Account Clerk III (HHS/Finance & Administration)

About the role

A vacancy exists in the Department of Health and Human Services, Finance & Administration. A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below. Current and future vacancies within this classification may be filled from the list of eligible applicants. All interested transfer and promotional candidates must apply at this time.

Responsibilities

• Performs difficult and advanced accounting clerical work by preparing, auditing, and maintaining complex accounting, budgetary, fiscal records, statements, schedules, and reports.
• Reviews and monitors vouchers, computer printouts, and other information to verify accuracy, correct errors, and determines availability of required funds and notifies appropriate parties to make adjustments as required.
• Analyzes revenue and expenditure accounts to determine grant eligibility, prepares billings for State and Federal grants, and coordinates grant activities with other agencies.
• Audits daily, weekly, and monthly totals for accounts and reviews work performed by others to verify accuracy, correctness, and completeness.
• Posts charges and other financial data to general and special ledgers, calculates charges, percentages of charges, and interest, prepares a variety of entries, and maintains suspense logs to control workflow.
• Assists in budget preparation, gathers and analyzes historical budget information, and forecasts data.
• Sets up and maintains filing systems.
• Codes and transfers data from manual records to contemporary data processing formats.
• Enters and retrieves information using data entry devices and performs word processing functions relative to the skill level necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• May assign and review work performed by subordinate personnel.

  Requirements

  • Graduation from a recognized high school plus four years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing work.
  • Additional education in bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for the required experience.
  • Additional experience as described by the duties of the position may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of four years.

  Qualifications

  • High School diploma, plus at least 4 years' experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing work.
  • Associate's degree in accounting, auditing, or bookkeeping, plus at least 2 years' experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing work.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or bookkeeping.
  • Master's degree in accounting, auditing, or bookkeeping.
  • I do not have any of the above combinations of education and experience.

  Skills

  No specific skills are mentioned in the job posting.

  Benefits

  No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

  Pay

  Annual Salary review - Step increases may be granted on anniversary date based on satisfactory job performance
  General Increases - Cost of living increases and adjustments may be granted as legislated.
  Longevity Increases - In accordance with the specific pay schedule, a full-time merit or classified employee may receive a longevity increase, equivalent to one step, upon completion of a certain number of years of classified service with the County.

  Schedule

  Regular Schedule, 35 hours per week.