Senior Accounting Clerk & Payroll Specialist

City of Buffalo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Buffalo is seeking a Senior Account Clerk-Typist to manage and verify financial accounts and payroll processes in a governmental setting. The role involves supervising payroll activities, maintaining accounting records, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.

The position requires an associate degree or higher in accounting or related coursework, and experience with account-keeping, clerical duties, and data entry using computerized systems.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of checking and maintaining financial accounts and records.
• Working knowledge of payroll compilation and account-keeping principles.
• Ability to do arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to understand and interpret written and numerical material.
• Experience operating office equipment and alpha-numeric keyboards.
• Attention to detail and clerical accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Review and check complex account-keeping records and reports for accuracy.
• Maintain control accounts and verify balances with subsidiary accounts.
• Post to journals or ledgers and prepare ledger balance summaries.
• Supervise payroll clerks and coordinate payroll preparation and distribution.
• Reconcile vendor statements and prepare accounts payable data.
• Assist in budgeting, cost recording, and inventory reconciliation.

Job description

The City of Buffalo is seeking a Senior Account Clerk-Typist to manage and verify financial accounts and payroll processes in a governmental setting. The role involves supervising payroll activities, maintaining accounting records, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.

The position requires an associate degree or higher in accounting or related coursework, and experience with account-keeping, clerical duties, and data entry using computerized systems.