Associate Accountant (CRC)

Associate Accountant

Department: Community Reintegration Center

Full-time, Hybrid
Hourly Pay Range: $20.08 - $30.13/hr

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Accounting Supervisor, the Associate Accountant provides fiscal support to all Community Reintegration Center (CRC) fiscal services which includes monthly journal entries, vendor invoices, department banking, reconciliation, and assistance with monthly audits. Additional responsibilities include maintaining an accurate and confidential account of residents’ money while housed at the CRC.

Work Schedule: This position will work 8am-4pm, Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays. Hybrid eligible after six (6) months of employment. Hybrid schedule would consist of 3 office days and 2 remote days per week. 

Job Responsibilities

• Supports Accounting Supervisor - Assists Accounting Supervisor with ongoing accounting entries, tracking of revenue collections, year-end accounting activities (e.g., accruals) and other accounting needs.
• Banking& General Ledger Activities - Performs monthly balancing and reconciling with Audit department. Supervises maintenance of CRC check register for the Trust Account. Preforms related Infor transactions. 
• Deposits & Accounting - Processes all deposits including checks from 18 municipalities for board fees, cash/checks received for services provided by the Graphics department. Monitors Huber and Electronic Monitoring billing and verifies monthly revenue/expenses. 
• Journal Entry and Cash Receipts - Processes journal entries to reclass purchases ordered in the wrong account and monthly cross charges and abatements. Processes cash receipts as needed for CRC's fiscal account. 
• Additional Duties - Provides backup to front desk and answers CRC main phone lines. Uses jail management systems (CORE, CMS) to retrieve information to pass onto the public.
• Checks & Debit Cards - Processes checks and debit cards from residents’ trust accounts upon release.
• Bails, Fines & Commitments - Responsible for handling, collecting, and paying for all self-bails and commitments for CRC. This responsibility ensures bail funds are sent to the appropriate jurisdictions for payment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, License/Certification and Experience

• Current residency within the State of Wisconsin upon application required
• Valid Wisconsin Driver’s License required upon application and must be maintained throughout incumbency
• Associate degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Finance or closely related field required
• Three (3) years or more of work experience in Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable or Banking required
• Excellent customer services skills and experience handling customer complaints required
• Intermediate knowledge of all related computer and software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams required
• Previous work experience with typing and data entry required

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous experience with jail management systems preferred
• Previous experience using accounting software packages preferred
• Previous experience with banking systems preferred