Harris County Flood Control District (District) is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Accounts Payable Coordinator.
Reporting to the Financial Services Department Manager, the Accounts Payable Coordinator will be responsible for receiving, processing, validating, and auditing invoices against purchase orders for products and services purchased by the District and also perform a variety of other financial administrative duties.
Essential Functions and Duties:
- Receive and enter all financial information for expenditures using the Harris County financial systems.
- Verify invoice pricing, balances, and expiration dates. Note discrepancies and contact appropriate personnel or vendors for adjustments.
- Distribute invoices to departmental personnel for approval.
- Receive invoices from the Auditor’s office and prepare financial account coding for payment.
- Monitor purchase orders for cancellations to contracts that have been completed or expired.
- Respond to internal and external requests such as reimbursements, invoices etc.
- Compose, type, edit department letters, memos, reports, and other documents.
- Prepare financial journal entries as needed.
- Perform other duties that may be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directs.
Benefits (offered only to employees in regular full-time positions):
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Wellness Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
- Accrual rates increase based on years of service
- Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
- Professional development opportunities
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular full-time employment and may be available to part-time employees:
- Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
- Flexible schedule (varies by department)
- Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)
Requirements:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
- One (1) year experience in landscaping, vegetation maintenance, herbicide application, labor work, or a closely related field.
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
- Good verbal & written communication skills.
- Can effectively communicate with coworkers and the public.
- Must be able to read and follow written instructions.
- Can use a variety of hand tools such as rakes, shovels, machetes, hand saws etc.
- Work well in an outdoor setting.
- Work well with a team in a field environment.
- Work independently with limited supervision, relative autonomy, and general review.
- Be a self-starter; assume ownership in completing assigned tasks.
- Write/record legible notes of activity and correctly complete required forms.
- Solve mathematical problems that may be required in normal work situations.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate. Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer