Senior Account Clerk 1632 - Citywide C00319
Senior Account Clerk 1632 - Citywide C00319
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Job Description
Under general supervision the Senior Account Clerk performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems and may direct the work of a small clerical staff. Essential functions include: preparing processing posting adjusting and balancing entries to ledgers; utilizing a numeric keypad to input information and perform calculations; analyzing and performing account reconciliation verifying the correctness of accounting documents; enforcing and carrying out existing policies regulations and procedures related to accounting and financial activities; responding to inquiries and providing financial information; organizing and filing source documents; and performing operations involving automated accounting systems spreadsheet programs. This is the seniorlevel position in the Account Clerk series. It is distinguished from the 1630 Account Clerk in that it may have leadworker responsibilities and incumbents perform work that is more complex and analytical than that performed by incumbents in the 1630. The Senior Account Clerk also performs related duties as required.
Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification 1632Senior Account Clerk City and County of San Francisco.
Qualifications :
Minimum Qualifications (Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the filing date.
Experience: Eighteen 18 months (equivalent to 3000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g. cost records deposits expenditures allocations) bookkeeping and/or financial record keeping. Such experience typically includes verifying correctness of financial documents; maintaining expenditure records; and reconciling subsidiary accounts.
Substitution of Experience: 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in accounting may be substituted for the required experience as described above.
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed City and County of San Francisco application.
Additional Information :
SELECTION PROCEDURES: After application submission candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process which includes the following:
Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying)
Candidates will be required to complete a Minimum Qualifications Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicants experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possess the required minimum qualifications.
Senior Account Clerk Written Examination (Weight: 100:
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a written multiplechoice examination to determine their relative knowledge skill and ability level in one or more of the following job related areas as appropriate. These areas may include but not limited to: knowledge of financial recordkeeping and accounting methods/concepts; ability to perform accounting tasks; ability to perform mathematical calculations; knowledge of internal control handling and account for varying amounts of money; and interpersonal ability (establish and maintain effective working relationships).
Please Note: If you also apply and meet the minimum qualifications for the 1630 Account Clerk and/ or 1634 Principal Account Clerk recruitment you will only be scheduled once for this examination. The same exam is used for all three classeshowever the pass point for each class if different.
The score that you achieve on the exam shall be valid and banked for three years starting from the date of the examination. This means that during this threeyear time period you will not be required to take the test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. If the test for this future announcement is held within 12 months of the date of this examination your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However after twelve months you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) retake the test. Retesting is permitted no sooner than twelve months from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that should you retest your retest score would become your official score going forward since it is the most recent. A passing score must be achieved on the exam in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list/score report. The hiring department may administer additional positionspecific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.
The multiplechoice exam will be administered either on a computer or in a paper format. The type of format will depend on the size of the qualified applicant pool. Qualified candidates will be notified of the type of exam format in their exam appointment notification. This is a standardized multiplechoice examination. In accordance with Civil Service Rule 111.11.4 inspection privileges do not apply to the questions and answers in this examination.
The hiring department may administer additional positionspecific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.
Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established so applicants can view the ranks final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information including names of applicants on the eligible list shall not be made public unless required by law. However an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection upon request once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g. as a result of appeals) as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.
The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 24 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.
Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement including requirements time periods and other particulars except when superseded by federal state or local laws rules or regulations. Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources 1 S Van Ness Avenue 4th Floor San Francisco CAby close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements applications and examination policies including applicant appeal rights can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at https://sf/departments/civilservicecommission.
Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
- Information About the Hiring Process
- Conviction History
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Disaster Service Worker
- ADA Accommodation
- Veterans Preference
- Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
- Right to Work
- Copies of Application Documents
- Diversity Statement
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your application through this job ad. Applicants will receive a confirmation email from that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Future email contact: Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is your responsibility to ensure that your registered email address is accurate and kept uptodate. Also applicants must ensure that emails from CCSF is not blocked on your computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses @sfgov @sfdpw @sfport @flysfo @sfwater @sfdph @asianart @sfmta @sfpl @dcyf @first5sf @famsf @ccsf @smartalerts and @smartrecruiters).
Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the exam analyst Jennifer Bushman at
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 (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) 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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
