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Published: Nov 04, 2024 - The Accounting Technician ensures financial accuracy by reconciling debits and credits and maintaining General Ledger balances. This position handles sensitive tasks such as processing garnishments and managing dormant accounts, ensuring compliance with legal requests through systematic document retrieval and subpoena tracking. Additionally, the role involves updating shareholder and custodial records, processing Canadian transactions, and overseeing income from various banking programs.

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1. Accounting Technician, Greenfield Financial Services, Albany, NY

Job Summary:

• Assists in the Call Center to assist customers with account(s), including participating in the Saturday rotation.
• Process accounts payable and updates appropriate general ledger and systems.
• Record vendor information to create new payable accounts.
• Ensure proper receipt or invoice is on file and properly approved by the responsible employee.
• Maintain accrued and pre-paid expenses by updating expense spreadsheet(s).
• Run blocks/transaction management systems (TMS) on a monthly basis to initiate payment(s).
• Perform check adjustments when necessary.
• Review reports, investigate incorrect posting totals and correct errors.
• Inform the Federal Reserve and other appropriate authorities of all adjustments.
• Review branch totals daily to ensure each branch window balances with the appropriate G/L.
• Assist branch staff with reconciling deficiencies.
• Review any suspect Regulation D reports on a monthly basis and notify customers of violations.
• Review the cash items processed by the branches.

Skills on Resume:

• Customer Service Skills (Soft Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Technical Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Problem-Solving Abilities (Soft Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
• Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)

2. Accounting Technician, Prime Ledger Solutions, Augusta, ME

Job Summary:

• Ensure that debits and credits correspond correctly.
• Record any missing credits to ensure that the G/L balances.
• Review shareholder accounts on a monthly basis to ensure they are active.
• Process and pay garnishments in the form of tax levies, liens, and support notices from customer accounts.
• Utilize systems to research and retrieve documents requested/subpoenaed by the authorities. Maintain subpoena log.
• Review Account Maintenance Forms to ensure accounts are updated appropriately.
• Process Dormant Account Forms and Verification of Deposit requests
• Assist the Custodial CD Department with reconciling monthly US Sterling Reports.
• Process escheat on an annual basis for the core bank (non-prepaid).
• Process deposited Canadian checks and run appropriate entries.
• Track and maintain income from the overdraft program/interchange (Velocity spreadsheet).

Skills on Resume:

• Accounting Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Document Management Skills (Hard Skills)
• Research and Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
• Problem-Solving Abilities (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Monitor bond pledge reports to SunTrust and FHLB to ensure accuracy.
• Utilize the Director to review high-dollar checks for appropriate endorsing.
• Notify the customer in the event of a questionable endorsement and receive approval to proceed with the transaction.
• Process credit card payments.
• Back up the Card Brand and Payment Specialist.
• Review and approve outgoing wires for accuracy of input (Fed Advantage approved user).
• Post incoming wires to deposit accounts.
• Settle the Bank with FED/United Bankers/ FHLB once per week
• Review and process 360 incidents.
• Process 945 withholding weekly/monthly.
• Process Fixed Assets monthly, run depreciation and post using TMS.
• Process IOLTA/IOTA monthly.

Skills on Resume:

• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
• Technical Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Prepare Loan Loss Reserve spreadsheet monthly.
• Review ATM worksheets and balance to the general ledger.
• Review and confirm stop payments.
• Analyze report(s) to verify stop payment information.
• Record the expiration date and forward to the Proof Department.
• Review the aggregate deposit report for abnormal activity.
• Investigate and resolve questionable activity.
• Provide backup support for monitoring non-post items on a daily basis
• Reviewing reports and investigating non-post transactions.
• Correct issues to allow items to be posted and clear.
• Update all appropriate systems to reflect the correction(s).

Skills on Resume:

• Spreadsheet Management (Hard Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
• Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
• System Updating (Hard Skills)
• Reporting Skills (Hard Skills)

5. Accounting Technician, Summit Financial Partners, Billings, MT

Job Summary:

• Responsible for registering and processing all CooperVision PRMO / CRMO and AMO expenses.
• Principal efforts involve some analyses of accounts, statements, reports and documentation.
• Assists PRMO/CRMO and AMO Accountants in the preparation of reports, financial statements and journal entries
• Ensure the accuracy on numbers and compliance with theCompany procedures and policies and Financial Standards Operating regulations such as SOX.
• Processes vendors' invoices (three-way Match and None-three-way match matches) for accounts payable.
• Receives all invoices electronically, downloads into company Electronic Program and verifies, analyzes and classifies them by current's status.
• Analyzes invoices and purchase orders to resolve any discrepancies with buyers, vendors, requestors and Receiving area (Warehouse) personnel in a timely manner.
• Communicate with vendors, buyers, PO requestors and Warehouse receiving personnel to solve POs/invoices discrepancies, requests approval, invoices' proof of deliveries and/or services acceptances.
• Verifies, and analyzes vendor's statements and timely resolves issues that may arise with the vendors, POs requestors or company's buyers.
• Identifies vendors invoices related exchange currency (Puerto Rico) for the Wire Transfer / ACH payments as applicable and analyzes and posts Foreign Currency invoices for payments maintaining all the required documentation related to this type of payment by SOX.
• Accesses Credits Cards (AMEX and VISA) systems, on a monthly base, to download expenses for analyzing the expense account and preparing payment detail reports per card holder and per expense account.
• Prepares and analyzes the Not Receive Invoice report to create and post the journal entries for the General Ledger assuring proper and accurate accrual period cut-off following GAPP Matching Principle.

Skills on Resume:

• Expense Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Accounts Payable Processing (Hard Skills)
• Invoice Verification (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Foreign Currency Transactions (Hard Skills)
• Journal Entry Preparation (Hard Skills)

6. Accounting Technician, Riverbank Accounting Firm, Cheyenne, WY

Job Summary:

• Maintaining spreadsheets, updating financial data sets & reports, and monitoring and approving of accounting transactions.
• Work closely with the Knight's Analyst, GCC's and accounting staff to provide a spectrum of accounting transactions and reporting services.
• Prepares monthly journal entries, financial reports, data sets, and spreadsheets.
• Utilizing data in Oracle, Discoverer, Rubix or other institutional financial systems to produce monthly financial status reports.
• Runs report and extracts data from financial system Financial Reconciliation & Activity Tracking (35%), Monthly account reconciliations and cost reports, reconciles accounts, traces and investigates transactions to resolve questionable data and takes corrective action.
• Initiates billing, reviews and submits reimbursement and payments
• Maintains and tracks financial activities, tracks all processes to completion, helps define group processes
• Understands all institutional requirements and processes involved with procuring goods and services, such as laboratory supplies, equipment, tools, office materials, travel, subject reimbursements, etc, for Knight Cancer Institute faculty and staff.
• Determines best methods for procurement, such as requisition, PCARDS, disbursement, employee reimbursement.
• Acts as team resources for procurement of goods and services

Skills on Resume:

• Spreadsheet Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Billing and Reimbursement Processing (Hard Skills)
• Procurement Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)

7. Accounting Technician, Blue Sky Financial Solutions, Boise, ID

Job Summary:

• Assist the accounting team with the following tasks.
• completion of various forms.
• Posting & sending sales invoices per signed contracts.
• following up with customers on delinquent/aged AR.
• posting credit card transactions per statements and receipts.
• posting and scheduling invoices to be paid.
• Act as a point of contact for the accounting team to answer any incoming questions such as.
• Vacation/sick day balances.
• Timing of outgoing payments.
• Analyzes and prepares service vendors PR Treasury Department withholdings notifications report (Forms 480) on a monthly base and prepares the corresponding invoice documentation for payment processing.
• Generates and analyzes the Unmatched Aging Report to ensure acceptance of all company services is cleared.
• Generates end-of-month reports (Aprox. 13 reports) and balances the accounts payable.
• Provides support on financial audits during the year.

Skills on Resume:

• Accounts Receivable Management (Hard Skills)
• Customer Follow-Up Skills (Soft Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Report Generation (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Audit Support (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Directly involved with full-cycle accounting projects from receiving client information to producing draft financial and tax documents for final review.
• Gathering and analyzing financial information from clients using a variety of tools.
• Performing general accounting data entry for clients.
• Preparation of tax forms, returns, payroll and year-end financial statements.
• Assisting with preparing tax planning information to serve our clients.
• Ensuring that all project timelines and deadlines are identified and met.
• Working to help identify tax, financial reporting or other business challenges and assisting in creating solutions by researching best practices.
• Performing audit procedures and assisting with audit financial statements and charity information reporting.
• Providing input regarding process improvements to support client and business needs.

Skills on Resume:

• Full-Cycle Accounting (Hard Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Data Entry Skills (Hard Skills)
• Tax Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Soft Skills)
• Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)
• Audit Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)

9. Accounting Technician, Evergreen Bookkeeping Services, Helena, MT

Job Summary:

• Provide on going revenue and capital monitoring and accountancy support.
• Maintain and develop financial systems and processes.
• Ensure close relationships with all Budget Holders, Senior Management, Head Teachers, School Governors, External Consultants and Partners required to gain the best use of resources
• Support LGSS (Local Government Shared Services) in maximizing all future business opportunities.
• Reduce unit operational costs and Link costs to demand.
• Challenge and support services to deliver budget and savings targets.
• Ensure that both Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire Council make the best use of financial resources.
• Develop Strategic Partnerships with Project Managers, Designers and Constructors to ensure better supply chain management.
• Deliver a balanced, deliverable Medium-Term Financial Plan signed up to across the respective organizations.
• Facilitate the delivery of financial benefits through more effective procurement.

Skills on Resume:

• Systems Development (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
• Business Development (Soft Skills)
• Cost Reduction Strategies (Hard Skills)
• Budgeting Skills (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Partnership Development (Soft Skills)
• Procurement Facilitation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support Medium Term (Financial) Planning, up-rate, improve, more intelligent use of cost-benefit analysis.
• Provide leading-edge decisions and support to both front-line services and LGSS.
• Manage, motivate and develop direct reports within the team, providing support to ensure that priorities are identified, and objectives achieved and to enhance the overall level of performance and morale, including recruitment, management and appraisal of the team staff.
• Allocating work and providing advice and guidance to ensure that the deadlines and objectives are met.
• Provide financial advice to support the finance lead on projects assessing business options.
• Interpreting/analyzing both complex financial and nonfinancial information, and communicating findings/recommendations to Heads/Governors in order to support decision-making.
• Participate annually in the closing of the financial year
• Respond to requests for information from managers, suppliers, and customers
• Prepare statistical, financial, and accounting reports
• Assume the duties of office agents when replacing vacations.

Skills on Resume:

• Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Team Management (Soft Skills)
• Work Allocation (Soft Skills)
• Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
• Reporting Skills (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Review and correct combined utility account meter readings and billing exceptions using an online billing system.
• Employees reviewing either electronic or paper records produced by SPU's billing system
• Billing exceptions and exercising judgment, within established guidelines
• Undertake the steps necessary to resolve the exception and allow the account to bill
• Review customer usage history such as calculating water, wastewater and solid waste charges.
• Involved in calculating appropriate adjustments to customer accounts as may arise from lead adjustments in the event errors
• Found with a customer's solid waste service level (e.g. billed can size differs from the actual service level the customer is receiving).
• Employees verify the calculations performed in the billing system and independently, utilizing rate tables and other tools, recalculate the correct amount to charge the customer.
• Prorate charges over season and global rate changes.
• Process adjustments to previous consumption and charges.
• Driven by service order requests from other SPU operational units or as may be required to resolve exceptions disclosed by other work done by the Division.

Skills on Resume:

• Utility Billing Review (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Customer Account Adjustment (Hard Skills)
• Rate Adjustment (Hard Skills)
• Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)

12. Accounting Technician, Sunrise Financial Solutions, Des Moines, IA

Job Summary:

• Ensure the timely and proper presentation of local taxes and other legal, fiscal and labor requirements.
• Monthly reports of companies to the headquarters, depending on the head of corporate administration.
• Report deviations in P&L, cash-flow forecasts, forecast and Budget to the corporate FP&A.
• Support business units, Country Manager, Asset Management, Construction, and Development.
• Related to the creation of service orders directing meter reading staff or other SPU employees to engage in field activity needed to clear a meter read exception.
• Involves more complex resolution to a meter reading issue that affects billing and calls for employee's
• Exercise judgment in requesting a meter test or the repair or exchange of a suspected inoperable or failed meter.
• Research account/ property history using computer records.
• Activity encompasses the research elements necessary to comprehensively understand an account prior to undertaking the steps necessary to resolve a billing issue.
• In instances where service orders are the driver, timely completion is key to ensuring no adverse impacts to the SPU operational unit requesting the work or customer.

Skills on Resume:

• Tax Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Budget Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Support (Soft Skills)
• Meter Reading Management (Hard Skills)
• Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)
• Research and Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Timeliness and Efficiency (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Participate in the preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Completing financial analyses and making journal entries.
• Recording income and expenses in the system.
• Accounting of income revenues and making deposits.
• Prepare documents for the year-end audit and perform analysis
• Support balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Reconcile and monitor accounts receivable and deferred income.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with various partners.
• A financial resource person for budget managers, fundraising and mission teams.
• Participate in the drafting of processes and procedures.
• Act as a resource person and provide support to managers.
• Participate in the work of team members and collaborate on any related mandates.

Skills on Resume:

• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Journal Entry Management (Hard Skills)
• Income and Expense Recording (Hard Skills)
• Audit Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)

14. Accounting Technician, Lakeside Ledger Services, Madison, WI

Job Summary:

• Maintain financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using computer systems
• Post journal entries and reconcile bank states
• Balance general ledger accounts
• Gather all supporting documents and approvals to support payments to employees or suppliers, in accordance with policies and guidelines
• Check the accuracy of invoices and code them
• Check and balance the accounts of the various suppliers
• Approve credit when opening new customer accounts
• Prepare monthly statements of account
• Collect accounts receivable and monthly reconcile the subsidiary of these
• Monitor and control the ancillary income from contracts
• Check transportation revenues, reconcile revenues with statistics and perform the monthly income summary
• Participate annually in the development of the expenditure budget

Skills on Resume:

• Financial Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Journal Entry Posting (Hard Skills)
• General Ledger Balancing (Hard Skills)
• Invoice Accuracy Verification (Hard Skills)
• Account Management (Hard Skills)
• Accounts Receivable Collection (Hard Skills)
• Budget Development Participation (Soft Skills)