ACCOUNT CLERK II

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER
R0578L-R

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
We welcome applications from everyone

REPOSTING INFORMATION

This announcement is a reposting to reopen the filing period.

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD
We will begin receiving applications on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

WHY WORK FOR US?

With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation! As the largest employer in Southern California, over 116,000 employees in more than 38 Departments provide vital public services as diverse as law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities, and many more.

We are dedicated professionals committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of the workplace as well as protecting the rights of each employee. The County has more than 2,300 different job descriptions, offering a lifetime of opportunities and careers! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the nation. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax, and rejuvenate in order to reach your fullest personal and professional potential.

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Essential Job Functions

WHAT WILL I DO AS AN ACCOUNT CLERK II?

• Serve as a clerical assistant to a higher level in-charge accounting position which has day-to-day responsibility for the operation of the accounting system.
• Perform a variety of the more difficult and complex bookkeeping and associated financial-clerical work including, sorting, coding, verifying, and filing financial documents to registers and subsidiary ledgers.
• Maintain records of a small general accounting system, or accounts receivable, accounts payable, or trust accounting system.
• Distribute both direct and indirect costs to an established job or hospital cost accounting system.
• Assist in the reconciling of accounts with the Auditor's abstract.
• Compile prescribed financial-statistical data.
• Prepare highly standardized reports such as sales tax, mileage, and collection reports or other reports reflecting current account balances.
• Reconcile bank accounts affecting the balances of a large group of funds or revenue accounts and involving a large number of transactions.
• Supervise and perform inventory control work.
• Maintain a large-scale system of stock and equipment accounts.
• Investigate and explain differences between book value and physical inventories of supplies and equipment.
• Compute inventory adjustments resulting from price change or depreciation and accrued expenses and revenues.
• Prepare complex claims for reimbursement.
• Perform work which required the skilled use of desk calculators, bookkeeping machines, adding machines and typewriters, as needed.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

One year of accounting clerical experience at the level of Account Clerk I.*

Special Requirement Information
*Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Account Clerk I is defined as performing accounting clerical work in the maintenance of accounting records within a comprehensive established framework of procedures, under general supervision.

PHYSICAL CLASS

This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

ENDORSEMENT OF COUNTY QUALIFICATIONS
Employees who wish to qualify using experience gained in county classifications that are not at the level of the classification listed above must provide verification of qualifying out-of-class experience by providing official documentation of additional responsibility bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus or reclassification study with CEO Classification with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from last date of filing. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held a position at the level of the classification listed above.

WITHHOLD INFORMATION
No withholds will be allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met by the last date of filing and clearly indicated on the application.

Additional Information

OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Once we have identified that you meet the requirements, an invitation regarding the following assessment processes will be sent:

Part I of multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 50%, assessing:

• Data Entry Skills
• Conscientiousness
• Service Professionalism
• Quantitative Ability
• Drive for Success
• Numerical Calculation

Candidates may be invited to participate in both Part I and II. However, only those that achieve a passing score of 70% or higher in Part I, will have Part II scored.

Part II of multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 50%, assessing:

• Accounts Payable: Purchase Orders, Invoices and Claims, and Expense Vouchers.
• Account Receivable: Invoice Processing, Cheque and Cash Receipts, Ageing Report and Vendor Registrations
• Microsoft Excel 365: Basic Text and Cell Formatting, Visual Enhancements, Using Functions and Formulas, Printing an Excel Workbook, Applying Passwords and Encryption to an Excel Workbook, Conditional Formatting, and Charts and Data Tables

MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND SIMULATION ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE ASSESSMENTS IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS

• Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination.
• This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test responses may be transferred.
• Applicants who are concurrently applying to Accounting Technician I (R0642N-R), and/or Accounting Technician II (Exam No. R0643O-R) will take the identical test parts one time only.

TEST PREPARATION
We provide study guides and other test preparation resources to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help you prepare for the test, we recommend reviewing all related materials that you deem necessary.

• Online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests .
• Various information can be found on our website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/ . Please click on "Find A Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.

VETERAN'S CREDIT
If you served in the military and were honorably discharged, you may qualify for Veteran's Credit. We will need a copy of your form DD214 to review, so please include that with your application or email it to szhang@hr.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from end of the filing period.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Candidates who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of six (6) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies throughout Los Angeles County as they occur.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in the refusal of the application or rescission of the appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification

We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt-out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for rescheduling an exam part. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.

• szhang@hr.lacounty.gov
• studentworkexams@hr.lacounty.gov,
• info@governmentjobs.com
• talentcentral@shl.com
• noreply@proctoru.com,
• donot-reply@amcatmail.com

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to govermentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
For those who not have access to a computer or the internet, we provide access to complete an application at public libraries throughout the county.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's login information may erase a candidate's original application record.

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FAIR CHANCE
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
TESTING ACCOMMODATION
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, you will be given the opportunity to make a request when completing your application. Please note, you may be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.
Testing Accommodations Coordinator: TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone: (800)735-2929

California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

Department Contact Name: Sophie Zhang

Department Contact Phone: (213)441-2075

Department Contact Email: szhang@hr.lacounty,.gov

For detailed information, please click here

Closing Date/Time: 2/5/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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