About the Department

Under minimal supervision from the Finance Manager, the Accounting Technician performs varied and complex accounting and administrative functions involving the preparation and maintenance of County financial records. Requires knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and a County-wide knowledge of financial activity, records, policies, procedures and regulations. Responsible for processing daily receipts, credit card reconciliations, maintaining payments against contracts, weekly claims processing, vendor maintenance, entry and reconciliation for budget amendments and journal entries.

Position Duties

•  Performs General Accounting Functions on a County-wide basis.

•  Processes and posts county receipts and verifies against accounts receivable invoice files.  Prepares schedule of accounts receivable, quarterly, and annually.

•  Reconciles credit card activity coming into the County.

•  Monitors and reviews all county invoices and claims for payment to assure compliance with operational, legal and accounting requirements.

•  Back up to budget amendment processing.

•  Manages disbursement activity in the contract portal.

•  Performs general administrative support functions within the office such as ordering office supplies.

•  Serves as a critical cross-trained employee for the various functions within the Finance Department.

•  Maintain and enhance various reports and spreadsheets for statistical record keeping purposes.

•  Assists and provides information and responds to questions of various departments concerning claims, receipts, or contracts. Refers to others in the department if unable to resolve or respond to the issues.

•  Special projects such as implementing new software programs and preparing financial statement information.  

Minimum Qualifications

•Associates Degree in Accounting and one (1) year of bookkeeping, accounting, or finance experience

or 

• High School Diploma and three (3) years of  bookkeeping, accounting, or finance experience

and

• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite of products 

• Valid Minnesota Drivers License or evidence of mobility

Preferred Qualification:

•  One (1) year of experience in governmental accounting or a related area, including PC or automated system application

Other Qualifications

All applications will be screened for minimum qualifications, scored and ranked. The highest ranked candidates meeting minimum qualifications will be recommended for the scored oral examinations (interviews). Final selection for the position will include successful completion of oral interview(s), reference checks, and updated background investigation.

Benefits

Benefit Summary

Supplemental Questions

01

Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Associates degree or higher
• None of the above

02

How many years of accounting experience do you have?

• None
• Some, less than 1 year
• 1 year, less than 3 years
• 3 years or more

03

Do you have working knowledge of PC or automated system applications?

• Yes
• No

04

If you answered yes to question 3, please describe it below. If you answered no, please indicate N/A

05

Do you have work experience in a finance department of a governmental entity or work experience in governmental accounting?

• Yes, worked in a finance department of a governmental entity
• Yes, work experience in governmental accounting
• Yes, both
• No

06

If you answered yes to question 5, please describe it below. If you answered no, please indicate N/A

07

Does your accounting-related employment experience include any of the following? (select all that apply)

• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Posting to ERP/Accounting systems
• Creating/ preparing financial reports
• Contract management
• Creating and modifying data in spreadsheets
• Reconciling financial discrepancies
• Developing/ implementing and/or modifying accounting software programs/tables
• Budgeting-working with budget, budget maintenance, processing amendments
• Policy and procedure creation
• None of the above

08

Please indicate your level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel:

• Inexperienced: Little or no experience with Excel
• Basic: Able to open files and use page setup; enter, correct, and save data; use menu commands; format cells, rows, and columns; understand navigation and movement techniques; use simple arithmetic functions/formulas; access Help; modify a database and insert data from another application; print worksheets and workbooks.
• Intermediate: Able to create, modify, and format charts; use graphics; filter data and manage a filtered list; perform multiple-level sorting; use mathematical, logical, statistical, and financial functions; group and dissociate data and perform interactive analysis; create and modify some Macro commands.
• Advanced: Able to customize the work area; use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS); work with pivot tables; manage Macro commands; use personalized toolbars and perform some programming in VBA.

09

The schedule for this position is 20 hours per week. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are mandatory workdays, and the 3rd day can be either Monday, Thursday, or Friday. Does this schedule work for you?

• Yes
• No

10

Please provide an example of something you have done in past employment, which illustrates your initiative, strong work ethic, and ability to work with a team.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer

Carver County

Address

600 East 4th Street








Chaska, Minnesota, 55318

Phone

952-361-1525

Website

https://www.carvercountymn.gov