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Accounting Tech III

County of Montgomery

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Norristown, PA
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Job overview

The Accounting Tech III prepares and posts entries to maintain the general ledger in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and records income and expenses for accurate period costing. The role maintains employee cost distributions, consumer cost-share documentation, and the unit’s policy and procedures manuals. It also handles payroll, expense, revenue, and cash-receipt transactions in internal accounting systems and a state database.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

General Ledger AccountingCost AccountingJournal EntriesCash ReceiptsAccounting SystemsState DatabaseSittingStandingWalkingWorking in All Weather ConditionsReachingPushingPullingLifting

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting or Related Business Field or 1 Year Experience or Associate's + 2 Years Experience or Grant Accounting Experience or 2 Years Grant Accounting or 3 Years Accounting Tech IIChild Abuse History ClearancePA Criminal Record HistoryFBI Fingerprint Clearance

Full job description

This employer will be meeting candidates at PA CareerLink Montgomery County on 10/28/26, from 9am - 11am. To pre-register, go to the EVENTs page at www.pacareerlink.pa.gov and search for the Job Fair at 1430 DeKalb Street, Norristown PA 19401. Email questions to [email protected]. ## ## SUMMARY Primary responsibilities include the preparations and execution of all necessary entries into the general ledger accounting system in order to maintain the general ledger in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Additional responsibilities include processing and recording data into the general ledger of income and expenses in order to ensure accurate period costing. This position is responsible for maintaining employee cost distributions for the agency's internal accounting system. This position also maintains in conjunction with the Fiscal Officer II all relevant consumer cost share documentation. The Accounting Tech III position will also have the responsibility of maintaining the unit's policy and procedures manuals. ## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Maintain all employee cost distribution. 2. Maintain Operating expense distributions. 3. Maintain consumer Cost Share files. 4. Post to internal accounting system payroll, fringe benefits, indirect costs and operating expenses on a monthly basis. 5. Post to internal accounting system and state database all transactions relating to Cost Sharing. 6. Prepare and post all relevant journal entries to allocate revenue to appropriate cost centers 7. Prepare and record daily cash receipts for submission to the Treasurer's Office. 8. Maintain the agency policy and procedures manual. 9. This position requires the following clearances as a condition of employment: Child Abuse History Clearance, PA Criminal Record History, and FBI Fingerprint Clearance. 10. Onsite in-person attendance is required as directed by Supervisor or Administrator. ## QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree in accounting or related business field or 1 years' experience OR Associates degree and 2 years' experience in next lower-level OR Grant Accounting Experience Preferred OR 2 years of experience in Grant Accounting, OR 3 years as an Accounting Tech II. ## ## PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to sit, stand and walk for moderate periods of time. Ability to work in all weather conditions. Occasionally may be required to do Medium Level and/or Heavy Level physical work that would include reaching, walking, pushing, pulling and lifting. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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