Accounts Payable Technician

Job Summary

Perform complex duties involving the preparation and maintenance of various accounting reports, ledgers and records related to revolving cash funds, accounts payable, and purchase orders.

Receives general supervision from an accounting supervisor.
Positions in this classification exercises no supervision.

• Audits and maintains files and records and produces tabulated information pertaining to warrants, invoices, purchases, supplies, vouchers, and related functions.
• Maintains time records and various financial records requiring the use of independent judgment.
• Posts checks to ledger accounts.
• Balances financial statements for various funds.
• Reconciles County and District records, researching discrepancies and processing change documents.
• Gathers, assembles, tabulates, verifies, and files financial data.
• Maintains financial records and processes documents involved in financial transactions.
• Processes payments and matches invoices with purchase orders to items and amounts.
• Assigns batch numbers to purchase orders and input payment information into computer.
• Orders and audits batch pre-lists.
• Prepares and distributes copies of batch lists to appropriate supervisors and departments.
• Processes revolving cash requests for reimbursement utilizing a pay-voucher system.
• Operates computers, calculators, and other office equipment in entering and producing information pertaining to area of assignment.
• Maintains records on special requisitions, conference expense accounts, categorical programs, vendors, insurable values, damage reports, and other related functions.
• Provides information and assistance to District staff concerning assigned activities.
• Coordinates with other departments, outside agencies, and outside vendors as necessary.
• Performs job related duties as assigned.

Two years of paid experience in the preparation and maintenance of financial records of a public entity.

High school graduation or the equivalent supplemented by additional specialized training or college-level course work in accounting, bookkeeping, or a closely related field. (Substitution:
Private sector experience of the kind indicated may be substituted for public sector experience at the rate of two months private sector for one month of public sector.)

This is a non-exempt position, Regular Classified Salary Range 36A. Most positions in this class work 8hours/12months. The probationary period for employees in this classification is six (6) months (or 130 working days of paid service).

• Health, Vision, Dental and PERS (retirement). Benefits are available to full-time and part-time employees.

• Written Examination. WEIGHT: 100%
• Performance Examination. WEIGHT:
  Pass/Fail
• Only qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the examination process.
• Successful candidates who pass all parts of the examination process will be placed on the eligibility list in order of their relative merit.
• Candidates will be notified in accordance with the Personnel Commission Rules.
• This eligibility list will be active for a period of (1) year.

The Person nel Commission will make every effort possible to ensure that all applicants compete on an equal level. At any time in the employment process, applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations if required. To give district staff adequate time to evaluate each case, and to arrange for accommodations, applicants must submit their request to the Affi…  as soon as possible.

Failure to do so may result in the inability to provide the necessary reasonable accommodations in a timely manner.

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