Job Details

JOB TITLE:                          Accounting Services Aide – Facilities Maintenance

SALARY RANGE:              TPOAM Grade F Pay Range: $36,301 - $44,680; Excellent benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance; defined benefit pension; holidays, vacation, and more

REPRESENTATIVE JOB DUTIES:

• Performs accounting functions for the Facilities Maintenance Department, including preparation of payroll submissions for all full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff; monitoring budget expenditures, entering data, prepares Purchase Orders and Purchase Order Payments; makes projections and prevents overages by making necessary fund adjustments as recommended or instructed.
• Administer the Job Costing system for the Public Works projects, involving entry and verification of a large volume of data; monitoring the accuracy and status of programs, projects, and costs, and producing a variety of financial reports.
• Performs accounting duties for Special Projects and/or Events, including coding costs, preparing summary reports, recommending budget line adjustments, preparing invoices and account transfers, and interfacing with the Accounting Department in the resolution of questions or difficulties
• Prepares proper documentation for the PW budget and generates reports for future tracking
• Performs necessary clerical support duties: reports, telephones; creating and maintaining files, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS – AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD:

• Must be a High School graduate or equivalent; college classes in accounting or bookkeeping a plus.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years recent full-time experience that includes accounting/bookkeeping functions performing financial and administrative duties using PC based software.
• Have capacity to learn financial software system. (Lucity and Eden) within probationary period.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel software. Capable of producing ad-hoc reports for various calculations.
• Courteous and positive attitude in dealing with the public and co-workers; good judgment in handling questions and referring problems to supervisors.
• Must possess the ability to perform high volume, multi-task duties during peak periods/projects in an accurate and timely manner.
• Significant problem solving and organizational skills and the ability to work well under deadline pressure.
• Must successfully complete the skills test battery including Excel proficiency test