Accounting Technician III

 

Code: 353 BU: 02 (Salary Info) Grade: 040 Effective Date: 5/23/1977

Description of Work
General Duty Statement

Performs skilled accounting work maintaining and auditing financial records and books of account; and performs related duties as required.

Supervision Received

Works under the technical, general, and/or administrative supervision of a unit or division manager.

Supervision Exercised

Exercises technical supervision over lower-level support, technical, or professional staff.

Typical Duties Performed

The listed examples may not include all the duties performed by all positions in this class.

• Compiles data and prepares accounting reports as directed.
• Distributes changes to various accounts, computes overhead and prepares cost statements for specific operations.
• Posts entries and maintains detailed manual ledgers, control books of account and journals.
• Performs job cost studies breaking down components into various amounts and codes.
• Prepares independently periodic financial reports including quarterly and annual reports.
• Performs and is responsible for accounting activities including inventory control for specific funds or accounts.
• Processes and records cash receipts, billing and disbursements.
• Composes routine correspondence.
• Assists in compiling data and preparing budget materials; prepares simple budget estimates.

Competencies

• Considerable knowledge of accounting principles and techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of modern office equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping practices and procedures.
• Considerable skill in making arithmetic computations.
• Considerable ability to operate working relationship with subordinates.

Requirements

High school graduation and at least 50 credit hours in courses acceptable toward the junior accounting certificate as given by the University of Minnesota (certain courses may be substituted for those required for the junior accounting certificate); and two years' experience as an Accounting Technician II or equivalent. (No substitution for education.)