Job Description
Job Overview
This position is responsible for performing entry level clerical-accounting work under specified processes, procedures and guidance for both clerical and basic accounting level transactions.
Starting Salary
$34,320 - $44,616
Benefits
Click HERE to view our Benefits at a glance
Core Competencies
- Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
- Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
- Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
- Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
Note : The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.
Indexes invoices into the imaging system in preparation for payment into the accounting system.Processes County credit card (PCard) and employee reimbursements (iExpense) transactionsEnters automated receipts into the County's E-Business system for goods and services purchased by departmental staff utilizing packing slips or signed delivery documents.Validates supplier data and recommends updates as neededCreates accounts receivable receipts; uploads and indexes supporting documentation into the imaging systemProcesses customer refunds.Codes fiscal documents for posting into automated accounting system.Assists with posting basic transactions to proper accounts.Assists in compiling data for basic fiscal reports and statements.Prepares periodic summary reports.Assists with the reconciliation and balancing of accounting records.Receives funds, prepares deposits.Other related duties as assigned.Job Specifications
Knowledge of general office practices, procedures, and methods.Knowledge of bookkeeping and basic accounting principles, practices, procedures, and methods.Ability to input data timely and accurately.Ability to match names and numbers and perform basic reconciliation functions.Ability to electronically index key fields and file both numerically and alphabetically.Ability to read, understand, and apply written instructions and job-related policies and procedures.Ability to develop basic correspondence and spreadsheets with automated applications.Ability to index / upload data into automated document storage and retrieval applications.Ability to utilize software to create and validate mathematical calculations.Physical Requirements
Position is typically in an office environment.Requires an employee to be mostly sedentary.Work Category
Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.Minimum Qualifications Required
Graduation from high school or possession of a GED Certificate; ANDSix months of experience in bookkeeping, financial record keeping or cashiering; or successful completion of a vocational / technical course in bookkeeping, financial record keeping or cashiering; ORAn equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.Emergency Management Responsibilities
In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee's department, the County's Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency / disaster.
Additional Job Requirements
A department, depending on the nature of its mission and operations, may require that employees in all or certain positions in this job classification :
Maintain the ability to pass the background checks required for the position. These background checks may include but are not limited to :Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)Level 1 and Level 2 Background screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)2. Possess the necessary job-related license(s) or certification(s) that may include possession of a Florida Driver License (Class E).