Accounting Assistant 8 - Expenditure Section

Senior Accounting Assistant

This position serves as a senior level accounting assistant in the Expenditure Section and is responsible for generating payments to external and internal customers, posting transactions to accounts, maintaining payment records, providing customer service, and preparing correspondence. It involves reviewing payment requests for compliance with the law and policy and procedures, determining the proper account coding and authorizations to post the transaction, and disbursing funds. This is one of two senior accounting assistants responsible for carrying out this function.

The position is Full-Time and you would be eligible to participate in the benefits offered by the state. This position has the potential to be a remote / hybrid schedule.

Education typically acquired through completion of high school. Accounting Assistant 8 - Three years of administrative support experience, including one year equivalent to an Accounting Assistant E7, involving posting financial data to ledgers, preparing invoices, billing and / or vouchers, reviewing and coding financial information, and maintaining account balances.

You must apply for this vacancy through the NEOGOV system. Please attach a resume and cover letter. Failure to do so may cause you to be screened out of the hiring process. Please attach a copy of your official transcripts if you have taken accounting courses.

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If it is substantiated that AI was used in the process, your application will be removed from consideration.

Civil Service Commission Rule 2-7 requires that all newly hired state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Due to the nature of work of the Department of State, criminal records will be checked.

State employment also offers rewarding careers where you can help Michiganders enjoy better lives. Many State of Michigan jobs offer alternate work schedules and remote-work options that can help give the flexibility you need. The State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.