<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Non-Instructional</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>4/7/2026</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Adult & Continuing Education Center</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>ACCOUNT CLERK I</p> <p>UNION AFFILIATION: LOCAL 884, RANGE 6</p> <p>Salary: $44,757 - $52,105</p> <p>This is a "Special Fund," non-tested position. Continued employment contingent upon availability of future funding.</p> <p>Hires into this class shall not be covered by the City pension but shall continue to be covered by Social Security.</p> <p>NATURE OF WORK</p> <p>This is clerical work requiring knowledge of the principles of bookkeeping. Work involves the application of bookkeeping skills and may include the maintenance of complete but fairly standard set of accounts or the operation of a specialized bookkeeping system having a large number of similar accounts. Employee follows standard or established procedures but may exercise some judgement in analyzing transactions and determining entries. Work may also involve the preparation of payrolls, financial reports of a routine or standard nature, and a variety of clerical duties. Ordinarily, employees work with little direct supervision, but reports prepared or records kept are subject to periodic internal review or audit.</p> <p>ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK</p> <p>Keeps appropriation, cost, or subsidiary accounts in a system having a number of accounts and transactions, but where all accounts are similar.</p> <p>Posts disbursements and receipts, and balances against records; prepares payrolls and keeps employee earnings records; prepares general vouchers and registers and assists in the preparation of periodic reconciliation of fund balances.</p> <p>Prepares reports, statistical and financial statements from bookkeeping and other records, reconciles bank accounts.</p> <p>Operates calculating machine, typewriter, and other common office appliances.</p> <p>Checks cash receipts, vouchers, invoices and other documents for accuracy of arithmetic, coding and other information.</p> <p>Perceives and records all monies; keeps a variety of accounts and funds; types and presents revenue resume for the fiscal year.</p> <p>Performs related work as required.</p> <p>REQUIREMENTS OF WORK</p> <p>Graduation from high school including or supplemented by courses in bookkeeping and one year of experience bookkeeping work, or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provide the following knowledge, skills and abilities:</p> <p>Knowledge of the principles and techniques of bookkeeping.</p> <p>Knowledge of the principles and methods of modern office management and of the operation of machines and appliances.</p> <p>Some knowledge of governmental accounting methods and principles.</p> <p>Ability to understand and carry out general oral and written instructions and to apply detailed working procedures appropriate to the objectives desired.</p> <p>Ability to apply knowledge of bookkeeping to the maintenance of accounts and the preparation of financial statements and reports.</p> <p>Ability to make arithmetical computations with speed and accuracy.</p>