Senior Account Clerk
Senior Account Clerk
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Job Description
The Position
This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cutoffs are at 5:00 pm on:4/1/25 and 4/21/25(final)Under general supervision Senior Account Clerks are responsible for advanced clerical accounting duties involving the preparation maintenance review auditing and processing of financial and statistical records reports and claims. Incumbents may serve as lead workers and/or perform the more complex tasks in the work unit where significant independent judgment and decisionmaking is required.
Some positions in this class may be designated confidential in nature in accordance with the County Employee Relations Ordinance and are excluded from the representation unit which includes positions allocated to the regular classes.Examples of Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Principles of lead work responsibilities and leadership
- Employee training techniques and methods
- General principles procedures terminology and practices used in financial and statistical clerical record keeping including posting computing totals reconciling accounts and reviewing balance sheets
- General accounting principles including a basic understanding of debits and credits
- Principles and practices of customer service
- Arithmetic to make calculations and give correct change including addition subtraction multiplication division percentages decimals and fractions
- General business computer applications including spreadsheet database and wordprocessing software
- Correct grammar punctuation spelling and vocabulary usage
- Standard methods of filing (alphabetic numeric chronological) and record keeping
- Appropriate letter and memo format
Ability to- Lead and train subordinate staff
- Prepare a variety of clerical accounting reports using spreadsheet database and wordprocessing applications
- Track/reconcile information between accounts and general ledgers
- Understand apply and explain departmental policies and procedures
- Accurately proofread details noting and detecting errors
- Work independently and carry out assignments with minimal supervision
- Prioritize work and meet deadlines for self and others
- Elicit information from inside/outside sources
- Operate office equipment such as computer terminals typewriters printers calculators scanners adding machines cash registers copiers radios telephones and fax machines
- Calculate solutions to math problems and post and make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately using addition subtraction division multiplication percentages decimals and fractions
- Understand and explain procedural manuals policy guidelines etc.
- Deal tactfully with people
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Read write and speak English at a level necessary for successful job performance
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Employment Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Either: Two years of paid fulltime experience employed by Sacramento County in the class of Account Clerk.
Or: Three years of paid fulltime experience preparing or reconciling financial or statistical records.
Note: Completion of 30 semester units 45 quarter units) including two mathematics bookkeeping or accounting courses from an accredited college or business school may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Parttime experience is converted to fulltime on the basis of 173.6 hours 21.7 days 1 work month.
Note:If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means fulltime paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Parttime paid experience may be accumulated and prorated to meet the total experience requirements.Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please clickhereor speak to someone in our office before the cutoff date listed in this notice.
General Qualifications
Background/Criminal History: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82602 Personnel Policies and Procedures and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidates ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.
The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks credit history checks Social Security Number verification professional license/registration verification military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.
Drivers License: A valid California Driver License Class C or higher may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a casebycase basis.
Special Skills Language Requirement: Depending upon assignment some positions may require the ability to speak read and/or write fluently in a language other than English or may require knowledge of the culture as certified by the Department of Personnel Services in order to:- Give information by telephone or in person regarding department services in a language other than English to persons whose understanding of English is limited.
- Translate the meaning of written English regulations or ordinances to a language other than English.
- Translate into English requests from the public presented verbally or in writing in a language other than English.
- Assist other department employees by giving information and advice on interacting with persons of different language or cultural backgrounds.
Probationary Period
The probationary period for this classification issix 6months.Application and Testing Information
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cutoff date. Clickhere to apply.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone; 711 California Relay Service
Email
InterOffice Mail Code: 094667
www.SacCountyJobs- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cutoff date.
- Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.
Note: Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cutoff date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.
This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For information regarding County jobs:
www.saccountyjobs
Sacramento County is about enriching communities to thrive. We strive to create inclusive workplaces that reflect the communities we serve. We value and celebrate the unique perspectives backgrounds abilities and diverse dimensions of our employees and residents. Through transparency courage innovation and trust we are committed to advance equity and transformational change.
We are a proud equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any phase of the hiring process please contact our Disability Compliance Office at orCA Relay 711
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
