Accounting Clerk I

CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

The City of Bridgeport is now accepting submissions for the position of Finance Department The mission of the Finance Department is to responsibly and effectively manage its six divisions while ensuring financial integrity, transparency, and accountability. The Department is committed to producing accurate and timely monthly and annual financial statements, managing City bond offerings, and overseeing all audit and pension reporting. Through sound fiscal management, the Department strives to maintain a healthy surplus, ensure strong cash flow, and achieve a clean audit opinion through the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), supporting the City’s long‑term financial stability and sustainability. For more information visit: Salary and Benefits: $45,166.00 per year. This position includes a comprehensive benefits package. This summary provides a brief overview of the benefits available to regular full‑time municipal employees; the benefits include retirement pension administered by CMERS (Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System), health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), life, disability, paid leave, paid holidays, 457(b) deferred compensation plan (employee paid), and other voluntary employee paid benefits. This is a unionized position. The City of Bridgeport also offers several voluntary benefit programs via automatic payroll deduction: 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan with Roth options, legal services, and complimentary discounted perks for citymunicipal employees. Retail and tuition discounts may be available at various universities and businesses that have partnered with the City of Bridgeport. The city participates in the Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System (CMERS) ( which requires both employer and employee contributions. Please be aware that your earnings from this position are not covered under Social Security; instead, you will make contributions toward your government pension plan. For further information, you may visit the Social Security website at ssa.gov. This position will require a pre-employment medical examination and controlled substance screening. *Please be informed, the selected candidate will be hired on a full-time provisional basis. In accordance with Section 214 of the Charter of the City of Bridgeport, provisional hires are and will be subject to Civil Service examination, when an examination is given for this position at some future date. Provisional employees will be required to test and rank/score sufficient to maintain employment. The City of Bridgeport is in Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. The most populous city in Connecticut, it has an approximate population of 147,000, consisting of 50,367 households, with a population density of 9,226 residents per square mile. Nicknamed the “Park City” for its over 40 public parks, including the Olmsted-designed Seaside Park and Beardsley Park, Bridgeport is a vibrant community, and was recently cited as the 11th most diverse city in the country (with some 85 languages spoken here). NBC Today also labeled Bridgeport one of the top 5 booming cities in the nation. The City is also home to numerous attractions, such as the Barnum Museum, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, the Total Mortgage Arena, and the Soundside Music Festival, all of which bring thousands of visitors to the city each year for a myriad of events. A center of learning, Bridgeport is home to Sacred Heart University’s Center for Healthcare Education, the University of Bridgeport, and Fairfield University’s Bellarmine Campus, as well as the campus of the Paier College of Art and the Housatonic Community College. The city also hosts two major medical centers which serve the region and are the city’s largest employers: Bridgeport Hospital, which is part of the Yale New Haven Health Care System, and Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, which is part of Hartford. Governing Structure The City has a Mayor-City Council form of government. Bridgeport has an elected mayor who serves as the chiefexecutive officer of the municipal government and serves a four-year term. The current mayor is Joseph P. Ganim, who is currently serving his eighth term as mayor. The City Council is the twenty-member legislative body whose two major responsibilities are enacting ordinances necessary to ensure the welfare and good order of the City and adopting the City’s annual budget. Councilmembers are elected by the residents of the ten council districts to represent the concerns, needs, and issues of their constituents, and work to improve the City’s neighborhoods. All Councilmembers serve a two-year term in office.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Clerical and account keeping and posting work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility in connection with the recording, controlling, posting, and checking of accounting transactions including charges, collections and payments; related work as required; performed under technical supervision.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintains subsidiary ledger records Verifies calculations of accounts payable and receivable Posts entries, takes trial balances and prepares a variety of standardized reports of prescribed form. Receives and records miscellaneous cash receipts Frequently, the assignment requires the operation of a standard bookkeeping and posting machine Checks payrolls and payroll records Keeps cost records, prepare monthly statements of money received from various sources Maintains standardized account controls of disbursements and of material labor costs This job description is not, nor is to be intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities, and qualifications which comprise this position. The above is intended as a general summary only. You should not rely on it as a complete or binding explanation. This summary is subject to the reasonable discretion of city management. This summary does not constitute a contract of employment, express or implied, between the employee and City of Bridgeport. This is an informational guide and is subject to correction of any information which may have been inadvertently misstated.

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

High school graduation. Two (2) years of satisfactory office experience in accounting or bookkeeping work (and training in the operation of a standard bookkeeping and posting machine, where required). Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Working knowledge of the fundamental principles of bookkeeping. Working knowledge of standard office practices and procedures. Skill and accuracy in performing arithmetic computations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Frequent downward flexion of neck, side-to-side turning of the neck, fine finger dexterity and grasp to manipulate the keyboard, telephone, writing instruments, papers, books, manuals, and reports. Ability to see and read objects closely, as in typing from another document, reading/proofreading a report, read plans, using a computer monitor, filing and/or retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of financial information. The City of Bridgeport is an Equal Opportunity Employer For further information and contact: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 45 LYON TERRACE, ROOM 106 BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06604 TELEPHONE: View phone number on click.appcast.io Explore Bridgeport #J-18808-Ljbffr Bridgeport