Account Clerk

Job Description:

Account Clerk

Description

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies with those County departments that have this position. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Resource Management Agency located in Visalia.

Typical Duties

Maintain a variety of financial records; prepare financial reports; post expenditures, receipts or other data to appropriate ledgers or accounts; calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records; reconcile bank statements; maintain running balances of accounts and fund ledgers; prepare trial balances; make adjusting entries; distribute costs to appropriate accounts; check and verify expenses on a variety of bills; read, check for completeness and accuracy and compare information on different reports, lists and forms; may type documents, reports, lists and forms involving departmental transactions; may perform a variety of general clerical duties in maintaining records and preparing reports; may perform difficult or complex clerical bookkeeping work; make decisions regarding classification of source documents; may maintain a variety of detailed financial records; may analyze and interpret accounts and records; may assist with posting and encumbrance procedures; may maintain adjusting and closing entries and prepare trial balances; may analyze and reconcile financial accounts and records; prepare claims for payment; may complete difficult computations; provide information on various departmental procedures and functions; may work with other departments in the preparation of payrolls and account payable expenditures; may use personal computers and related automated equipment.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience: One (1) year of general clerical bookkeeping experience.

Equivalencies for Experience: Completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other bookkeeping-office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school.

Knowledge of: Basic bookkeeping procedures; intermediate math; U.S. monetary system.

Skill/Ability to: Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers; operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment; write and print clearly, uniformly and legibly; accurately post figures to various ledgers, documents and records; proofread for errors in numbers, grammar and spelling; read and compare information in reports, memos, lists and forms; reconcile work daily; deal tactfully with the public and other employees; organize work in proper step-by-step order; remain flexible to changes in workloads and stress of meeting deadlines; follow verbal and written instructions.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of: Legal descriptions of property; California Revenue and Taxation Codes.

Skill/Ability to: Collect, organize, analyze information and draw valid conclusions; compile and interpret statistics on various records; type various forms and correspondence accurately; apply mathematical schedules in computing rates, bail and fee charges.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment:
Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act:
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan service or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bargaining Unit 1

The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.

Benefit Amount: An annualbenefit amountis provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision, andlife).This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMOmedical plans which include PPOand HMO dental plans andinclude dentalandvision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, andVision Services Plan (VSP).

Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.

Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.

Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11+ years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.

Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 50 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.

Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.

Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.

Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.

To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/hrd/benefits-wellness/health-plans-active-employees/

The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.

Closing Date/Time: 1/4/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$37,676.00 - $45,917.00 Annually