The City of Chehalis Finance Department is hiring for an Accounting Technician 3 position. If you have a background in A/R, A/P, and take great satisfaction in reconciling please consider applying!
Some of your tasks include:
- Administer full-cycle accounts payable functions and purchasing systems.
- Responsible for the maintenance of accounts payable vendor records including Form W-9s, Vendor ACH enrollment forms, and departmental signature authorization forms.
- Develop and maintain listing of approved vendors (i.e. open accounts) and sources of supplies, materials, services, and equipment.
- Audit and maintain vendor records for compliance; provide support and training to all department administrative service staff on correct purchasing and invoicing procedures; and work with end-users to resolve discrepancies and takes corrective action when appropriate.
- Administer the City’s credit card program, including reconciling statements and processing credit card payments in a timely manner.
- Ensure all necessary accounts payable documents are received, (i.e. invoice, purchase order, delivery confirmation, etc.), properly coded, authorized, and accurately entered for payment based on departmental and City guidelines, including prevailing wage.
- Prepare voucher listing for Finance Director and Council Voucher Committee for review and approval. Generate checks and ACH payments and upload all check activity to City’s bank. Prepare city council agenda reports relating to vouchers and transfers.
- Perform daily cash receipting and bank deposit preparation functions. Reconcile credit card batch settlement deposits to the bank statements.
- Administer the City’s miscellaneous accounts receivable system including billing and collection of miscellaneous receivables such as false alarms, cell phone tower leases, and/or inter-local agreements for customers and agencies and assist city staff with billing issues and procedures.
- Respond to public records request for assigned areas.
- Perform other accounting tasks as needed to assist Finance staff and management, including voucher correction journal entries, assistance with the annual budget document preparation, assist state auditors during the audit, and prepare periodic utility, financial, statistical or operational reports as assigned.
- Back-up for payroll function.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Graduation from high school or GED equivalent with specialized course work in general office practices such as typing, accounting, and data processing.
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Two years of increasingly responsible related experience in accounting and finance.
In place of the above requirements, any combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job may be considered as qualifying.
Licenses, Certifications and Other Requirements:
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Must possess a valid Washington State Driver’s License with good driving record. Out of state applicants must possess valid license for state of residence and must obtain valid Washington State Driver’s License within 30 days of appointment.
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Must successfully satisfy a background investigation.
- Must be bondable.
Preferred knowledge of:
- Governmental accounting principles and practices.
- Budgetary Accounting and Reporting Systems (BARS)
- Accounts payable, purchase order, accounts receivable, and cash receipting procedures.
Additional Information:
This is a union-covered position and reports to the Finance Director. The monthly salary range is $4,802 - $5,835. A pay increase is expected within a month upon approval by Council.
The City of Chehalis offers a generous benefit package of 10 paid holidays, a personal floating holiday, sick leave and vacation accrual, low premiums for medical, free dental and vision for family, basic life insurance for employees and family, retirement pension, additional optional coverage.
How to Apply:
The job posting closes at 5:00pm on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Please submit your resume and the City's application form to Cindy Nakano - Human Resources and Risk Manager, by email at cnakano [at] ci.chehalis.wa.us (cnakano[at]ci[dot]chehalis[dot]wa[dot]us) or mail to 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532
The City of Chehalis is an equal opportunity employer.