Account Clerk I

About the role

Positions in this class are normally assigned such moderately repetitive tasks as posting, adding, computing, refiguring, comparing, and filing financial data or statistical information. Records maintained by position in this class are reviewed regularly. Incumbents are expected to solve routine or repetitive problems without assistance, but unusual or unique problems are referred to a supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain financial records.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of financial transactions.
• Post, add, compute, refigure, compare, and file financial data or statistical information.
• Review records regularly to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Solve routine or repetitive problems without assistance; refer unusual or unique problems to a supervisor.
• Exercise some initiative and general understanding of the rules, policies, and procedures of the department.
• Perform a variety of general clerical duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade, preferably supplemented by courses in financial record keeping.
• One year of experience in the preparation and maintenance of financial records.
• Knowledge of personal computers and related software, i.e. spreadsheets and word processing.
• Methods and practices of financial record keeping.
• Bookkeeping methods and terminology.
• Modern office methods and procedures.
• Type at a speed of 30 words a minute from a clear copy containing a large percentage of numerical or tabular data.

Qualifications

• Completion of the twelfth grade, preferably supplemented by courses in financial record keeping.
• One year of experience in the preparation and maintenance of financial records.
• Knowledge of personal computers and related software, i.e. spreadsheets and word processing.
• Methods and practices of financial record keeping.
• Bookkeeping methods and terminology.
• Modern office methods and procedures.
• Type at a speed of 30 words a minute from a clear copy containing a large percentage of numerical or tabular data.

Skills

• Financial record keeping.
• Bookkeeping methods and terminology.
• Modern office methods and procedures.
• Personal computers and related software (spreadsheets and word processing).
• Typing at a speed of 30 words a minute from a clear copy containing a large percentage of numerical or tabular data.

Pay

$22.42 to $27.29 per hour

Schedule

10 hours per week, 5 days a week