Account Clerk II - Central Office 01300003
About The Position
The Syracuse City School District is seeking an Account Clerk II for the Accounting Department at Central Office. This role involves performing or supervising difficult and specialized clerical work in maintaining and reviewing a complex set of financial accounts and records. The position requires maintaining complex financial records, assisting supervisors, and preparing complex financial and statistical reports. Assignments are based on the complexity and difficulty of records, the independent judgment exercised, and supervisory responsibilities. Work is performed with technical independence, reviewed by an Administrative Superior, and subject to annual audits. Supervision of subordinate personnel may be required. A background check may be necessary.
Requirements
- Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices.
- Thorough knowledge of setting up and balancing ledgers and accounts.
- Good knowledge of office procedures and practices.
- Ability to operate adding machines, personal computers (PCs), calculators, and other office machines.
- Ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately.
- Ability to research financial records and prepare financial and statistical reports.
- Ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of subordinates.
- Ability to use common office equipment.
- Ability to train new employees in the use of office machines and account-keeping procedures.
- Ability to apply bookkeeping principles to the setting up and maintenance of fiscal and accounting records.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to perform routine accounting transactions utilizing data processing systems.
- Two (2) years of account keeping work experience or its part-time equivalent, with a major job function of maintaining financial accounts, including reconciling and posting to ledgers, journals, and other accounting records.
- OR Successful completion of 12 semester credit hours in accounting or an associate's degree in accounting from a regionally accredited college or university or business school or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees.
- OR An equivalent combination of training and experience.
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year of permanent competitive class status in the title of Account Clerk I or Account Clerk-Typist I (for promotion).
Responsibilities
- Maintains or supervises the maintenance of accounts and general ledgers.
- Posts or supervises posting entries to various ledgers and journals.
- Receives remittances, verifies amounts, issues receipts, and posts totals.
- Posts or supervises posting of cash disbursements and reviews transactions.
- Checks purchase orders and claims for payment and posts to appropriate ledgers.
- Prepares ledger cards for machine or manual posting and checks accuracy.
- Reconciles balances in various ledgers with the comptroller's report.
- Prepares or supervises and assists in the preparation of payrolls.
- Compiles figures for annual budget preparation, supplying statistics.
- May use a personal computer (PC) for filing or obtaining information.
Benefits
- Current starting salary of $46,913 per the Unit 9 contract.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
