Fiscal Services Account Clerk

FCUSD • Rancho Cordova, CA

2d • $25 - $30

About The Position

Under the direction of the Fiscal Support Manager, performs a wide variety of accounting and clerical duties, maintains financial records, performs financial procedures demanding accuracy in maintaining and verifying records as well as compiling data and tabulating reports.

Distinguishing Characteristics Fiscal Services Account Clerk Job Description
Positions in this class may be assigned responsibility for performing general accounts payable duties within the Fiscal Services Department to maintain books of account and other financial records. Performs the day-today processing of accounts payable transactions to ensure that district finances are maintained in an effective, upto-date, and accurate manner. Employees normally receive assignments in general terms. Since procedures are generally well established, employees are expected to learn their duties quickly and to work without close supervision in a relatively short period of time. Employees in this class work within established procedures but exercise limited judgment in handling individual situations, establishing methods and determining work. The
Accounting Clerk represents the first level in a career path for clerical to professional accounting. Advancement to the Lead Account Clerk requires no less than two years as a Fiscal Services Account Clerk or equivalent and compliance with the stated qualifications.

Requirements

• KNOWLEDGE:
• Account payable and maintenance of general ledgers
• Financial and statistical record-keeping techniques
• Applicable computer software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Basic mathematical computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Filing and recordkeeping systems and techniques
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
• Applicable laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities
• District organization, operations, policies and objectives
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy
• Operation of a computer and assigned software programs
• Telephone techniques and etiquette
• Computer programs for accounting functions such as spreadsheets, database management and others
• ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Make arithmetic calculations with speed and accuracy
• Sort, code, categorize, tabulate, and file date
• Research problems and recommend solutions
• Check and compare information for completeness and accuracy
• Read, apply and explain policies, procedures, rules, and regulations related to an assigned work unit
• Organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• Maintain focus under pressure
• Understand and follow oral and written directions
• Operate a computer and applicable hardware and software and related office equipment Communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Experience: : Two (2) years of full-time experience in one or more of the following areas, general accounting, or accounts payable.
• Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade, including or supplemented by courses in typing and bookkeeping or accounting.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of accounting and clerical duties
• Maintains financial records
• Performs financial procedures demanding accuracy in maintaining and verifying records as well as compiling data and tabulating reports
• Performs general accounts payable duties
• Maintains books of account and other financial records
• Performs the day-today processing of accounts payable transactions
• Ensures that district finances are maintained in an effective, upto-date, and accurate manner

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED