Accounting Assistant - Milwaukee - Milwaukee

Description

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Accounting Assistant - Combined Courts

Starting Pay $20.85

Closing Date: February 02, 2026, or upon receipt of the first 50 application submissions received

Job Summary: Under supervision, the accounting assistant will perform standard and non-standard fiscal work such as receipting large volumes of cash, checks and/or credit card transactions. Processing adjustments and bail refunds, collection referrals, including tax intercept, and civil judgments for unpaid debts owed to the county and/or state. The main objection is to collect and receipt payments for court ordered financial obligations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform general fiscal duties including receipting and application of payments. Prepare adjustments, modify accounts to match court order, prepare bail refunds, process unclaimed fund requests, process witness, doctor, guardian ad litem, adversary counsel, and attorney fee bills for payment.
• Collection activities and processing of failure to pay actions, including suspension of driving privileges, jail commitments, civil judgments, payment plans, and referrals to collection agency of all unpaid debt owed to State and County.
• Prepare and compile fiscal data and special reports and/or worksheets and summaries in Excel and/or Word. Prepare month end and daily folder, including summarizing receipts and checks issued and reconciling canceled or voided checks to CCAP reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Wisconsin resident
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) or more years of experience working in general accounting and cashiering

Preferred Experience:

• Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets preferred
• Degree in Accounting

Required Skills and Abilities:

• The exchange of basic information with internal and/or external contacts.
• Maintain sensitive or confidential information
• Explain and gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance with internal and/or external contacts
• Persuade, conform, or recommend course of action with internal and/or external contacts.
• Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, reports, short correspondence and memos
• Speak effectively before both internal and/or external groups.
• Makes decisions of responsibility involving evaluation of information; decisions may require develop mentor application of alternatives or precedents
• Understand and follow instructions. Execute decisions within limits of standard policy and procedures
• Interpret and adapt to established practices and procedures using independent judgment to meet situation to which applications are not clearly defined.
• Knowledge of all related computer and software applications, such as word processing and spreadsheets
• The ability to lift/carry and push/pull up to 10Lbs.

NOTE: This ORIGINAL APPLICATION is open to qualified residents of the State of Wisconsin at the time of application. Candidates need to submit a full account of their training and experience (i.e., by submitting an up-to-date resume or by fully completing the application) during the application process and may also be asked to take additional written or performance tests as part of the selection process.

APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION

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