Junior Staff Accountant

Primary Purpose: Perform bookkeeping and accounting duties as it relates to the Business Services Division. Qualifications: Education/Certification: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or related field from an accredited university with at least 12 hours of accounting courses Special Knowledge/Skills: • Ability to type and keyboard by touch • Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) using proper English grammar • Ability to effectively utilize computers, operate calculators and other machines as required • Ability to work with numbers in an accurate and rapid manner • Ability to organize, prioritize and meet established deadlines • Ability to maintain accurate and auditable records Experience: • Three years of bookkeeping training and/or experience in a business office Major Responsibilities and Duties: • Assist in the preparation of the Annual Financial Management Report (AFMR), Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Annual Budget Report. • Provide excellent customer service to all users regarding all business and accounting functions. • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all cash accounts and AR Accounts. • Assist in the preparation of the Business Services monthly financial board reports. • Assist with the compilation of the annual financial audit. • Perform data entry of budget amendments, as applicable. • Perform budget account analysis as required by the Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Superintendent for Business Services. • Record transactions for assigned grants, federal programs or Internal Divisions as assigned. • Prepare monthly journal entry transactions including facilities charges, tax revenues and indirect costs and other accounting transactions. • Review the P-card Report and test for completeness. • Maintain physical files of Business Services documents and records related to budgets and grants and budget amendments. • Be familiar with and assist with duties assigned to other Business Services personnel when necessary. • Prepare cash receipts for tax deposits and assist in the monthly reconciliation to the report provided by the Harris County tax assessor-collector. • Assist in the posting of cash receipts to e-finance • Upload invoices for all the Revenue Divisions • Maintain confidentiality of information. • Perform other duties as assigned