Accounting Clerk

Responsibilities

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of Administration, Bureau of Collection Service Center (CSC) is seeking an Accounting Clerk 2 to join our team.

• Accurately sort, open, and scan physical mail using an Opex mail extraction machine and scanner.
• Print and mail correspondence created by CSS field offices honoring specific legal requirements for proof of mailing and certified mail.
• Post child support payments to a PC based payment processing system reviewing financial instruments using scanned check images.
• Perform moderately complex accounting tasks and work of a clerical nature.
• Locate scanned checks and correspondence to return, rescan, or forward to CSRU field offices.
• Completes quality review on scanned checks and correspondence.
• Inputs entries on Iowa Collection and Reporting System (ICAR) for proper accounting of payments.
• Set up Direct Deposit, Auto Withdrawal, and On-Demand payments.

Working for the State of Iowa comes with its perks. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well‑being and professional growth:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Health and dental insurance packages to keep you and your family healthy at a low cost with outstanding coverage!
• Paid Time Off: Take time to recharge with paid time off, including vacation (96 hours/year to begin, increasing with years of service), sick leave (144 hours/year), and paid holidays (9 days/year).
• Retirement Plans: Participate in retirement plans such as IPERS (employees contribute 6.29% and the State of Iowa contributes 9.44%) as well as our Retirement Investors Club (RIC), Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (the State of Iowa matches dollar for dollar up to $75/month).
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Insurance Coverage: Benefit from life insurance and free long‑term disability insurance for added peace of mind.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access resources and support through our Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional challenges.
• Employee Discount Programs: Enjoy discounts on a variety of goods and services through our employee discount programs.

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Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa TDD).

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

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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;

• the successful completion of a post‑high‑school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated coursework equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting;
• an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of employment in clerical office work for each year of the required education;
• 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;
• any equivalent combination of qualifying education or experience;
• employees with current continuous 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.

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