Financial Records & Payroll Clerk

City of Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Buffalo seeks a clerical account-keeping assistant to manage routine financial records, post ledger entries, and reconcile balances using alpha-numeric keyboards and PCs. The role supports payroll, tax rolls, vendor bills, and budget-related reporting.

Open competitive and promotional pathways require a high school diploma with bookkeeping coursework or equivalent experience. Equal opportunity employment is emphasized.

Qualifications

• Arithmetic ability and clerical aptitude with high accuracy.
• Understanding of payroll compilation and account-keeping fundamentals.
• Ability to interpret written and statistical material.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and check financial accounts and records.
• Post entries to ledgers and reconcile balances.
• Prepare payrolls, tax and assessment rolls, and financial statements.
• Process purchase orders, vouchers, and bills; review fiscal claims.
• Operate office equipment and input data using alpha-numeric keyboards.
• Assist in budget preparation and management reporting.

Skills

Arithmetic Ability

Clerical aptitude

Attention to detail

Education

Bookkeeping or Accounting course

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The City of Buffalo seeks a clerical account-keeping assistant to manage routine financial records, post ledger entries, and reconcile balances using alpha-numeric keyboards and PCs. The role supports payroll, tax rolls, vendor bills, and budget-related reporting.

Open competitive and promotional pathways require a high school diploma with bookkeeping coursework or equivalent experience. Equal opportunity employment is emphasized.