Judicial Accounting Clerk (Collections & Verification Clerk)

State of Oregon•Bend, OR

2d•$4,539 - $7,042•Onsite

About The Position

The Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) serves the public, and the people we serve may be facing challenging life circumstances, high levels of stress, or confusion about their next steps. The work you will do in this role affects members of our community who come to the court to have their cases resolved. We need people who want to impact their communities, value OJD’s efforts to remove barriers to access justice services, and welcome interacting with the public. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We consider relevant work experience, education, and any transferable skills and abilities that may meet our qualifications or the skills and attributes we need for this position. We welcome all candidates who are inspired by our work and mission. The Deschutes County Circuit Court in Bend, Oregon, is hiring a Collections and Verification Clerk (Judicial Accounting Clerk).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
At least three (3) or more years’ experience in cash receipting and control, financial reporting, collections and/or banking financial experience.
Experience with assessing a significant amount of data with a high attention to detail.
Experience handling cash and other forms of payment for the purpose of crediting others’ accounts and updating balance information.
Experience reviewing numeric financial information for the purpose of ensuring accuracy, identifying discrepancies, resolving discrepancies, and preparing daily banking deposits on behalf of an employer.
Experience responding to complaints or requests for information from both internal and external customers.
Experience interacting with customers who may be facing challenging circumstances, high stress, or trauma.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills (includes ASL) if you can pass a skills test and are assigned to use those skills on the job.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of collection duties including adding new payment schedules, maintaining current payment plans, and sending out collection/affidavits as needed.
Review, approve, and monitor payment plan requests, extensions, and establish new accounts.
Monitor returning cases from the department of corrections collection program for new addresses to offer defendants a new payment plan.
Set up and review reports in Odyssey (pertaining to payment plans, due dates, and debtor information).
Perform a variety of verification duties including verification of judgments with restitution; disbursement orders for accuracy of language and financial data; monitor and release security deposits; and maintain and monitor cases which have security posted and are on a warrant status.
Verify and reconcile data in the Odyssey system against other available information to correct erroneous entries.
Work with collection agencies to maintain agency records and to resolve any discrepancies.
Work with the public by assisting in person, by phone, and electronically in setting up payment plans, answering accounting questions, and solving any problems that may arise.
Assigned tasks may be changed to accommodate workload and organizational needs.

Benefits

95% to 99% of medical insurance premiums for full-time employees, including mental health coverage.
10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 3 personal business days, separate sick and vacation paid leaves (prorated for part-time employees), and other employee benefits such as optional insurances and flexible spending plans.
5% allowance for bilingual skills (includes ASL) if you can pass a skills test and are assigned to use those skills on the job.
Potentially eligible for a 5% annual increase.
Eligible for overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of 40 per work week.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility.

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