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This is an upper-level financial clerical position responsible for the planning, assigning, and review of account keeping and financial record keeping activities of an account clerical staff assigned to a unit or department. The role involves developing financial reports, financial analysis, problem solving, and financial data manipulation with leeway allowed for independent decision making. The position requires substantial use of an automated account keeping system and reports directly to an Accountant or higher-level staff member.
Responsibilities
- Planning, assigning, and review of account keeping and financial record keeping activities of an account clerical staff.
- Developing financial reports requiring the collection and computation of data from numerous accounts and records.
- Performing financial analysis, problem solving, and financial data manipulation.
- Allowing leeway for independent decision making.
- Supporting an accounting/financial staff.
- Substantial use of an automated account keeping system.
- Reporting directly to an Accountant or higher-level staff member.
- May provide general or lead supervision over clerical staff.
Qualifications
Required
- Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma.
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance (for option A), or four years of experience in bookkeeping, account keeping, or financial record keeping (for option B), or an equivalent combination of education and experience (for option C).
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Principal Office Account Clerk, prov.
Location: Rochester, NY
Title: Principal Office Account Clerk, prov.
Deadline: October 4, 2024 5:00pm
Salary: $40,503 - $51,308 annually
Agency/Dept.: Human Services
Description of Duties
This is an upper-level financial clerical position responsible for the planning, assigning and review of account keeping and financial record keeping activities of an account clerical staff assigned to a unit or department and/or performing higher level account clerk work involving activities such as financial analysis, problem solving, and financial data manipulation with leeway allowed for independent decision making. Duties include developing financial reports requiring the collection and computation of data obtained from numerous accounts and records. The duties are non-routine, are performed in support of an accounting/financial staff, and involve substantial use of an automated account keeping system. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of an Accountant or other higher-level staff member. General supervision or lead supervision may be exercised over clerical staff. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State college or university with a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance plus two (2) years paid full‑time or its part‑time equivalent experience in bookkeeping, account keeping, or financial record keeping; OR,
(B) Four (4) years paid full‑time or its part‑time equivalent experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
(C) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.
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