Accounting Technician

USC Credit Union located near the University Park campus in Downtown Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Accounting Technician to join our Accounting Team. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of essential accounting duties, including processing, reconciling, monitoring, and reporting accounting activity within our financial services, auxiliary, or administrative units. The role may involve both general and specialized tasks, offering a dynamic work environment.

Job Duties:

• Reconcile and enter daily bank activities in Symitar.
• Enter real estate wires on Symitar.
• Post daily ATM & ITM Check Deposits from Ensenta.
• Remit biweekly payments for Federal Withholdings.
• Assist in full process of Accounts Payable, including sending for approval, entering invoices into Symitar, and processing for payment.
• Assist in reviewing vendor analysis and booking accruals.
• Assist in reconciling various balance sheet general ledger accounts.
• Prepare monthly financial statements.
• Set up and maintain accounts, ledgers, journals, files, blanket requisitions, reports, and/or other documentation for departmental or university accounts. Assist with month-end and year-end closings, as needed.
• Prepare and submit accounting documents for processing, determining appropriate fund allocations and securing proper approvals.
• Enter data from various source documents into accounting systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy prior to input, and compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Record, balance, and reconcile account activity, identify potential problems, and produce and distribute related reports, maintaining documentation for audit purposes.
• Monitor outstanding or suspense items, researching documents and following up to clear or adjust items.
• Perform specialized accounting duties, including monitoring receivables, collecting past-due accounts, and controlling cash or negotiable items.
• Record and reconcile income and expenses, monitor actual performance to budget, and prepare reports.

Desired Skills & Knowledge:

• Experience with Symitar.
• Knowledge of bookkeeping/accounting practices & principles.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially MS Excel.

Compensation:

The hourly rate range for this position is $24.95 - 26.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, and external market and organizational considerations.

Why USC Credit Union is a great place to work:

• Medical through USC Network, Blue Cross, and Kaiser
• Dental
• Vision
• Dependent Care and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Retirement with up to 10% employer contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (PTO) including up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, 9 paid holidays, 1 paid personal day, 4 paid winter recess days, paid bereavement, and paid jury duty
• Life and voluntary insurance benefits
• WorkWell Center providing resources and services for work-life wellness
• Other generous perks and discounts

Fight on!

Minimum Education: Associate's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education. Minimum Experience: 1 year. Minimum Field of Expertise: Related bookkeeping/accounting experience, knowledge of bookkeeping/accounting practices and principles, ability to use a variety of bookkeeping/accounting software applications such as databases, spreadsheets, etc.