P/T Cashier

City of Coral Gables; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Coral Gables is seeking a cashier/clerical clerk to handle cash transactions, process payments, and perform related accounting tasks. The role requires accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to interact with the public in a municipal setting.

The position involves posting journals, reconciling cash, preparing deposits, and supporting departmental finance functions within city guidelines and policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum two years related experience preferred.
• Valid Florida driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Performs cashier duties and processes payments, including in person, over the phone, and online.
• Balances cash and negotiable instruments, posts to journals and ledgers, and prepares deposits.
• Communicates with other departments and the public, answers questions and resolves customer issues.
• Prepares and maintains records, reports, and files; explains charges to customers.

Skills

Cash handling

Clerical duties

Accounting basics

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cash handling and general clerical work involving the rapid and accurate completion of transactions receiving money from the public; and accounting related functions. Accuracy of work is checked through comparison of all form of receipts with system reports and other controls. Work is performed within the guidelines of policies and procedures established by the Department.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Duties

• Performs cashier duties. Receives payments in person, over the phone and processes on-line payments, and makes deposits. Enters data into cashiering system and prepares deposit slips and daily work files as necessary. Review and verify documents for credit card transactions.
• Operates cash register. Calculates charges. Issues receipts and change.
• Receives cash and negotiable instruments; and credit card payments for payment of bills and fees.
• Posts and maintains journals, ledgers and other record books. Enters data into computer and runs required reports to summarize, track, verify, reconcile, and balance data. Maintains and updates computer files for accounts receivable, cashier, business tax receipts, and miscellaneous receipts.
• Researches and compiles data. Calculates figures.
• Communicates with other departments and the general public. Answers questions, researches information, provides assistance, and responds to complaints and customer problems.
• Performs clerical duties. Prepares records for scanning. Maintains files, types, and operates other office equipment.
• Explains billings and charges to customer.
• Balances cash on hand, negotiable instruments, and credit card receipts against system reports and register tapes.
• Checks balances and reconciles simple cash statements.
• Prepares and mails collection letters to customers related to returned checks. Also maintains and updates the return checks log.
• Prepares bank deposits to be sent to the Finance Department.
• Monitors and orders supplies needed such as deposit slips, money bags, deposit stamps, etc.
• Performs a variety of general clerical and accounting duties.
• Performs other related tasks as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum two years related experience.
• Valid Florida driver's license.
• A comparable amount of training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.