ACCOUNT CLERK

Account Clerk Put your accounting skills to work supporting the business behind emergency services. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Account Clerk to join our financial team. This position performs technical accounting and administrative work supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, purchasing, financial recordkeeping, reconciliations, and other fiscal operations. Candidates with prior government accounting or medical, insurance, or similar billing experience are especially encouraged to apply. Salary Range $28.92 - $37.62 Position Account Clerk Application Deadline October 5, 2026 Accounting That Supports the Mission Behind every emergency response organization is a financial operation that keeps purchasing moving, vendors paid, accounts balanced, records accurate, and resources available when they are needed. As an Account Clerk with TMFPD, you will work across a variety of financial functions rather than being limited to a single accounting task. From accounts payable and purchasing to reconciliations, billing, ProCard administration, Fleet records, and fiscal reporting, this position is an important part of the District's day-to-day financial operations. What You'll Do Maintain and reconcile ledgers, reports, accounts, and other financial records; research discrepancies and prepare journal entries to correct accounting records. Perform accounting system processes associated with month-end, fiscal year-end, and calendar year-end. Perform accounts payable functions including reviewing, coding, auditing, matching, and processing invoices and payment requests. Verify authorization, supporting documentation, mathematical accuracy, account coding, receipt of goods or services, and compliance with purchasing requirements. Research and resolve invoice, purchase order, vendor, credit, and payment discrepancies and respond to payment-status inquiries. Manage the District's ProCard program, including reviewing supporting documentation, coding transactions, entering transactions in SAP, resolving issues, and documenting the business purpose of purchases. Perform assigned billing and accounts receivable functions, which may include medical or insurance-related billing, payment posting, reconciliation, research, and resolution of billing discrepancies. Monitor and balance assigned accounts, verify expenditure coding and availability of funds, reconcile financial information, and assist with budget preparation. Perform purchasing and vendor administration, including vendor setup, purchase orders, required documentation, and coordination with vendors, District staff, and County purchasing personnel. Maintain apparatus and vehicle records for Fleet, including fuel cards, titles, and registrations. Prepare and analyze routine fiscal reports, statements, schedules, and supporting documentation. Reconcile travel per diem expenses and prepare and track documentation for employee tuition reimbursement. Process cash desks, record and reconcile receipts, post transactions to designated accounts, and prepare deposits. Experience & Training Requirements Two years of full-time experience maintaining financial records and accounts OR an equivalent combination of related training and experience. The following experience is preferred but is not required: Previous accounting or financial experience in a government or other public-sector environment. Previous billing experience, including medical, insurance, healthcare-related, or similar billing and accounts receivable functions. What We're Looking For This position requires accuracy, organization, sound judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to manage multiple financial processes and deadlines. Successful candidates should have the ability to: Perform technical and clerical accounting work and maintain accurate financial records. Review, code, calculate, balance, reconcile, and verify financial transactions. Identify discrepancies in financial records and supporting documentation and research information needed to resolve them. Apply accounting and bookkeeping methods, practices, principles, and procedures. Organize and prioritize multiple assignments while meeting payment timelines, schedules, and deadlines. Read, interpret, and apply policies, procedures, and instructions. Use spreadsheets, financial and purchasing systems, billing systems, document management systems, and other business technology. Communicate clearly and professionally with employees, vendors, County personnel, outside agencies, and the public. Maintain the confidentiality and security of sensitive financial, personnel, medical, and other protected information. A Position with Variety Accounts Payable Invoices, coding, approvals, payments & reconciliation Purchasing Purchase orders, vendors & ProCard administration Billing & Receivables Billing, payments, research & account reconciliation Financial Operations Fiscal reports, journal entries & year-end processes Work Environment This position works in a standard office environment and involves prolonged periods at a workstation performing computer-based accounting and administrative work. The Account Clerk frequently uses a computer, keyboard, mouse, 10-key by touch, telephone, and other standard office equipment. The position also occasionally requires standing, walking, bending, reaching, and moving or carrying files, supplies, or other office materials. Written Examination Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will receive additional examination information and instructions following application review. Recruitment Details Application Opens - September 11, 2026 Application Deadline - October 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Application Review - Following the application deadline. Written Examination - Qualified applicants will receive instructions following application review. Additional Selection Steps - Candidates who successfully complete the written examination may be invited to continue in the selection process by score and rank. Tentative Interview Date - November 13, 2026 Recruitment dates and selection components are tentative and subject to change. Components may be combined or conducted in a different order. Why TMFPD? At Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, every position contributes to our ability to serve the community. The Account Clerk supports the financial processes behind District operations, helping ensure transactions are accurate, resources are accounted for, vendors are paid, and our personnel have the administrative support necessary to carry out the District's mission. Bring Your Accounting Experience to TMFPD Join Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District as our next Account Clerk. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | Safe People. Safe Community. Benefits Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Does Not Discriminate on the Basis Of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression, Age, Disability or National Origin in the Activities and/or Services Which it Provides. EOE. Benefits Overview Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) Merit Increases Full-time employees, with a salary range rather than steps, may receive an annual 5% merit increase until the position classification's maximum salary is reached. Eligibility: Employees rated satisfactory or above after one (1) year of continuous service. Holidays New Year's Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; President's Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day; Nevada Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; Family Day (day after Thanksgiving); Christmas Day. Eligibility: Immediate upon employment with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD). Holiday Pay Employees shall be paid eight (8) hours at their premium hourly rate if they regularly work an eight (8) hour shift, or ten (10) hours at their premium hourly rate if they work a ten (10) hour shift, for each District holiday. Any other day declared by the President of the United States to be a legal holiday or added to NRS 236.015 shall also be a legal holiday. Eligibility: Immediate upon employment with TMFPD. Employee must be in a paid status the scheduled work day before the holiday and the scheduled work day after the holiday. Employee Assistance Program All employees are eligible for the District EAP. Eligibility: Immediate upon employment with TMFPD. Personal Leave Personal leave will be issued as follows: Use 0 to 32 hours of sick leave as of the end of the twenty-sixth (26th) pay period, or in the event of a 27th pay period in a calendar year, and receive 16 hours of Personal Leave credit. Use 33 to 40 hours of sick leave as of the end of the twenty-sixth (26th) pay period, or in the event of a 27th payroll period in a calendar year, and receive eight (8) or ten (10) hours, based on the employee's normal work shift, of Personal Leave credit. Credited at the end of the first full pay period the following January. Eligibility: Immediate upon one year of