Accounting Technician 2

The Iowa Department for the Blind has a vision to be the world’s leader in blind rehabilitation services. We believe in responsibility, respect, integrity, teamwork and leadership.
 
The Accounting Technician 2 will serve as the day-to-day support for all financial and accounting matters within the Department for the Blind. This includes ensuring all proper accounting practices, laws, and IDB procedures are being followed for financial transactions under the subject matter of the Department for the Blind.  

This position includes processing payment documents and reimbursement documents, reconciling, depositing, and processing all Department for the Blind’s financial transactions. The Accounting Technician 2 is an integral part of the IDB accounting them that works to ensure that all IDB Units and their 80 plus staff members are compliant with required and best accounting practices and procedures and laws related to IDB financial matters. Ideal candidates will possess a strong accounting skills and a belief in the capacity of blind persons.
 
 Contributing to our Mission:
 With nearly 80 employees, we’re all “one team” at the Iowa Department for the Blind. Our main goal is to empower blind Iowans to be gainfully employed and live independently. As a member of our team, you’ll play a vital role in providing blind rehabilitation services in our state.
 
 What We're Looking For:

• A cooperative, supportive, teamwork mentality.
• An interest in developing new skills.
• Attention to detail.
• A commitment to excellence in customer service.
• A professional background in accounting.
• Experience in auditing complex financial data across multiple financial software systems.
• Analytical expertise to review, research, financial transactions and financial inconstancies.
• Experience with researching, reviewing, and pulling financial data from different software.
• Comfort in cash handling and processing.

Benefits & Perks:
IDB’s employment benefits are among the best with competitive total rewards package. As a benefits-eligible State of Iowa employee, your bi-weekly paycheck is just a part of your total compensation package. Being part of the IDB team means you're eligible for a wide range of benefits:

• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave and nine holidays.
• Health and dental insurance
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) - voluntary retirement savings program
• Strive to provide work/life balance.
• A workplace that promotes health and well-being
• Career growth training and promotional opportunities
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employer paid basic life insurance $20,000.
• Vision care discount program
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Corporate partner discounts (cell phone services, gym memberships, event tickets, etc.)

 Essential functions of this position:

• Knowledge of debit and credit concepts as they apply to accounting principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of the information available in various phases of the departmental accounting system, account relationships, and established techniques for compiling and verifying accounting data.
• Knowledge of specific agency programs and the laws, regulations, and procedures established related to accounting for special programs involving matching funds.
• Ability to classify accounting transactions, maintain and reconcile accounts, close accounts and prepare reports and statements.
• Ability to abstract data from established accounts and prepare complete and accurate accounting reports and financial statements.
• Ability to apply and adapt established guidelines and methods to varied accounting transactions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.
• Ability to apply personal work attitudes such as honesty, responsibility and trustworthiness required to be a productive employee.
• Ability to work with vendors on accounts payable, contacting vendors, working with staff on verification of accounts payable.
• Works in the case management system daily to update items provided to clients and paid for.
• Works and communicates with internal and external clients, customers and coworkers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner.  Committed to quality service.
• Responds appropriately to supervision. Makes an effort to follow policy and cooperate with supervisors.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently. Works with minimal supervision. Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail.

It is the policy of the Department for the Bind to conduct background checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalency and four years of clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal programs using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices;

OR
the successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting;

OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of employment in clerical office work for each year of the required education;

OR
substituting the successful completion of thirty semester hours or the academic equivalent in a post high school Business, Accounting or closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience;

OR
any equivalent combination of qualifying education

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Computer skills including Excel, email management, accounts payable experience.