POSITION DESCRIPTION. December

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1 POSITION DESRIPTION December 2015 Title: Department: Accountable to: inance Technician inance inance Director Primary Objective of Position To provide assistance and backup to the inance Director in all aspects of financial operations and data processing applications. Employee Responsibilities 1. Prepare monthly reconciliations and process journal entries. 2. Assists in preparing and compiling data and supporting documentation for generation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. 3. Assists in preparation of departmental budgets. 4. Assist with the annual audit work paper preparation and supplementary data. 5. Assist with risk management process including insurance renewal application, claims processing and tracking. 6. Assist with accounting of federal grant information. 7. Reconcile property tax and assessment settlements from Waseca ounty. 8. Provides backup to inance Assistant positions as needed including but not limited to payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, assessment searches cash receipting, and capital asset information. 9. Performs other duties as apparent or assigned.

2 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 1. Maintain a good working knowledge of all ederal, State, and local policies that deal with financial management. 2. Maintain a good working knowledge of pertinent State Statutes regarding purchasing and financial reporting. 3. The ability to learn while working, handle new assignments, and learn through on-the-job research. 4. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with ity employees, associates and the general public. 5. Effectively and efficiently organizes and carries out the operation for which the position is accountable. 6. Ability to work after hours or early evenings during certain times of the fiscal year (i.e. audit, budget). Minimum Qualifications 1. Associates Degree in Accounting, inance or related field from an accredited university. 2. One year of recent (within the last three years) accounting work experience. 3. One year of recent (within the last three years) experience working with computerized financial systems and spreadsheets. 4. Strong oral and written communication skills. Preferred Qualifications 1. Bachelor s Degree in Accounting, inance or related field from an accredited university. 2. Governmental accounting work experience. 3. Experience with capital assets and monthly and/or annual reconciliations. 4. Experience with bank reconciliations.

3 5. Experience with preparing audit work papers. 6. Experience preparing payroll for an organization with a minimum of 50 employees. 7. Experience with budget preparation using spreadsheets. Working onditions inancial operations require precise calculations, intense concentration, and a high degree of accuracy. Must be able to operate in this environment. This environment may lead to wrist and eye strain. After hours work is frequently required to complete jobs in a timely manner, especially when complicated by various projects or annual reporting requirements. This position requires a person to be self-motivated and able to work independently and have the ability to deal with confidential information. Equipment used in this position are personal computers and printers, DE financial accounting computer system, typewriter, calculator, AX machine, copy machines, and postage meter. Please refer to the following physical and environmental factors for an accurate description of other working conditions.

4 ity of Waseca POSITION DESRIPTION PHYSIAL & ENIRONMENTAL ATORS POSITION: INANE TEHNIIAN PHYSIAL ATORS ODE ODE Standing stationary O ingering Moving About eeling Sitting Talking LITING: PUSH & PULL WHILE Hearing STATIONARY Sedentary: Up to 10 lbs. Seeing-Near ision Light work: lbs. O Seeing-ar ision Medium work: lbs. O Seeing-Depth Perception Heavy work: lbs. Seeing-Accommodation ery heavy work: Over 100 lbs. Seeing-olor ision ARRYING: PUSH & PULL WHILE Seeing-ield of ision MOING Sedentary: Up to 10 lbs. Smelling Light work: lbs. O Walking Medium work: lbs. Reading Heavy work: lbs. Driving ery heavy work: Over 100 lbs. Other (specify): limbing Other (specify): Balancing Stooping Kneeling ODE: rouching Blank = not present rawling = ery Infrequent (1-2 times/week) Reaching O = Occasional (up to 1/2 of time/week) Twisting-Sitting = requent (1/3 to 2/3 of time) Twisting-Standing = onstant (more than 2/3 of time/week) Handling

5 Position Description Physical & Environmental actors (ont'd) POSITION: INANE TEHNIIAN ENIRONMENTAL ATORS ODE Work Alone Other (specify): Work with Others Other (specify): Work Around Others ustomer/public ontact Shift Work Extended Day O Inside Outside onfined Areas Extreme Hot Extreme old Wet and/or Humid Noise ibration Mechanical Equipment Electrical Equipment Pressurized Equipment Burning Material/Equipment Explosive Material/Equipment Radiant Energy Moving Objects High Places umes/odors Dirt/Dust Gases Poor entilation ODE