Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency

Accounting Technician

Onsite - Palmdale, CA
$50K - $100K Annually
Full-Time
Application Deadline: 3/21/25

AVEK, a State Water Contractor, is seeking to fill the position of Accounting Technician. The Accounting Technician will be working directly with the Finance Manager performing a variety of professional accounting duties in support of the Agency’s financial, accounting, and related administrative functions.

Salary Range: $66,000 – $91,000 (salary based on qualifications)

Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  •       Performs a variety of administrative functions in the preparation and maintenance of financial and accounting records.
  •     Gathers, assembles, verifies, and files financial data.
  •       Matches invoices with purchase orders to ensure correct billing.
  •       Allocates purchases to proper accounts.
  •      Maintains accounts payable information.
  •       Maintains records of contractors and construction projects, including when to release payment.
  •       Prepares bills to be approved report for approval by the Board of Directors.
  •       Analyzes a variety of financial transactions.
  •       Generates reports to meet state and federal requirements and submits reports to appropriate agencies according to established timelines.
  •       Maintains and updates asset replacement and capital project records.
  •       Maintains and updates leased asset records.
  •       Prepares and maintains a variety of financial, statistical and narrative records, statements, files and reports, related to accounts, revenues, expenditures, reconciliations and assigned activities.

Accounting Technician I

Education: Associate’s degree (AA or AS) in related subject matter

or

Three years of increasingly responsible administrative and accounting experience performing a variety of accounting support functions.

Accounting Technician II

Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in related subject matter

or

Experience:  Five years of increasingly responsible administrative and accounting experience performing a variety of accounting support functions.

Physical Requirements:

On a daily basis, this position requires the ability to climb stairs and/or ladders, use fingers to grasp or pinch an object, talk, hear, sit for extended periods of time; and walk. The incumbent typically works inside.  Additionally, on a daily basis, this position requires the ability to see at an arm’s length and perform work in a field of vision typically gained by the use of both eyes.

On a frequent basis, this position requires the ability to stoop, crouch; reach with hands and arms; and stand.

On an occasional basis to seldom basis, this position requires crouching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.

See Full Job Description at avek.org

Send Resumes to prose@avek.org no later than March 21, 2025

           

Recruiter Information:

Patricia Rose