a healthy, family-oriented culture. All new employees are expected to embrace and live by our core values and commit to helping us sustain our exceptional work environment as a high performance organization (HPO).

As a key member of the Financial Services, this position reports to a designated supervisor. The Accounting Technician is to assist in accounting and clerical functions of the department. This position has responsibility in the areas of accounts payable processing, vendor database maintenance, procurement card reconciliation, and other accounting and administrative tasks. This position is also responsible for check printing and payroll processing/reporting.

• Learn and demonstrate an understanding of how team, department, and City goals are interconnected.
• Contribute to a positive work culture.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to assess his/her work performance or the work performance of the team.
• Contribute to the development of others and/or the working unit or overall organization.
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team, to demonstrate team skills, and to perform a fair share of team responsibilities.
• Ability to continuously learn and develop through a mix of internal and external training opportunities, and if applicable, encourage subordinates to do the same.

• Provides administrative support to designed division.
• Processes invoices for accounts payable ensuring proper account coding by City departments.
• Maintains the vendor database to include adding, merging, activating and deactivating vendors.
• Responsible for AP filing system and records retention.
• Processes vendor EFT enrollment forms.
• Assists departments with general ledger inquiries and vendor questions.
• Monitors procurement card transactions to ensure timely submission and proper account coding.
• Relieves management staff of routine administrative tasks.
• Reviews/distributes finance department mail.
• Complies with City policies and procedures to include work schedule and attendance policies.
• Assists in 1099 reporting including vendor W-9 review and recording.
• Processes travel and employee reimbursements.
• Reviews payroll information from the time keeping system for entry into payroll system.
• Processes bi-weekly payroll, prints checks, creates direct deposit file, prepares banking paperwork.
• Prepares payroll related vendor payments including benefits providers, garnishments and child support.
• Assists departments or employees with payroll inquiries.
• Prepares outside requests for…