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Job Description
Job
Title: Accounting Clerk
III
Code:
9170
Salary
Grade: 53
FLSA
Status: Non-Exempt
Department/Division: Job available in different
departments/divisions
Reports
To: In accordance with
specific departmental policies
Summary
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· Function: To perform advanced accounting clerical work involving
participation in the work of a department maintaining numerous and
diversified departmental accounts and records. · Scope: Responsible for applying fundamental
accounting practices and controls to a variety of financial transactions.
Must exercise independent thought and judgment over non-routine accounting
problems. |
Duties
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· Typical: 1.
Receives,
sorts, files, matches, analyzes, codes and enters documents for payment. 2. Performs daily accounting activities to
include preparing travel vouchers; creating and approving invoices;
reconciling account fund expenditures and procurement charges; reviewing
submitted invoices for accuracy; posting payments and verifying accounts
receivable; processing payroll documents; and receiving, preparing, and
recording funds for deposit. 3.
Communicates with UTSA staff and
vendors to resolve invoices and collect on overdue accounts receivables. 4.
Performs other duties as assigned. · Periodic: 1. N/A. |
Education
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Required |
Preferred |
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High school graduation or GED supplemented by college courses in
accounting, bookkeeping or equivalent experience. |
Two years of college-level accounting courses. |
Other Requirements
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Required |
Preferred |
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Criminal
Background Check. (CBC) |
N/A |
Experience
|
Required |
Preferred |
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Three years of experience in governmental or commercial accounting or
bookkeeping. |
N/A |
Equipment
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Required |
Preferred |
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Knowledge of personal computers with business
productivity and accounting software, calculators, and other standard office
machines common to accounting. |
N/A |
Working Conditions
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Usual |
Special |
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Normal office environment. |
Occasional visits to
outside agencies to attend meetings. |
Supervision
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Received |
Given |
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General from unit, division, or section supervisor. |
May
oversee the work of, and provide direction to clerical support personnel. |
Accuracy
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High
degree of accuracy required in all phases of work. |
Internal Control
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Within the scope of
position duties, responsible for seeing that operations are effective and
efficient, assets are safeguarded, reliable financial data is maintained, and
applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with. |
Security Sensitive
|
Specific
job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this
classification may render the position security sensitive, and thereby
subject to the provisions of section 51.215 Texas Education Code. |