Account Clerk

Posts accounts from appropriations, expenses, invoices, payroll, receipts, voucher records and other original entry media; prepares summary statements of ledger balances; balances accounts and prepares bank deposits of monies collected; Receives remittances by mail or in person, verifies amount, computes interest and penalties and posts to book or original entry; issues receipts for monies received; prepares summary reports of daily receipts; Checks daily monetary transactions including balancing of daily receipts and distributing monies to the appropriate offices and agencies; Audits and processes vouchers which may involve arithmetical computations for determining prices, costs and/or charges; Compiles payroll data and prepares payrolls for the organizational unit; Assists in maintaining labor, material and operational cost records; Verifies and reconciles account balances according to a prescribed procedure; Sorts, indexes, and files requisitions, vouchers, ledger cards and other material; Compiles data for and prepares simple financial and statistical reports; Operates computing, calculating, check-writing and other office machines and/or equipment related to operations; Answers telephones and refers calls to appropriate staff members; May perform routine clerical tasks which include typing, filing and other office clerical work.

Qualifications:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.