Cashier I

Cashier I

Anne Arundel County Government is hiring for a full-time, permanent Cashier I vacancy within the Office of Finance located at the Arundel Center in Annapolis, MD. During the probationary period, this hybrid role requires working on-site Monday through Friday. Flexible to work, and required to work periodically, in any of the three of the County's cashiering locations: The Arundel Center, Heritage Office Complex, and The Arundel Center North in Glen Burnie. Occasional overtime. This position is responsible for clerical work in receiving and accounting for payments upwards of 25K daily for county taxes and other charges.

Nature and variety of work: Work involves responsibility for receiving, validating, and recording payments for county taxes and services. Work requires accuracy in all phases associated with the proper receipt of money, including counting and tabulating funds and maintaining routine clerical records. Work is performed independently within established policies, procedures, and regulations, and is reviewed by a superior during progress and upon completion for accuracy and adherence to proper money handling procedures.

Examples of duties and knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Receives monies by mail or in person in payment of taxes, licenses, utility bills, alimony and child support, or related charges; verifies checks against bills and verifies that account numbers are on checks; balances cash; prepares required tabulations, including batching for data processing; prepares bank deposits for all monies received.
• Makes change and issues receipts for monies accepted at the window; inspects payment for counterfeit, foreign, or damaged currency; inspects checks for proper amount, date, signature, and endorsement; classifies receipts and validates documents.
• Computes interest for late payments of water and tax bills.
• Processes petty cash vouchers, issuing cash to various county employees; balances and replenishes petty cash periodically.
• Reads totals of cash registers and balances with the amount of money in the register and/or safe; maintains records of all transactions, receipts, and disbursements; furnishes input for the daily cashier's report.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, abilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of the methods and procedures of receiving and accounting for monies.
• Knowledge of office procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Skill in operating a calculator, validating machines, check endorsers, and other office machines.
• Ability to count money accurately and tabulate receipts.
• Ability to maintain cashiering records.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, other employees, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Minimum qualifications: Education: Graduation from high school. Experience: One (1) or more years of experience in cashiering work. Note: This position requires a thorough background check.

Supplemental qualifications: Preference will be given to applicants with experience in the following areas:

1. One (1) or more additional years of banking/cashiering lead experience, including end-of-day settlement, nightly deposit and verification, balancing & reconciling cash drawers, vault, tracking money inventory, and backing up overall balancing.
2. One (1) or more years of processing credit card and ACH transactions, including balancing and reconciling daily ACH transactions.
3. One (1) or more years of experience using Excel, including knowledge of basic formula functions.
4. One (1) or more years of experience performing reconciliations.