Finance Account Clerk
About The Position
The fundamental reason this position exists is to manage various accounts, perform account payable tasks for various city departments, perform general clerical duties, and manage initial point-of-contact sales tax, business tax, and business licensing responsibilities for the city Finance Department. Work responsibilities in License and Revenue include the issuance and maintenance of tax and license accounts and records per the city's Code of Ordinance, Chapter 16, entitled, “Licenses and Taxation”, and the state's Uniform Revenue Procedures, Tax Payor Bill of Rights, and other corresponding local and state laws, intake of tax and business license applications, intake and maintenance of required supporting documentation, analyze and conclude which business-related accounts will be established, performing accounts receivable tasks, for the Revenue Division. Work responsibilities in accounting include the issuance of payments on behalf of all City departments, reviewing and correcting invoices for proper account coding, arithmetic, vendor selection, budget, and supporting documentation, and maintenance of all financial records regarding the aforementioned tasks. Depending on which section work is being performed, this position reports to a supervising Compliance Officer, Accounting Specialist, Assistant Comptroller, or Comptroller.
Requirements
- High school or GED
- Successful completion of two bookkeeping or accounting courses
- Two (2) years of accounting clerical experience
- Six (6) months of additional accounting clerical experience can substitute for the two courses
- Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered
Responsibilities
- Manage various accounts
- Perform account payable tasks for various city departments
- Perform general clerical duties
- Manage initial point-of-contact sales tax, business tax, and business licensing responsibilities for the city Finance Department
- Issue and maintain tax and license accounts and records
- Intake tax and business license applications
- Intake and maintain required supporting documentation
- Analyze and conclude which business-related accounts will be established
- Perform accounts receivable tasks for the Revenue Division
- Issue payments on behalf of all City departments
- Review and correct invoices for proper account coding, arithmetic, vendor selection, budget, and supporting documentation
- Maintain all financial records regarding the aforementioned tasks
Benefits
- health, dental, and life insurance
- paid annual and sick leave
- paid holidays
- participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
