Accounting Specialist I

Job Description:

Accounting Specialist I

Description

Location: Office of State Courts Administrator, Jefferson City, MO

Why you'll love this position:

A career with the Office of State Courts Administrator will provide you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and gain valuable work experiences. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and keep operations running smoothly. We have opportunities for individuals seeking meaningful work in providing administrative, business and information technology services to the Missouri courts.

We are recruiting to fill an Accounting Specialist I position to process financial transactions for the Office of State Courts Administrator and the Missouri Judiciary. Work includes accounts payable, expenses and cash receipts, process and record invoices and payments, expenditure tracking, preparing invoices, monitoring spending plans, building reports and reconciling expenditures.

• Performs basic professional accounting tasks and related work of a clerical nature in a fiscal section of OSCA.
• Prepares routine simple statements, schedules, and statistical data from a limited number of accounts which are closely related.
• Performs elementary reconciliation operations involving closely related documents, records, and accounts.
• Answers telephone and e-mail inquiries from judges, clerks and other judicial personnel regarding expenses

Minimum qualifications

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent and 3 years of professional experience involving full time work in a closely related field.

Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

Preferred qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of the operation of local and state court systems and the general rules and regulations of the judicial system
• Knowledge of departmental practices and procedures relating to the processing and recording of transactions and accounting information.
• Ability to maintain financial records and prepare clerical accounting reports and statements.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. More information regarding employment and benefits can be found here: OSCA Benefits . To review an interactive total compensation calculator, click the following link: Compensation Calculator

Salary:

$37,849.00 per Year