Accounts Payable Clerk

Caldwell-County-Schools; Princeton (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Caldwell-County-Schools seeks an Account Clerk I to perform routine clerical accounting duties, maintaining records at the district office or a school site.

You will input financial data, balance accounts, and support reports while learning district procedures. Strong arithmetic and accuracy are essential.

This entry-level role offers steady hours and opportunities to grow within a local public school system.

Qualifications

• Basic accounting concepts and procedures.
• Modern office practices and equipment handling.
• Record-keeping techniques and data entry accuracy.
• Interpersonal skills including tact and courtesy.
• Telephone etiquette and professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, match, sort, tabulate, check and input financial data.
• Maintain statistical records and process financial documents.
• Learn and apply district procedures and policies.
• Post, balance and adjust accounts; review for accuracy.
• Operate standard office equipment (computer terminal, calculator, typewriter).
• Assemble data for reports from indicated sources.
• Maintain records and assist others with more complex accounts.
• Check arithmetic, verify extensions, and correct account numbers.
• Answer phone and relay messages; provide routine information.
• Handle student insurance claims.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic accounting

Office practices

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

LOCAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PLAN

SUMMARY CLASS TITLE: ACCOUNT CLERK I

BASIC FUNCTION:

Perform routine clerical accounting duties in the maintenance of assigned accounting records at a District office or school site.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assemble, match, sort, tabulate, check and input a variety of financial and statistical data.
• Maintain statistical records and process a variety of documents involved in financial transactions.
• Learn and apply District procedures and policies.
• Post, balance and adjust accounts; review for accuracy and completeness.
• Operate standard office equipment including a computer terminal, calculator and typewriter to enter and manipulate data.
• Assemble financial and statistical data for various reports from clearly indicated sources.
• Maintain various records, reports, documents and files as directed; distribute reports as assigned.
• Assist other accounting clerical personnel in the maintenance of more complex accounts.
• Check arithmetic calculations on financial records and documents; verify extensions, proper coding and account numbers.
• Answer telephone; take and relay messages or transfer calls to appropriate personnel; provide routine information.
• Handle student insurance claims
• Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Basic accounting practices and procedures.
• Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Operation of a computer terminal and other office equipment.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Telephone techniques and etiquette.

ABILITY TO:

• Perform routine clerical accounting duties in the maintenance of assigned accounting records.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately.
• Maintain accurate financial and statistical records and compile data from clearly indicated sources.
• Operate standard office equipment such as a typewriter, calculator, computer terminal, personal computer and microcomputers to enter and manipulate data.
• Learn and apply office policies, rules and practices.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Prepare data processing input documents rapidly and accurately.
• Meet schedules and time lines.

Work cooperatively with others.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law.