Principal Account Clerk - Fire Department
Principal Account Clerk - Fire Department
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$ 80196 - 97624
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Job Description
Our diverse and inclusive workforce of more than 7000 employees play a key role in the success of San Jos the heart of the Silicon Valley. All City of San Jos employees work together as one team to make San Jos a vibrant innovative and desirable place to live and work.Visithere to learn more about our One Team Leadership Values and Expectations including quality and excellent customer service and hereto learn more about San Jos.
The City of San Jos is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation disability veteran statusor any other consideration made unlawful under any federal state or local laws. The City of San Jos is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at 711 (TTY) or via email at .
About the Department
The San Jos Fire Departments (SJFD) mission is to serve the community by protecting life property and the environment through prevention and response. SJFD is a high-volume high-performance all hazard fire department responding to approximately 93000 calls for service each year from 33 Fire Stations. SJFDs service area includes a number of high-hazard occupancies including an international airport; a general aviation reliever airport; five major hospitals (including two trauma centers and five emergency departments); the SAP Center home of the NHLs San Jose Sharks (17500 capacity); PayPal Park home of MLSs San Jose Earthquakes (18000 capacity); San Jos State University (the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast) with a student population of 33409; three super regional malls; approximately 100 high-rise structures; and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The Bureau of Administrative Services (BAS) is responsible for the SJFDs backend operations: budgeting accounting employee services human relations information technology geographic information systems and public records requests. Its comprised of several teams: Budget and Fiscal Management Employee Services Fire Information Technology Applications and Geographic Information Systems.
For more information on the San Jos Fire Department (SJFD) please visit the websitehere.Position Duties
The San Jos Fire Department is currently recruiting to fill one (1) Principal Account Clerk vacancy in the Bureau of Administrative Services.
The Accounts Payable (AP) Principal Account Clerk will serve as the Fire Departments primary oversite for the procurement card program that consists of regular and emergency addition this position is responsible for performing the review and reconciliation of all cardholder accounts. The Principal Account Clerk will also oversee payment processing for all department utilities. Other assigned duties will include special payment demand request petty cash reconciliation and refund requests.
Please note that the position may not include all the duties listed nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.
The salary range for the Principal Account Clerk classification is $80196.48 - $97624.80 annually.
This salary range includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates qualifications and experience.Minimum Qualifications
Education: Successful completion of high school General Educational Development (GED) Certificate or California Proficiency Certificate.
Experience: Three (3) years of accounting clerical experience including one (1) year in the performance of reviewing and balancing ledgers processing and reviewing revenues payments or requisitions or serving as a timekeeper and processing payroll.
Acceptable Substitutions: A bachelors degree in a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience.
Licenses or Certificates: Possession of a valid drivers license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in the State of California.Other Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies as demonstrated in past and current employment history.
Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
Communication Skills- Communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely effective positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate complete and current; well-organized legible concise neat and in proper grammatical form.
Computer Skills - Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to MS Outlook MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Access and MS Excel.
Customer Service- Demonstrates ability to anticipate internal and external customers needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely accurate respectful and friendly manner.
Decision Making- Identifies and understands issues problems and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.
Flexibility - Makes effective decisions and achieves desired results in the midst of major changes in responsibilities work processes timeframes performance expectations organizational culture or work environment.
Problem Solving- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Reliability - Completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Selection Process:
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicants training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions the selection or hiring processes please contact Angela Tea at.
Additional Information:
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.
Please note that applications are currently not acceptedthrough CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION please email and we will research the status of your application.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
