ACCOUNT CLERK
12-Month Position
Starting Hourly Rate: TBD based on experience
EFFECTIVE: 11/01/2025
Must have Civil Service Approval & SFCSD BOE Approval
Please apply online at Seneca County's Application Portal, which can be found at:
https://seneca-portal.mycivilservice.com
Competitive Position (examination is required)
The district application can be found online at http://www.senecafallscsd.org
or call 315-568-5818
Send Letters of Interest to:
James Bruni
2 Butler Avenue
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315-568-5874
jbruni@senecafallscsd.org Posting: 09-11-2025
ACCOUNT CLERK
Qualifications: Working knowledge of methods of keeping and reviewing financial accounts and records; working knowledge of office technology, procedure and equipment; working knowledge of business English; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately; ability to write legibly; clerical aptitude, mental alertness, neatness, a high degree of accuracy, integrity, tact, and courtesy; physical condition equal to demands of the position with reasonable accommodation made by employer for physical hardship; and ability to get along well with others.
Graduation from High School including or supplemented by courses in bookkeeping and one (1) year of clerical experience which shall include experience in financial bookkeeping.
Reports to: Administrator of Business & Operations
Job Goal: Independently performs routine clerical work in maintaining financial accounts and records and/or assists in performing more difficult and responsible phases of this work; does related work as required.
This work is primarily of a routine nature and involves the application of standardized account keeping practices in maintaining and reviewing financial accounts and records. This position works in accordance with definitely defined procedures and under general supervision of the Administrator of Business and Operations.
Evaluated By: Administrator of Business & Operations
Work Schedule: 12 months
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Reviews a variety of documents such as claim forms, vouchers, bills and purchase orders to determine eligibility for payment or to verify accuracy of payment made, according to defined procedures and policies.
- Posts to journals or ledger accounts from an appropriation, expense, invoice, payroll, receipts, voucher records and other original entry media;
- Received remittances by mail or in person, verifies amount, computes interest and penalties and posts to book or original entry;
- Assists in maintaining labor, material and operational costs records;
- Assists in verifying and reconciling account balances according to a prescribed procedure;
- Helps to review and check routine account keeping records and reports for arithmetical and clerical accuracy, completeness and proper extension;
- Classifies constantly recurring receipts and expenditures and distributes costs according to a prescribed code;
- Compiles data for and helps in the preparation of simple financial and statistical reports (including tracking department expenditures, PILOTS and other revenues;
- Issue receipts for monies received;
- Sorts, indexes and files requisitions, vouchers, ledger cards and other material;
- Produces data needed for state and federal reimbursement claims.
- Deposits bank receipts and transacts other banking business.
- Contacts by telephone and correspondence clients, vendors, etc., to obtain additional information.
- Provides routine information orally or in writing in response to inquiries on financial records.
- Files and maintains all records related to processing of payrolls, invoices, vouchers, bills and correspondence.
- Assists with payroll data;
- Operates computing , calculating, check writing and other office machines.