Senior Accounting Clerk — Finance Operations

City-and-County-of-SAN-Francisc

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 83,000 - 101,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The City and County of San Francisco is seeking a Senior Account Clerk in the Finance Services division to perform challenging bookkeeping and financial record-keeping within complex accounting systems. The role may involve directing a small clerical staff as needed.

The position requires meticulous attention to detail and strong communication, with experience using Lotus, Excel, and QuattroPro. This permanent exempt appointment emphasizes accuracy and timely financial reporting to internal

Qualifications

Eighteen months of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters.
Substitution: 15 semester units of accounting coursework may substitute for up to six months of experience.

Responsibilities

Performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record-keeping operations within complex accounting systems to ensure accurate balances.
Posts, adjusts and balances entries to subsidiary ledgers by reconciling discrepancies.
Verifies correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and calculations.
Responds to inquiries and provides financial information to internal units and the public.
Organizes and files source documents according to accepted practice.
Performs tasks in software related to accounting, including databases, spreadsheets and word processing.