Account Clerk-Keyboard Specialist Position Available In Schuyler, New York

Schuyler County Public Health Seeking Account Clerk-Keyboard SpecialistSALARY:

$19.43/hr with excellent benefit package which includes: NYS Retirement; Health Insurance; option for Deferred Compensation, paid sick, personal, holiday, and vacation time.

VACANCY:

At the present time, there is one full time, 35 hour per week, provisional opening in the Schuyler County Public Health. The individual hired will need to take a Civil Service test at a later date, and be reachable on the list to gain permanency in the position.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must submit a Civil Service Application for Employment and/or Examination to Schuyler County Civil Service office. Applications WILL be accepted via email or fax. You may include a resume with your application; however, you may NOT substitute See Resume for completing any portion of the application form.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The work involves responsibility for the performance of standard account-keeping procedures in maintaining and checking financial accounts and records. The incumbent will be responsible for entering and retrieving information from a computer database/spreadsheet using software. Routine assignments are done under supervision in accordance with defined procedures; detailed instructions are provided for new or unusual assignments. This class differs from Senior Account Clerk-Keyboard Specialist by virtue of the limited complexity of the work. The work is reviewed by observation, crosschecks, or by the immediate supervisor and by other steps in the account-keeping process. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Reviews a variety of documents such as claim forms, vouchers, bills, purchase orders to determine eligibility for payment or to verify accuracy of payment made, according to defined procedures and policies; Verifies all calculations and codes on documents; Posts figures to appropriate accounts in hard copy or by computer and verifies all data entered; Prepares correspondence, documents, records and other written material in draft form using hand written rough draft, oral recordings or data from various equipment as source data; Reconciles all entries, both credits and debits; Prepares simple financial or statistical reports from data entered, including status of accounts, current balances, cash received or paid; Uses computer software to produce data needed for state and federal reimbursement claims; Receives cash payments, issues receipts, prepares checks for disbursement, deposits funds into appropriate accounts, prepares reconciliation of balances and posts balance to appropriate ledgers; Deposits bank receipts and transacts other bank business; Contacts by telephone and correspondence clients, vendors, etc. to obtain additional information; Provides routine information orally or in writing in response to inquiries on financial records; Files and maintains all related records such as records related to processing of payrolls, invoices, vouchers, bills and correspondence; Receives, balances and audits payroll time records; May order office supplies and maintain an inventory of supplies and equipment; May sort and distribute mail; Operates calculator, computer terminal and other related office equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, and either: A. Successful completion of a high school accounting course and a keyboarding or word processing course; or B. Six credit hours of coursework in accounting at a regionally accredited college or university, or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees and either a course in keyboarding/word processing or one year of clerical experience that involved typing or word processing; or C. One year of experience maintaining financial accounts and records which included typing or word processing.