Court Clerk

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Municipal Court provides equal access to justice, professional and impartial treatment, and the fair and time resolution of all court matters. Municipal Court performs their responsibilities in a manner that serves to maintain the public's trust and confidence in the Court as an institution and to enhance the public's respect for the rule of law, while preserving and protecting individual rights guaranteed under the constitution.

The Financial Management Division of Phoenix Municipal Court currently has an opening for an Account Clerk III position in the General Ledger Reconciliation & Audit section. This work group is responsible for the recording of the Daily Court Revenues, the Audit of the Daily Bond Window, the timely recording of Self-Post Bails received from the County, the recording of Daily Parking Revenues received from Treasury, the processing and recording of Chargebacks, and the processing of Non-Sufficient Fund notices received from Finance.

Account Clerk III's perform highly skilled paraprofessional accounting work using computerized systems in a specialized area or in a variety of complex City functions.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

* Strong communication skills.

* Exceptional computer skills.

SALARY

Pay Range: $21.44 - $31.68 per hour.

Hiring Range: $21.44 - $26.07 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

* Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.

* Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 338. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

* Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.

* Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.

* Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.

* When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

Your job classification can be found in eCHRIS > Personal Details under your name, located in the top left section of the page.

The pay grade and classification/unit of your current position may be found by looking up your job title on the job description page.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

* Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information.

* 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.

* Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.

* Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.

* Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.

* Dental, vision, and life insurance options.

* Employer paid long-term disability.

* Free Bus/light rail pass.

* Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.

* Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.

* Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.

* Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* Three years of bookkeeping and clerical accounting experience,

* including experience in preparing financial reports,

* supplemented by courses in bookkeeping and accounting

* Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted

* All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.

* For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.

* The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

* Experience working with Microsoft Office applications.

* Experience in reconciling receivable and payable statements, reports, logs, and/or other documents.

* Experience working in a customer service environment.

* Experience in handling various transactions while working in a heavy customer service environment.

* Experience in performing highly detailed data entry in a fast-paced environment and maintaining/auditing records.

* Experience with SAP/SRM.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes August 4, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Account Clerk III, JC:01330, ID# 62335, 07/22/26, USM, DB, Benefits:003.

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