SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK bei City of Monterey Park, CA

About the Department

IDEAL CANDIDATE

THE POSITION

Under general supervision, performs more difficult and complex clerical accounting duties, including financial, statistical, payroll, billings, and inputting; maintain journals and ledgers; process and receive payroll related documents and records; bank deposits and reconciles bank statements; processes insurance billings, warrants, utility billings, and business license/pet licenses; audits purchase orders, revenue receipts, warrants, unemployment insurance billing, utility billings, license renewals, and other payments; processes reports and payments for Federal and State income taxes; review and audit all warrant requests prior to computer input; analyzes and reconciles data and accounts; assist in year-end closing process; makes PERS and contract payments; compiles projects; file completed warrants; operates word processing equipment; audits and reconciles payroll and CRA statements; answers the general public and employee inquiries; composes general correspondence; assists in the operation and maintenance of the computer.  and performs other related duties as required.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

This class reports to supervising staff in the Management Services Department and may supervise other clerical personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Any combination of experience and education that could provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: 

• Graduation from high school, AND two to three years of increasingly difficult accounting responsibilities are required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL,S AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Accounting principles (preferably of government organizations) through the intermediate level; 

• knowledge of purchasing requirements (preferably municipal purchasing); 

• data processing applications and usage; 

• back-up procedures relating to computers; 

• word processing and computer equipment; 

• and general office procedures.

Skills/Abilities:

• Audit and reconcile various financial accounts; 

• compile statistical and financial reports; 

• perform assigned tasks with minimum directions and supervision; 

• make intelligent decisions based on questions about available data; 

• follow oral and written instructions; 

• effectively research billing reports; 

• set priorities; give instructions; 

• work long periods of time with numbers; 

• high accuracy; type and operate various office equipment such as typewriter, calculator, data processing equipment; 

• maintain good relationships with others; 

• and the ability to type accurately.