ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Jobs

Job Description:

This position is open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City’s collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union – AFSCME (BARGAINING UNITS 1, 3, 4, & 5).

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains control ledgers, prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment
• May assist in preparing departmental program and operating budgets
• Resolves problems regarding budget limitations, allocations, or modifications and prepares necessary documentation
• Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to contractors, subcontractors, or other agencies
• Posts transactions involving cash receipts, disbursements, and/or accounts payable and accounts receivable to ledgers
• Posts journal entries and verifies the availability of funds
• Interprets contract provisions in order to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures
• Calculates totals and determines the appropriateness of supporting documentation
• Reviews program contracts, budgets and budget amendments, and revisions for conformance to federal, state, and local government accounting requirements
• Prepares trial balances or periodic summary statements to verify the equality of debits and credits or to determine account balances
• Audits vouchers submitted for reimbursement by examining contracts, budgets, balance sheets and other documents to determine if costs are allowable
• Verifies computations on voucher extensions and waivers to contract provisions

Qualification & Experience:

• Knowledge of governmental accounting standards and principles
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local procurement regulations
• Previous work experience auditing and processing voucher payments
• Previous work experience with grant reimbursements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Job Details:

Company: Chicago Police Department

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Forest Park, IL, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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