Tennessee Department of Correction
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 2 - 11042025-72775
Tennessee Department of Correction, Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States, 37388
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 2 - 11042025-72775
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ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 2 - 11042025-72775
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Tennessee Department of Correction . Location:
Department of Correction, Correction Academy Division, Coffee County, Tennessee. Background Screening:
A Motor Vehicle Records screening and a criminal background check will be conducted prior to employment. Education and Experience:
Equivalent to a high school graduation and four years of full-time increasingly responsible clerical accounting or auditing work, including at least one year of experience similar in nature to that performed by an Accounting Technician 1 with the state of Tennessee. Full-time clerical accounting or auditing experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Accounting coursework from an accredited college or institute may substitute for the required experience under the following quarter-hour conditions: 4.5 hours for one-year substitution, 9 hours for two-year substitution, 12 hours for two-and-a-half-year substitution, 15 hours for three-year substitution. Overview:
Under general supervision, an employee in this class is responsible for sub-professional accounting work of considerable difficulty and performs related work as required. Work involves the preparation and maintenance of complex and difficult sub-professional accounting records and financial reports. Responsibilities: Calculate appropriate federal funding to be reimbursed to the state, process paycheck modifications, and generate requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and vouchers originating in assigned work unit as necessary. Calculate overall invoice totals, account adjustments, and purchases/account deductions to generate reports, spreadsheets, and adjustment forms. Apply cash and checks received to appropriate accounts, calculate and disburse funds, assign asset tag numbers to physical property and software, and code adjustment sheets/requisitions. Research outstanding checks, overpayments, and underpayments and perform cancel and/or re-issue as necessary. Analyze federal grant activity, incoming complaints, submitted documentation, and exception reports. Manage complaints from internal and external customers effectively by providing clear and accurate information and possible courses of action to resolve the issue(s). Audit state credit card purchases, record in electronic databases and other relevant systems, physical inventory counts, and documentation attached to account requests to ensure completeness and accuracy. Monitor internal and external vendor contracts, the Federal grant disbursement website to track remaining grant balances, trust funds for individuals in state custody, agency receivables, employee time sheet entries, the status of invoices, tracking system, and daily reports. Provide training to new employees and co-workers in the operation of accounting-based databases, policies, and procedures. Train external customers in report completion and auditing procedures. May supervise sub-professional accounting technical and accounting clerical employees engaged in performing accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, auditing, and/or other related activities of great volume, scope, and/or complexity for a department, division, agency, or specialized program. Seniority Level:
Mid-Senior level. Employment Type:
Full-time. Job Function:
Accounting/Auditing and Finance. Industries:
Law Enforcement. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Tennessee Department of Correction by 2x.
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Join to apply for the
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 2 - 11042025-72775
role at
Tennessee Department of Correction . Location:
Department of Correction, Correction Academy Division, Coffee County, Tennessee. Background Screening:
A Motor Vehicle Records screening and a criminal background check will be conducted prior to employment. Education and Experience:
Equivalent to a high school graduation and four years of full-time increasingly responsible clerical accounting or auditing work, including at least one year of experience similar in nature to that performed by an Accounting Technician 1 with the state of Tennessee. Full-time clerical accounting or auditing experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Accounting coursework from an accredited college or institute may substitute for the required experience under the following quarter-hour conditions: 4.5 hours for one-year substitution, 9 hours for two-year substitution, 12 hours for two-and-a-half-year substitution, 15 hours for three-year substitution. Overview:
Under general supervision, an employee in this class is responsible for sub-professional accounting work of considerable difficulty and performs related work as required. Work involves the preparation and maintenance of complex and difficult sub-professional accounting records and financial reports. Responsibilities: Calculate appropriate federal funding to be reimbursed to the state, process paycheck modifications, and generate requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and vouchers originating in assigned work unit as necessary. Calculate overall invoice totals, account adjustments, and purchases/account deductions to generate reports, spreadsheets, and adjustment forms. Apply cash and checks received to appropriate accounts, calculate and disburse funds, assign asset tag numbers to physical property and software, and code adjustment sheets/requisitions. Research outstanding checks, overpayments, and underpayments and perform cancel and/or re-issue as necessary. Analyze federal grant activity, incoming complaints, submitted documentation, and exception reports. Manage complaints from internal and external customers effectively by providing clear and accurate information and possible courses of action to resolve the issue(s). Audit state credit card purchases, record in electronic databases and other relevant systems, physical inventory counts, and documentation attached to account requests to ensure completeness and accuracy. Monitor internal and external vendor contracts, the Federal grant disbursement website to track remaining grant balances, trust funds for individuals in state custody, agency receivables, employee time sheet entries, the status of invoices, tracking system, and daily reports. Provide training to new employees and co-workers in the operation of accounting-based databases, policies, and procedures. Train external customers in report completion and auditing procedures. May supervise sub-professional accounting technical and accounting clerical employees engaged in performing accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, auditing, and/or other related activities of great volume, scope, and/or complexity for a department, division, agency, or specialized program. Seniority Level:
Mid-Senior level. Employment Type:
Full-time. Job Function:
Accounting/Auditing and Finance. Industries:
Law Enforcement. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Tennessee Department of Correction by 2x.
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