Account Clerk

Job Description This is moderately difficult clerical work involving responsibility for independently performing and/or supervising varied account keeping, reviewing, and related tasks. The work may require a general understanding of specific law, office rules, procedures and policies. Employees generally follow a prescribed routine and in most cases receive only infrequent general instructions. Unusual problems or situations, not previously encountered, are referred to supervisors before action is taken. Employees in this class may operate or be required to learn to operate data processing or personal computer equipment and appropriate software. Work of employees is checked by immediate supervisors or by another step in the account keeping process. Immediate supervision may be exercised over the work of one or more clerical assistants. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Illustrative only Oversees and classifies a variety of receipts and expenditures, and distributes items according to prescribed procedures; Assigns work, reviews and records work done and instructs new employees in specialized account keeping activities; Has charge of posting to journal or ledger from a variety of original entry media; Reviews and checks account keeping records and reports for arithmetical and clerical accuracy, completeness and proper extension; May operate a computer in compiling and processing a variety of financial data; Supervises the verifying and reconciling of individual account balances; Conducts correspondence on matters where policies and procedures are well defined; Issues receipts for monies received; Compiles payroll data, prepare and checks payrolls; Compiles and prepares labor, material and operational costs records and reports; Supervises the processing, sorting, indexing, recording and filing of a variety of control records and reports; Is responsible for the preparation and analyzes complex financial and statistical records and reports; Operates computing, calculating, check writing and other office machines; Assists in the preparation of unit or departmental budget and in maintaining budget control. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS Good knowledge of modern methods used in maintaining financial accounts and records; good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment, good knowledge of business English; ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions; ability to plan and supervise work of others; ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately; ability to write legibly; ability to get along well with others; clerical aptitude; mental alertness; a high degree of accuracy; neatness; integrity; tact and courtesy; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either Graduation from high school and two years of experience in maintaining financial accounts and records, or An Associate Degree in accounting, or Two years of college with accounting courses, or Any equivalent combination of experience and training. SPECIAL NOTE: EDUCATION Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at You must pay the required evaluation fee. #J-18808-Ljbffr