Account Clerk I

City of Riverside•Riverside, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Riverside is accepting applications for the position of Account Clerk I to fill one (1) vacancy in the Administration Division of the Library Department. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months. Under supervision, to perform accounting and/or clerical work that involves posting, checking entries and balancing accounts in a customer information or accounting system; to perform a variety of tasks in the preparation of utility bills; and to do related work as required.

Requirements

High school graduation or satisfactory equivalent (GED) preferably supplemented by courses in accounting.
None required (experience).

Nice To Haves

Experience providing customer service, specifically involving cash handling and processing payments.
Clerical experience performing routine data entry and maintaining electronic or physical files.
Experience reviewing forms, records, or invoices for completeness and accuracy.
Experience using office software (such as Excel or Word) to track or calculate data.
General office experience processing, reviewing, or organizing basic financial documents like receipts or invoices.
Prior experience working for a government agency.

Responsibilities

Maintain general and subsidiary ledger records according to established account classifications.
Post entries from supportive records and balance against other records.
Serve at public counter collecting service payments and license fees; make change; count cash and verify receipts; make daily bank deposits.
Prepare and audit voucher packages for payment to vendor.
Post charges to accounts.
Calculate personnel, equipment, and other costs for special projects.
Assist in departmental budgetary control.
Prepare financial and statistical reports.
Participate in the assignment of appropriate billing rates for utility and other municipal services; make adjustments and corrections on accounts.
Utilize a personal computer, calculator, and other office equipment to carry out assigned clerical functions.