Account Clerk II
Account Clerk II
One current vacancy with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department in Visalia. This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and future vacancies throughout the County. The anticipated life of the list is six months.
Typical Duties
Perform difficult or complex clerical bookkeeping work; make decisions regarding classification of source documents; maintain a variety of detailed financial records; analyze and interpret accounts and records; assist with posting and encumbrance procedures; maintain adjusting and closing entries and prepare trial balances; analyze and reconcile financial accounts and records; prepare claims for payment; complete difficult computations; provide information on various departmental procedures and functions; work with other departments in the preparation of payrolls and account payable expenditures; may provide lead supervision to and train unit personnel; will use computers and related automated equipment. Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.
Education/Experience: Requires equivalent of completion of the twelfth grade and two (2) years of general bookkeeping experience.
Knowledge of: Basic bookkeeping procedures; intermediate math including addition, subtraction, division and percentages; U.S. monetary system; basic accounting software programs/utilities. Double and single entry methods; procedures to receive and disburse funds; encumbrance procedures; methods and procedures used in financial and statistical ledger systems; bookkeeping terminology; US monetary system, numeric and alpha filing systems.
Skill/Ability to: Accurately post figures to various ledgers, documents and records; operate a computer and utilize and learn basic accounting programs and utilities; write and print clearly, uniformly and legibly; proofread for errors in numbers, grammar, and spelling; read and compare information in reports, memos, lists, and forms; reconcile work daily; deal tactfully with the public and other employees; organize work in proper step by step order; remain flexible to changes in workloads and stress of meeting deadlines; follow verbal and written instructions; organize work in proper step-by-step order.
DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge of: Legal descriptions of property, California Revenue and Taxation Codes
Skills/Ability to: Enter data and/or inquiry procedures; type 45 words per minute; read and interpret technical material such as legal documents and computer printouts; make difficult adjusting and closing entries.
Additional Information
Conditions of Employment:
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
- Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions.
- An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions.
- Some job classes may also require a physical exam.