Job Description
Role: Account Clerk
Location: Indianapolis, IN 46204
Duration: 6 months
The Account Clerk is responsible for preparing, analyzing and maintaining accounts or ledgers for a state agency.
- Reconciles accounts and subsidiary ledgers with general ledger;
- Posts transactions to Revenue summary journals;
- Prepares a variety of accounting and financial reports from the Revenue system.
- Prepares, corrects and adjusts entries prior to closing accounts;
- Analyzes procurement activity and creates receipts for purchase orders.
- Disbursal of funds and assists in the preparation of program area budget requests.
- Reviews accounts to ensure availability of funds before encumbrances and advises supervisor if account balance is not in agreement with State Auditor’s Office.
- Ensures all contractual obligations are fulfilled prior to depositing funds.
- Monitors flow of appropriated funds;
- Monitors verification and editing of ledger input to computerized accounting system for the specific program area;
- Recommends changes in accounting policies and methods and assists in developing accounting procedures
What You'll Need for Success:
- Specialized knowledge of theories, principles and practices of public accounting;
- Specialized knowledge of federal and state laws, policies and procedures pertaining to government accounting and bookkeeping;
- Specialized knowledge of agency function and organization;
- Working knowledge of automated accounting systems;
- Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing;
- Ability to solve standard accounting problems;
- Ability to evaluate and recommend modifications to existing accounting policy and procedures;
- Ability to prepare and interpret financial statements and reports;
- Ability to assist in budget preparation;
- Ability to supervise, delegate and coordinate the activities of others;
- Ability to accurately perform arithmetic calculations.