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139340
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
AS611     $31,221 - $56,181
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 10/01/2022

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide the full range of paraprofessional accounting services.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative position.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May supervise lower-level paraprofessional fiscal or administrative positions.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 by responsibility for preparation of basic-level financial reports.

Differs from professional accountants by assisting accounting professionals in the performance of various tasks within the accounting process.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Extracts information and prepares portions of reports and/or schedules for higher-level accounting professionals in a budget unit.

Extracts and manipulates information and prepares weekly or biweekly financial reports and schedules for state and federal reports to be used by higher level accounting professionals.

Responsible for posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports such as those for complex grants in a large central fiscal office.

Reconciles biweekly or monthly bank statements/accounts.

Prepares biweekly financial projections.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or numerical computation.
 
College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
 
An Associate Degree in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business from an accredited college or university will substitute for two years of the required experience.
 
Training in a vocational-technical school or military school in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business will substitute for up to one year of required experience on the basis of one month of training for one month of experience.
 
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.