Clerk III (Treasurer)

Woodbury County•Sioux City, IA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible and accountable for the accurate, efficient handling and collecting of the entire amount of money for County Funding from all sources and for the proper processing and balancing of all collected amounts. The effective accomplishment of various other clerical duties related to scope of responsibility as assigned and under direct authority of the Supervisor/Deputy and/or County Treasurer.

Requirements

Must possess High School diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED)
Ability to set priorities regarding assignments and follow through to completion
Good record keeping skills
Specific knowledge of a body of rules or operations for a particular functional area or areas such as might be acquired in one (1) to three (3) years of prior related experience
Knowledge and/or ability to acquire the skills of cash transaction, recording principles, receipting varied revenues
Ability to keyboard accurately with a 40 words per minute (net score)
Knowledge of general office equipment operations and procedures
Knowledge of the operations of general office equipment including calculator and computers
Ability to learn County software
Candidate for hire must successfully pass a background check, a physical examination, and drug screening test prior to employment.
The ability to instruct and motivate others, as well as the ability to communicate tactfully and courteously with others in clearly spoken English
Keyboarding skill test from Iowa Workforce Development with a 40 words per minute (net score), within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

Balancing daily receipts for all tax payments, which includes receiving payments and issuing miscellaneous receipts from all County departments.
Cash count each day and reporting all money on hand (cash, checks and credit/debit payments) at the end of the fiscal and calendar year.
Performing a variety of tasks dealing with the accurate and effective collection of money coming into the County; including bad checks, and special assessment records.
Preparing a variety of tax receipts in an accurate, timely, and efficient manner.
Daily and monthly balancing of all DNR monies and monthly reports to the State DNR.
Verifying the deposit of funds as accurate.
Providing back-up for the Tax Deputy for all functions relating to the Tax Deputy's job duties.
Communicating, in a tactful and effective manner with others in order to present a good image of the County to the taxpayers and general public.
Accurate balancing of large volumes of incoming money on a daily basis.
Performing a variety of tasks dealing with the accurate and effective collection of money coming into the County including insufficient or bad check payments.
Making Auditor's corrections on the tax list.
Checking paperwork, collecting and recording the receipt of fees paid.
Learning all clerical duties of the Tax department, including answering inquiries in person and on the phone, collecting and entering tax payments including mobile home taxes and processing payments through the mail.
Performing various other duties related to scope of responsibilities as assigned by the County Treasurer.
Assisting with the accurate and effective accomplishment of a variety of reports and other duties as assigned by County Treasurer and/or Appointed Deputy.