Title: ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Location: United States-Virginia-Norfolk Job Number: 220000S4 Job Summary: Prepares and maintains a variety of accounts receivable, sales audit documents involving the preparation and maintenance of journals, ledgers, schedules, and recapitulations reflecting various accounting transactions. Duties and Responsibilities: - Prepares monthly reconciliations and adjustments, as well as journal entries regarding various accounts. - Performs statistical analysis and prepares specific reports on receivables and cash control. - Develops and forwards required financial reports and data to appropriate management and/or accounting office. - Maintains accounting records and ledgers. Examines and records accounting transactions including but not limited to sales, payments, adjustments, refunds, and other transactions in the prescribed ledger accounts. - Processes accounting documents such as accounts receivable invoices, and debit and credit memos. - Verifies all accounting documents to ensure that necessary approvals and required information are present and correct. - Examines, processes, and maintains sales on deferred payment plan accounts received from the Exchange Uniform Shops. Enterprise-wide. - Reviews and researches the accounts receivable aging reports, and communicates issues to the Financial Manager. Prepares qualified old aging accounts for collection or write-offs. - Bills and tracks central receivables due from government agencies and NEX Activities. - May access and utilize multiple electronic systems/applications in connection with performing duties and responsibilities required. Relies on individual knowledge and understanding of each system's capabilities and requirements to ensure the accuracy of data inputted, and implements correction where applicable. - Communicates with internal and external customers to obtain and/or verify information in connection with accounting for and ensuring accurate information is processed as required. - Works under the general supervision of a designated supervisor. Performs independently within the framework of established policies, procedures and guidelines. Refers difficult and unusual problems to supervisor for assistance. Work is reviewed by spot-check for accuracy and conformance with established procedures. - Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: A total of 4 years consisting of the following: GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Three years of experience performing clerical work that demonstrated arithmetic aptitude and ability, accuracy and attention to detail and ability to apply established procedures for recording or compiling data. Or SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: 1 year of academic study above the high school level may be substituted for 9 months of experience, up to a maximum of a 4 year bachelor's degree for 3 years of general experience. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of experience performing work that required knowledge of established accounting procedures and techniques, such as: analyzing and classifying or recording transactions; balancing, reconciling, adjusting or examining accounts; developing or verifying accounting data for reports, statements and schedules or performing analyses of accounting data.
