SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under supervision, perform difficult clerical accounting duties involved in keeping and reviewing financial and statistical records; and perform related duties as required.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible for financial recordkeeping operations in one or more of the more complex elements of the District’s accounting systems;
2. Arrange, post, and balance financial data;
3. Compile, check, and tabulate budgetary estimates and allotments;
4. Establish and maintain subsidiary ledgers;
5. Engage in correspondence, both oral and written, with staff members and outside parties;
6. Audit invoices in accordance with established procedures;
7. Write warrants and maintain warrant register;
8. Maintain control accounts;
9. Balance accounts and review trial balances;
10. Operate timesharing terminal and enter accounting information into the computerized accounting records;
11. Operate typewriter and other business machines; and
12. Work with auditors on periodic problems.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
1. Methods, practices, and terminology used in bookkeeping and financial recordkeeping.
ABILITY TO:
1. Post and make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately;
2. Learn and apply laws, regulations, and procedures;
3. Operate accounting, tabulating, calculating, duplicating, and on-line terminal;
4. Accurately type correspondence and accounting data;
5. Prepare clean and accurate reports;
6. Meet strict deadlines; and
7. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/EDUCATION:
Any combination equivalent to:
1. Graduation from high school, including or supplemented by a course in bookkeeping; and
2. Thee years of experience in financial recordkeeping work with experience in data entry systems preferred.
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Supplemental Questions:
*Please review and answer the following questions. Answers should assess your knowledge of each item as Basic, Intermediate or Advanced. Support your assessment by including examples, details and explanations that demonstrate your knowledge of the various software platforms. Attach your answers to your application.
1. Please describe your comfort level and knowledge of Google Docs and/or Microsoft Word. Give examples of how you have used the system/s.
2. Please describe your comfort level and knowledge of Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel. Give examples of how you have used the system/s. Detail the features and functions you are familiar with.
3. Please describe your comfort level and knowledge of HR 2.0, Quickbooks, Frontline, Helios, payroll, Aeries or any other database management system. Give examples of how you have used the system/s.
4. Please describe your experience in the clerical and/or accounting field and explain how you are qualified for this position. Please include your experience with any other software applications and/or office equipment not mentioned previously.
5. What is your typing speed? _________WPM
Please attach a typing certificate in the attachment section of this application to verify. If you do not have one, you may go to www.typing.com, under “student”, select “typing test”, take the 5 minute test and attach a screenshot which shows your result.