Senior Account Clerk (1632) (As-Needed) - Finance and Accounting - San Francisco Recreation and[...]

Senior Account Clerk (1632) (As-Needed)

Department : Finance and Accounting – San Francisco Recreation and Parks, San Francisco, CA

Appointment Type : Temporary Exempt (TEX), as-needed appointment. No City health or retirement benefits.

Location : San Francisco, CA

Job Responsibilities

• Performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record‑keeping operations within complex accounting systems to ensure accurate balances and available budgeted funds.
• Posts, adjusts and balances entries to subsidiary ledgers, reconciling account discrepancies.
• Verifies correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy.
• Responds to inquiries and provides financial information to other units, individuals and the general public regarding the status of accounts, payments, issuance of checks and availability of balances.
• Organizes and files source documents according to accepted practice.
• Performs tasks in software related to accounting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets and word processing.
• Calculates encumbered balances of blanket purchase orders and contract orders to ensure that funds are available for payment.
• Identifies discrepancies between departmental records and the City’s accounting system.
• Assists in the compilation of financial data for accounting and financial purposes.
• Prepares accounting documents including requisitions for purchase orders, journal entries, encumbrances and payment documents.
• Performs mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to arrive at correct balances for cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations, taxes and penalties.
• Reconciles bank statements and revolving fund balances.
• Prepares basic financial schedules and reports using spreadsheet programs such as Lotus, Excel and QuattroPro.
• May direct the work of a small clerical staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience : Eighteen (18) months (equivalent to 3,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g., cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping, and / or financial record‑keeping.

Substitution : 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of 6 semester units in accounting, may substitute for up to six (6) months of the required experience.

Desirable Qualifications

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV / AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

Contact

For questions about this position or how to apply, please contact Absar Khan at Absar.Khan@sfgov.org.

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