ACCOUNT CLERK II

Exam Number R0578N-R. Open to all applicants. Applications accepted from Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) until Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (PT).

About the role

Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation, serving nearly 10 million residents. As the largest employer in Southern California with over 100,000 employees across 39 departments, we deliver essential public services including law enforcement, property assessment, public health, water conservation, and cultural programs. With more than 2,100 job types, we offer diverse career opportunities and a robust public-sector benefits package.

Who we're looking for

• Highly dedicated individuals committed to their work, with strong team collaboration skills.
• Proactive, positive attitude with excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Outstanding work ethic with a track record of achieving goals.
• Driven, goal-oriented professionals with a strong desire to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a clerical assistant to a higher-level accounting position, managing day-to-day accounting system operations.
• Perform complex bookkeeping and financial-clerical tasks, including sorting, coding, verifying, and filing financial documents to registers and subsidiary ledgers.
• Maintain records for small general accounting systems, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or trust accounting systems.
• Distribute direct and indirect costs to established job or hospital cost accounting systems.
• Assist in balancing accounts with the Auditor's abstract.
• Compile prescribed financial-statistical data and prepare standardized reports (e.g., sales tax, mileage, collection reports, or current account balances).
• Reconcile bank accounts for large groups of funds or revenue accounts with numerous transactions.
• Supervise and perform inventory control, maintaining large-scale stock and equipment accounts.
• Investigate and explain discrepancies between book value and physical inventories of supplies and equipment.
• Compute inventory adjustments for price changes, depreciation, accrued expenses, and revenues.
• Prepare complex claims for reimbursement.
• Operate desk calculators, bookkeeping machines, adding machines, and typewriters as needed.

Requirements

• One year of accounting clerical experience at the level of Account Clerk I or equivalent.

Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's Account Clerk I is defined as performing accounting clerical work maintaining accounting records within an established framework of procedures, under general supervision. Equivalent experience may qualify if it involves similar responsibilities, skills, and knowledge within a comparable organizational structure.

If your experience differs from the listed duties but you believe you qualify, provide official documentation (e.g., bonus verification, reclassification study) within seven calendar days from the last filing date.

Physical Class II – Light: Involves occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds) and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be required.

Examination process

This examination consists of two parts, each weighted 50%:

• Part I: Multiple-choice and/or simulation assessments covering:
  • Data Entry Skills
  • Conscientiousness
  • Service Professionalism
  • Quantitative Ability
  • Drive for Success
  • Numerical Calculation
• Part II: Multiple-choice and/or simulation assessments covering:
  • Accounts Payable (Purchase Orders, Invoices, Claims, Expense Vouchers)
  • Accounts Receivable (Invoice Processing, Check/Cash Receipts, Aging Reports, Vendor Registrations)
  • Microsoft Excel 365 (Basic Formatting, Functions/Formulas, Printing, Passwords/Encryption, Conditional Formatting, Charts/Data Tables)

Applicants must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher in both parts to be placed on the eligible list. Some exam components are not reviewable by candidates.

Test responses may be transferred to future exams. Study guides and practice tests are available on the County’s Job Search Toolkit and SHL Direct.

Eligibility

Applicants who pass the assessment(s) will be placed on an eligible list for six months. This list will be used to fill vacancies across Los Angeles County as they arise.