Account Clerk III Temporary Pool

Temporary Accounting Clerk

Under minimal oversight, serve as the technical resource, performing the more complex clerical accounting duties such as opening and closing accounts, posting to ledgers, preparing journal entries, and financial reports. This position is filled on an "as needed" basis for all campuses/locations. Applicants are contacted/hired year-round for assignments based on District needs. This pool is open continuously and refreshed once a year in July. Applicants in this pool will remain active until the pool is refreshed and will receive an email with information on how to remain in the pool.

Prepare change funds for revolving fund operations; evaluate records for accuracy of balances, postings, calculations, and other records pertaining to business or operating transactions, and reconcile or note discrepancies; compile reports and tables to show statistics related to cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profit and loss; prepare bank deposits and reconcile cash register tapes; serve as counter receptionist providing general information on college activities and answers student questions using databases and District's website; perform basic financial calculations such as amounts due, balances, discounts, equity, and principal; review data for accuracy and completeness and reconcile discrepancies; prepare daily cash reports and accounts payable using accounting programs and reports; process incoming invoices by checking extensions, discounts and tax; verify balances and entries, calculations, and postings recorded by other workers; process negotiable instruments such as checks and vouchers; prepare student loan checks for distribution; process credit card transactions; perform financial calculations, such as calculations for student installment payment plans; prepare and input purchasing requisitions. Prepare financial and statistical reports; process invoices, returned checks, posts bad debt entries, coordinate with collection agencies or follow up on collections of past due receivables; handle student related issues; monitor and reconcile account balances before issuing checks; prepare accounts payable for payment and pay invoices; review requisitions for completeness and accuracy; assist with the audit of warrants before they are distributed; determine applicability of federal or state tax and apply correct rate; audit student and classified employee Intents to Employ and timesheets, verify account codes used, and assist in resolving payroll problems and issues; assign or use accounting code numbers for income and expenditure items; prepare files and verify accuracy for hand-generated checks; perform financial calculations and analyze information on travel authorizations/disbursements to ensure adherence to District policy; receive control figures and balance output data to control figures; prepare journal entries and budget transfers. Perform related duties as assigned. Process receiving transactions on purchase orders; prepare daily trial balances, bank reconciliation's, profit and loss statements, and sales tax reports; maintain claims registers and general ledger journals for District funds, accounts payable, student refunds, and vendor warrants; maintain fixed asset data; perform general ledger posting for income and journals and analyze for accuracy of postings; serve as full-charge bookkeeper for student association and other college collected funds and accounts; reconcile college journals with District reports, and District journal with County of Sacramento journal; close and reopen books of account, such as reconciling and balancing for year-end close. Perform related duties as assigned.

Three years of experience related to the duties of the position. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment. Education must be from an accredited institution.

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit: A Los Rios Community College District Application. Applications submitted without all required documents listed above will be disqualified. Applications submitted with additional materials NOT requested, will be disqualified. Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications. Applicants indicating "see resume" on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified. ONLY copies of transcripts from a US College/University or Foreign Transcript Evaluation will be accepted. Please DO NOT include any foreign transcripts. Individuals who have completed college/university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents, even if the foreign document has been accepted by another college/university in the United States. Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. Graduate advising documents, certificate of degrees, diplomas, and grade reports will not be accepted as transcripts. Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.