Senior Account Clerk - Utilities

Description

Provides skilled administrative support to management, the department, and city residents, and intermediate clerical and technical work. Maintains various accounting controls and records; performs accounting tasks involving the preparation of various fiscal and statistical reports; processes accounts payables; maintains the telephone system billing; keys semi-monthly payroll; assists in preparing annual budget; maintains records of vehicles and equipment; keys and receives inventory; keys and processes purchase requisitions and credit card charges.

The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed in the job description. The City retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Performs additional duties to support operational requirements as assigned.

Education and Experience
Associate’s Degree from a college, technical, business or vocational school, and one to five years of experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above
Certifications/Licenses

• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record according to City criteria

Job Knowledge
Intermediate knowledge to perform most work in normal situations. Comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
Reading
Advanced: Ability to read literature, books, reviews, scientific or technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and/or legal documents.
Writing
Intermediate: Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Math
Intermediate: Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
Communication Skills
Requires providing basic information to others outside direct reporting relationships on procedures or general policies. Contact may require the consideration of different points of view to reach understanding and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
Independence and Decision-Making
Normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance reviewed periodically.
Technical Skills
Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
Fiscal Responsibilities
Completes research for documents, compiles data for computer entry, and/or enters or oversees data entry. Has responsibility for monitoring budget/fiscal expenditures (typically non-discretionary expenditures) for a work unit of less than department size (programs, activities, projects or small organizational units) or responsibility for fiscal management of capital project(s). May recommend budget allocations.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is sedentary in nature, requiring occasional light physical exertion. Requires adequate vision, hearing and talking to use a computer, telephone and communicating effectively with others.

NON-PHYSICAL DEMANDS

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Typically requires use of standard office equipment and telephone, including computer, Microsoft Office and related software and hardware; and any other equipment as appropriate or as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This work is performed in an office environment where there are no health, safety, or environmental factors. The employee must wear appropriate protective equipment as apparent or assigned, if any.