Accounting Clerk I

Finance Clerk

Schedule / Hours : M-F 8 : 30AM to 5 : 00PM (40 hours per week)

This position is responsible for :

Performs a variety of routine and complex clerical accounting functions including financial recordkeeping and reporting; processes billings, invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, tax reports, payments and / or deposits.

Key Responsibilities :

• Prepares and processes one or more of the following financial documents : invoices, billings, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, tax reports, payments and / or deposits; reviews and verifies the same for accuracy and completeness.
• Posts and tracks payments to ledgers; tracks balances of the same; ensures appropriate staff remain aware of account balances; opens new account files and closes terminated account files in accordance with established procedures.
• Receives, records, and deposits cash receipts; prepares daily tabulations and reports of cash receipts; distributes receipts to proper funds; makes daily entries into cash receipts ledger.
• Maintains accurate and complete files of accounts, statistics, billings, invoices, and donor / client files; develops and maintains departmental files; prepares a spreadsheet for recording expenditures and approvals.
• Applies accurate code numbers to financial documents and batches totals; keypunches information into the computer to generate checks, invoices, reports, spreadsheets, and financial documents.

Physical requirements and Working Conditions :

Employee Benefits :

Education and Experience : High school diploma or G.E.D., and two years progressively responsible experience working in a general office with accounting and bookkeeping responsibilities, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Licenses and Certifications : May require Valid State Driver's License.

Equal Opportunity Employer : Veterans | Disabled