Account Clerk Senior

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies with those County departments that have this position. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Health and Human Services Agency located in Visalia.

Typical Duties

Perform the most difficult or complex clerical bookkeeping work; make independent decisions regarding classification of source documents; maintain a variety of detailed financial records; analyze and interpret accounts and records; assist with posting and encumbrance procedures; maintain adjusting and closing entries and prepare trial balances; analyze and reconcile financial accounts and records; prepare claims for payment; complete the most difficult computations; provide information on various departmental procedures and functions; work with other departments in the preparation of payrolls and account payable expenditures; may provide lead supervision to and train unit personnel; may use personal computers and related automated equipment.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience: Two (2) years of general bookkeeping work.

Knowledge of: Double and single entry bookkeeping methods; procedures to receive and disburse funds; encumbrance procedures; methods and procedures used in financial and statistical ledger systems; bookkeeping terminology; United States monetary system; numerical and alphabetical filing systems.

Skill/Ability to: Perform the most difficult bookkeeping work including preparing and reconciling financial reports, computing tax corrections and making adjusting and closing entries; read, interpret and analyze financial and fiscal documents, accounts and records; define problems, research and collect information, establish facts and develop appropriate conclusions; add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percentages; record information legibly and with technical accuracy; proofread for spelling, number and typing errors; alphabetize, file and maintain various financial and fiscal records; prepare financial documents for payment; retain and recall factual information; follow complex verbal and written instructions; communicate with people of various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds; be patient, tactful and courteous with others; convey written and verbal instructions clearly and concisely.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Data entry and/or inquiry procedures; legal descriptions of property; California Revenue and Taxation Codes; type 45 words per minute; read and interpret technical material such as legal documents and computer printouts; make difficult adjusting and closing entries; use computers and other related automated equipment.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment:
Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act:
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan service or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bargaining Unit 1

The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.

Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision, and life). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).

Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.

Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.

Vacation Accrual:
2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)
3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)
4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)
5 weeks per year (11+ years of service)
Limit of 300 hours.

Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.

Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.

Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.

Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.

To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/hrd/benefits-wellness/health-plans-active-employees/

The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.

Closing Date/Time: 4/19/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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