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Accounting Clerk 2

Salary

$35,256.00 - $51,334.40 Annually

Location

Cedar Rapids - 52404 - Linn County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

25-03319

Agency

226 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Cedar Rapids

Opening Date

05/30/2025

Closing Date

6/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

Michelle Azevedo, [email protected]

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Job Description

This position is with the Iowa Department of Corrections – Sixth District. The sixth district encompasses 6 counties in Iowa (Jones, Johnson, Linn, Iowa, Tama and Benton).

The Accounting Clerk 2 is responsible for client banking, tracking residential activity and accounts payable. Duties include the following:

+ Maintains documentation for all client banking transactions in our four residential facilities. This includes checks, cash/tips, direct deposit and pay cards from employers.

+ Prepares weekly bank deposits.

+ Verifies client budget information for accuracy and creates client checks.

+ Performs weekly and monthly reconciliations.

+ Tracks client information in the fee collection system.

+ Responsible for entering and paying all bills for the district in a timely manner.

+ Maintains all documentation related to the Federal Bureau of Prisons clients being held in our facilities.

+ Must have strong Excel knowledge.

We value integrity, ethical conduct, and attention to detail in all aspects of our work, and we invite you to become an integral part of our team dedicated to transforming lives and promoting community safety.

As a State of Iowa Employee, you will also receive a robust benefits package including:

+ Paid time off including vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave with no cap on the sick leave hours that you can accrue

+ Excellent Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Package

+ •PERS Retirement package and option for deferred compensation

+ Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)

+ Free Life Insurance

+ Employee Assistance Programs

+ Employee Discount Programs

If you're ready to take on this fulfilling and impactful role, apply now and join us in making a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalency and two years of clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices;

OR

the successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of employment in clerical office work for each year of the required education;

OR

substituting the successful completion of thirty semester hours or the academic equivalent in a post high school Business, Accounting or closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience;

OR

any equivalent combination of qualifying education or experience;

OR

employees withcurrentcontinuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of twelve months of full-time work as an Accounting Clerk 1 shall be considered as qualifying.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/AccountingClerk2-00306.pdf) .

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Have you graduated from high school or G.E.D. equivalency? IF YES - How many years do you have of clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices?

+ I have not graduated from high school or G.E.D. equivalency

+ Less than two years of the experience identified

+ Two years or more of the experience identified

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Have you successfully completed a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting?

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How many years do you have of a combination of high school/G.E.D. equivalency education AND/OR clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices?

+ Less than 6 six years of the combined education and/or experience

+ Six years or more of the combined education and/or experience

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How many years do you have of a combination of post high school Business, Accounting or closely related curriculum AND/OR clerical accounting experience which involved the compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices? Thirty semester hours equals one year of experience.

+ I do not have any of the education and/or experience

+ Less than two years of the combined education and/or experience

+ Two years or more of the combined education and/or experience

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Do you have a combination of qualifying experience as listed above education and/or experience?

+ Yes I have a combination of qualifying experience as listed above education and/or experience

+ No, I do not have a combination of qualifying experience as listed above education and/or experience

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Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch)? IF YES - How many months of experience do you have in the classification of Accounting Clerk 1 for the State of Iowa?

+ I am not a current State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any experience in the classification of Accounting Clerk 1

+ Less than 12 months of experience in the classification of Accounting Clerk 1 for the State of Iowa

+ 12 months or more of experience in the classification of Accounting Clerk 1 for the State of Iowa

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

226 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Cedar Rapids

Address

951 29th Ave SW

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52404

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/sixth-district

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