Accounting Clerk

Job Description: Collects, analyzes and evaluates financial data from a variety of sources. Ensures all transactions comply with accounting and tax policies, procedures, laws, rules and regulations. Provides counsel and advice to state organizations to resolve discrepancies, preclude errors and delays in processing. Approves requests, verifies coding for transaction processing or cancellation. Implements accounting functions, policies, procedures, systems and plans. Develops and recommends policies and procedures consistent with state accounting, rules, regulations, priorities, objectives and new federal mandates. Performs audits of documents to ensure proper accounting of funds. Provides recommendations, guidance and direction to management for the purpose of understanding, meeting functional and operational goals and objectives. Qualifications Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Management, Computer Information Systems or related field. OR 1. Experience in accounting which includes recording, verifying and reporting financial information using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 2. Experience in financial analysis which includes compiling, analyzing and interpreting financial data to ensure effective and efficient accounting of funds or to make projections for financial planning. 3. Experience in using an automated financial management information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data. 4. Experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures. 5. Knowledge of analyzing financial problems, developing alternatives, recommending and advising management on solutions. 6. Knowledge of narrative report writing.