Account Clerk II

Kingsburg Orchards; Kingsburg (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation accrual

Job summary

The City of Kingsburg invites applications for a clerical finance specialist who will assist the Finance Director with basic to complex financial record keeping and related administrative duties.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and at least three years of clerical experience in financial or statistical record keeping, with careful attention to detail and the ability to work with the public and city staff.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of clerical experience in financial or statistical record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Assists customers; answers questions from the public or directs questioner to appropriate department.
• May accept, generate receipts for and deposit payments; balances cash drawer; maintain records of cash receipts and tie to bank deposits; post to General Ledger.
• May verify vendor invoices and process them for payment and post activity to General Ledger.
• May process biweekly payroll and prepare quarterly and annual payroll reports, using data from computer printouts.
• May process billings for City services and other receivables, including follow-up collection procedures (i.e., Small Claims Court or Credit Bureau).
• Maintains various financial schedules. Reads and extracts data from compute printouts.
• Maintains necessary records and files; does general clerical work as assigned; answers routine correspondence.
• Operates calculator, computer and other standard office machines used in connection with financial transactions
• Processes and maintains City business licenses under general supervision of City Clerk.
• May provide other administrative duties for the Fire and Police department.
• May assist in working on grants and special projects.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Under general direction of the Finance Director, performs clerical work of a moderate to complex nature involving the maintenance of basic financial records and statistical data; and does other administrative work as required.

Minimum Qualifications & Examples of Duties

Education: High school graduation or GED equivalent.

Experience: Three (3) years of clerical experience in financial or statistical record keeping.

Duties

• Assists customers; answers questions from the public or directs questioner to appropriate department.
• May accept, generate receipts for and deposit payments; balances cash drawer; maintain records of cash receipts and tie to bank deposits; post to General Ledger.
• May verify vendor invoices and process them for payment and post activity to General Ledger.
• May process biweekly payroll and prepare quarterly and annual payroll reports, using data from computer printouts.
• May process billings for City services and other receivables, including follow-up collection procedures (i.e., Small Claims Court or Credit Bureau).
• Maintains various financial schedules. Reads and extracts data from compute printouts.
• Maintains necessary records and files; does general clerical work as assigned; answers routine correspondence.
• Operates calculator, computer and other standard office machines used in connection with financial transactions
• Processes and maintains City business licenses under general supervision of City Clerk.
• May provide other administrative duties for the Fire and Police department.
• May assist in working on grants and special projects.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Of

Supplemental Information & Other Requirements

Basic mathematics; record keeping principles and techniques; filing principles and techniques; basic spelling, punctuation, and grammar; modern office methods and procedures. Computers and related software.

Ability To

• Follow detailed oral instructions and procedures.
• Read and interpret written instructions.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately.
• Type and operate standard office machines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.

Additional Information

Refer to the Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) between the City of Kingsburg and the Kingsburg Public Service Employees Association(KPSEA) that sets forth the full and only agreement on wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment that are subject to negotiation between the ASSOCIATION and the CITY.

Salary

Salary: Candidates are normally hired at the minimum of the salary range. Salary increases are given when the employee’s work performance has been satisfactory as determined by a regularly scheduled performance evaluation. A salary increase may be granted after six months. The City has a 5 step salary range with 5% increments between steps. Bilingual skills 2.5% incentive pay available. 2% COLA 1/1/2027, 2% COLA 7/1/27.

Benefits

• Retirement: The City of Kingsburg is a member of the California Public Employees Retirement System. Employees eligible for “Classic” membership are covered under the 2% at 55 plan and all other employees will be covered under the 2.0% at 62 years of age.
• Insurance: For Regular full-time employees the City offers medical, dental and vision care. The employee only rate is $51.36 and the family rate is $156.56, which is automatically payroll deducted, pre-tax, on a bi-weekly basis. The City pays for $15,000 in life insurance for those who qualify and $10,000 for non-qualifying employees. A supplemental life insurance policy for employees and dependents may be purchased through payroll deductions.
• Holidays: Regular full-time employees receive 14 paid holidays and 1 paid birthday floating holiday per year.
• Vacation: Regular full-time employees accrue 12 days vacation per year for years 1-5. Years 6-12 accrue an additional 1 day per year. From years 13-20 an employee accrues 20 days per year. At year 20, an employee accrues 25 days per year.
• Sick Leave: Regular full-time employees accrue 15 sick days per year. At retirement, unused sick leave may be applied toward retirement or cashed out (refer to the current MOU for details).
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential program provided at no cost to employees and their applicable family members.

Longevity

• Employees shall receive a stipend upon completion of the following consecutive full-time years of active service with the City of Kingsburg:
  • Five (5) years of service: $500
  • Ten (10) years of service: $1,000
  • Fifteen (15) years of service: $1,500
  • Twenty (20) years of service: $2,000
  • Twenty-five (25) years of service: $2,500
  • Thirty (30) years of service: $3,000

Tuition Reimbursement

A tuition reimbursement plan is available for work-related study for up to $5,250 per fiscal year.

Other

The City participates in Medicare and Social Security.