Account Clerk Position Available In Seneca, New York

Account Clerk Seneca County Waterloo, NY 13165

RESIDENCY:

Candidates must have been legal residents of Seneca County or one of the six contiguous counties for one month preceding the date of the written test. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the municipality in which appointment is to be made for at least one month prior to the date of certification and are residents of such municipality at the time of appointment.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

: (Illustrative Only):

• Reviews a variety of documents such as claim forms, vouchers, bills and 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 electronically and verifies all data entered.
• Prepares correspondence, documents, records and other written material in draft form.
• 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.
• Produces 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 balances to appropriate ledgers.
• Deposits bank receipts and transacts other banking 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 records related to processing of payrolls, invoices, vouchers, bills and correspondence.
• Receives balances and audits payroll time records.
• Makes arithmetic calculations.
• Operates calculator, computer and other related office equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school AND One (1) year of full time work experience, or its part time equivalent, which must include as a regularly occurring function of the job some financial account keeping duties, such as reconciling bank statements, posting to ledgers, making entries to journals or checking vouchers and purchase orders for arithmetical accuracy and completeness.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS

None As per 17-ADM-08 issued by the Office of Temporarily and Disability Assistance (OTDA), all Child Support Enforcement Unit employees are required to have Federal fingerprinting background test. When assigned to the Child Support Enforcement Unit, an Account Clerk will be required as to have such background check.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift Monday to

Friday Work Location:

In person