Accounting Support Specialist
State of Nebraska

Job Info

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Description
The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services is seeking an Accounting Support Specialist for the Division of Children and Family Services. The successful candidate will provide technical support to the Youth Services Business Offices, including processing bills, managing youth trust accounts, inventory management, and other accounting support functions at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney.

Do you have an eye for detail, love working with spreadsheets AND have a passion to make a difference in the lives of Nebraska Youth? If so, WE NEED YOU!

What we can offer you:
• Stable Employment Opportunity
• Career Development and Learning
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 156% match of first 4.8% contribution to Retirement Plan
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Generous Leave Accruals and benefits
• Opportunity to be part of a caring organization
• Flexible Schedules

Location: YRTC Kearney, 2802 30th Ave, Kearney, NE 68845
Examples of Work
As an Accounting Support Specialist you will:
• Provide support for daily financial and business office functions for the three YRTC facilities in Kearney, Hastings and Lincoln.
• Review, code, input, track and follow up on payment requests; for youth trust accounts/records, transactions, monthly youth pay computations, and reports.
• Work with food service staff on monthly inventory spreadsheets to ensure accurate inventories are recorded.
• Complete daily cash counts, cash reconciliation, state treasurer deposit documents, mail distribution, filing, vehicle logs and gas receipts, emergency petty cash checks and reconciliations.
• Reconcile credit card statements and receipts for coding and submission to DHHS
• Prepare spreadsheets and other records/documents for use by the Business Manager and Administration of all three facilities.
• May assist in making purchase at local businesses in response to immediate needs of the facility.

Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
Post high school coursework or vocational education in accounting, finance, business administration or related field OR experience performing accounting functions including interpreting and analyzing financial data.

PREFERRED:
Accounting, bookkeeping, finance or related field or experience in bookkeeping or clerical accounting work. Experience/knowledge in computer accounting software, spreadsheet software and data input would be very beneficial.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of accounting/bookkeeping concepts and procedures; coding, inputting, filing and maintaining of accounting records; data entry skills; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook or equivalent type software. Ability to work independently or as part of a team, oral and written communication skills, gather information and prepare reports and other documents, mathematical skills to extract data and compile figures and statistics, operate office equipment such as computers, calculators, copiers, scanners, etc.

DHHS State of Nebraska values our employees as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job qualifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or genetics.

For more information about the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Division of Children and Family Services, please visit our website, http://dhhs.ne.gov.

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