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OFFICE OF CAPITAL WRITS Accounting Technician in AUSTIN, Texas
**Accounting Technician (Temp)
Work Location: 1700 Congress Ave., Austin, TX Schedule: Hybrid/mostly remote with flexible hours (in-person meetings required as needed) Job Type: Part time Regular/Temporary: Temporary Full/Part Time: Part Time (16-20 hours per week) Work Period: 16-20 hours per week (flexible hours) State Job Title: Accounting Technician I
The Office of Capital and Forensic Writs (OCFW) seeks a bright, motivated part-time temporary Accounting Technician with OCFW finance and operations in support of the offices important mission. We are the post-conviction public defender for the State of Texas and serve to protect the integrity of the criminal legal system to ensure that convictions and sentences are constitutional, reliable, and untainted by questionable forensic science. **JOB DESCRIPTION: The OCFW Accounting Technician is a part-time position and the person selected will perform entry-level administrative and technical assistance work. Primarily, he or she will perform entry level work in the Finance Department, most of which will be accounts payable. Specific duties include: receiving and logging invoices, maintaining, and updating the accounts payable log, making timely vendor payments, and assist in researching ways to save money. Additional areas may include bookkeeping, travel reimbursements, inventory control, purchasing, checking documents for accuracy, copying/filing documents, maintaining files, opening agency mail, and accepting packages for the department. He or she will work under close supervision but will have opportunities to use their initiative and independent judgment. This is an excellent opportunity for persons interested in gaining state accounting experience and furthering the work of the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs. While working in this position, your time will count toward state retirement.
EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:**
Assists with accounts payable (75%): receiving and logging invoices, maintaining, and updating an accounts payable log, making timely vendor payments, researching ways to save money.
Assist with reviewing and processing travel reimbursements.
Assists with maintaining files and records.
Files and maintains supplies, forms, records, and reports.
Assist in conducting physical inventory.
Assist with auditing reports, vouchers, invoices, statements.
Opens and distributes incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail.
May deliver, pick up, or receive documents, supplies, equipment, or materials; check for quantity and quality; or make arrangements for repairs and services.
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