Overview
Under the supervision of the General Services Manager, the General Services Specialist performs professional financial and administrative duties within the General Services division in the Treasury Department.
Responsibilities
- Process and sort weekly City payroll and accounts payable checks and advices.
- Review and process garnishments for City personnel.
- Issue manual checks for rejected funds from various ACH accounts.
- Utilize online banking to review accounts, process positive pay, and review fraud checks.
- Process and record transactions related to employee, retiree, and vendor payments.
- Placing stop payments.
- Record data in financial spreadsheets and documents.
- Upload weekly annuity and union deduction reports to appropriate vendors.
- Report City personnel’s tax withholdings for processing.
- Strong interaction with City personnel, departments, retirees, and vendors.
- Strong customer service via in-person, telephone, and email.
- Periodically provide support for other aspects of the division, as needed.
- Perform related work as required.
Minimum Entrance Qualifications
- An Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is preferred and may be substituted for one (1) year of experience. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of required experience.
- Minimum of four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time professional experience in a related field.
- Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Strong ability to work independently and be highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
- Capable of monitoring and completing several projects simultaneously.
- Understanding of PeopleSoft FN and PeopleSoft HCM is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse team and build strong working relationships across a range of functioning areas.
- Strong and effective communication, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to adapt to changes, meet deadlines, and exercise good judgment.
Boston Residency Required
Terms:
Union/Salary Plan/Grade: SEIU/RL-16
Hours per week: 35
This is an in-office position.