Account Clerk-Bilingual

County of Tulare; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Spanish bilingual premium

Job summary

County of Tulare in Visalia is seeking a clerical bookkeeping support position within the Health & Human Services Agency Office. Spanish bilingual designation may earn an additional hourly premium, and a Spanish proficiency exam is required.

Duties include maintaining financial records, preparing reports, posting transactions, calculating payroll, and reconciling bank statements, with emphasis on accuracy and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• One year of general clerical bookkeeping experience.
• Completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a variety of financial records.
• Prepare financial reports.
• Post expenditures, receipts or other data to ledgers or accounts.
• Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
• Reconcile bank statements.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Communication

Basic bookkeeping

Math skills

Reading/writing English

Reading/writing Spanish

Education

High school diploma

Bookkeeping training program

Tools

Office equipment

Job description

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Health & Human Services Agency Office located in Visalia.

Spanish bilingual designated positions are entitled to an additional $.63 (cents) per hour. A Spanish proficiency exam will be required. Applicants must be fluent in the ability to read, write and speak in the Spanish language as well as in English.

• Maintain a variety of financial records.
• Prepare financial reports.
• Post expenditures, receipts or other data to appropriate ledgers or accounts.
• Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
• Reconcile bank statements.

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:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12th) grade.

Experience:

• One (1) year of general clerical bookkeeping experience.

Equivalencies for Experience:

• Or completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other bookkeeping-office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school.

Knowledge of:

• Basic bookkeeping procedures
• Intermediate math
• U.S. monetary system.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Write and print clearly, uniformly and legibly.
• Accurately post figures to various ledgers, documents and records.
• 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.
• Speak, read and write in Spanish, as well in addition to English.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of:

• Legal descriptions of property.
• California Revenue and Taxation Codes.

Skill/Ability to:

• Collect, organize, analyze information and draw valid conclusions.
• Compile and interpret statistics on various records.
• Type various forms and correspondence accurately.
• Apply mathematical schedules in computing rates, bail and fee charges.

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected may 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.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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