
Credit Union Accounting Technician
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Job Description
USC Credit Union located near the University Park campus in Downtown Los Angeles. We are seeking an experienced Accounting Technician to join our Accounting Team. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of essential accounting duties, including processing, reconciling, monitoring, and reporting accounting activity within our financial services, auxiliary, or administrative units. The role may involve both general and specialized tasks, offering a dynamic work environment.
Job Duties:
- Reconcile and enter daily bank activities in Symitar.
- Enter real estate wires on Symitar.
- Post daily ATM & ITM Check Deposits from Ensenta.
- Remit biweekly payments for Federal Withholdings.
- Assist in full process of Accounts Payable. This includes sending them for approval, entering the invoice into Symitar and processing for payment.
- Assist in reviewing vendor analysis and booking accruals.
- Assist in reconciling various balance sheet general ledger accounts.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial statements.
- Sets up and maintains accounts, ledgers, journals, files, blanket requisitions, reports and/or other documentation for departmental or university accounts. Assists with month-end and year-end closings, as needed.
- Prepares and submits accounting documents for processing. Determines appropriate fund allocations and secures proper approvals.
- Enters data from various source documents into accounting systems. Reviews source data for completeness and accuracy prior to input. Ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulations and restrictions. Rejects and returns documentation as appropriate.
- Records, balances and reconciles account activity. Identifies potential problems and research to provide background or comments. Produces and distributes related reports. Verifies accuracy of reports prior to distribution. Maintains documentation for audit purposes.
- Monitors outstanding or suspense items. Research documents and follows-up to clear or adjust items.
- Performs one or more specialized accounting duties including, but not limited to, monitoring receivables, collecting past-due accounts, controlling cash or negotiable items and monitoring related inventory procedures.
- Records and reconciles income and expenses. Monitors actual performance to budget and prepares reports.
Desired Skills & Knowledge:
- Experience with Symitar.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping/account practices & principles.
- Proficient with MS Office especially MS Excel.
Compensation:
The hourly rate range for this position is $24.95- 26.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Why USC Credit Union is a great place to work:
- Medical through USC Network, Blue Cross, and Kaiser: https://employees.usc.edu/medical/
- Dental: https://employees.usc.edu/dental/
- Vision: https://employees.usc.edu/vision/
- Dependent Care and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): https://employees.usc.edu/fsas/
- Retirement with up to 10% employer contributions: https://employees.usc.edu/usc-retirement-savings-program/
- Tuition reimbursement: https://employees.usc.edu/tuition-benefits/
- Paid Time Off (PTO) including, up to 24 vacation days (based on tenure), 12 sick days, 9 paid holidays, 1 paid personal day, 4 paid winter recess days, paid bereavement, and paid jury duty: https://employees.usc.edu/time-off/
- Life and voluntary insurance benefits: https://employees.usc.edu/insurance-benefits/
- WorkWell Center that provides programs, resources, and services to benefits-eligible staff and their dependents, that help them thrive in all areas of work-life wellness: https://workwell.usc.edu/
- Other generous perks and discounts: https://employees.usc.edu/perks/
Fight on!
Minimum Education: Associate's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 1 year
Minimum Field of Expertise: Related bookkeeping/accounting experience. Knowledge of bookkeeping/accounting practices and principles. Ability to use a variety of bookkeeping/accounting software applications such as databases, spreadsheets, etc, as required.
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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