Accounting Assistant for County Board - St. Clair County, IL Government

Accounting Assistant

Job type: Part-time

Job Title: Accounting assistant

Salary: TBD

Employment Standards

• Associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• Experience working with financial software
• Experience working with spreadsheets
• Experience working in an office setting

Under supervision, aids in compiling data and populating forms at varying levels of complexity. 

Responsibilities:

• Pull reports from the financial reporting system
• Work efficiently with spreadsheets and evaluate existing formulas for adequate data calculation
• Data entry into forms

Working environment/ Physical Demands

Work is performed in a standard office environment, sitting for extended periods of time. No remote work option is offered. 

Knowledge of Skills

Ability to learn and have knowledge of:

• Working with formulas in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demands
• Ability to compile and analyze data
• Ability to prepare reports and correspondence

Skills in:

• Meeting deadlines and working through interruptions
• Detailed annotation of procedures
• Compiling data from various financial software systems
• Working with QuickBooks and Microsoft products