Billing Clerk

Not Applicable.

• Prepare and mail monthly utility bills and disconnect notices utilizing computer programs such as accounting software, word processing, excel, and additional databases.
•  Process monthly billing for both City’s airports and miscellaneous billing.
•  Assist billing customers in person, via email, and over the phone in a courteous and professional manner.
• Maintain record of billing and delinquent utility accounts in accordance with record retention policy, entering adjustments to utility accounts as required.
• Contact customers and title companies regarding billing, hook-up, disconnect and delinquent accounts; set up and record payment agreements.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly billing spreadsheets for the City Treasurer.
• Prepare and record water/sewer liens with the County and submit delinquent accounts to collections as necessary.
• Coordinate disconnections of delinquent accounts and reconnections of paid accounts with Public Works.
• Work closely with water and sewer departments to complete service orders and maintain meter inventory.
• Prepare and file State and Federal Reports.

• Assist in answering the City Hall main phone line and greeting all customers at service window.
• Perform the regular duties of the Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk in his/her absence or as directed by the City Treasurer. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 
  1. Input and process invoices for all city departments.
  2. Process insurance premiums.
  3. Communicate with city departments and vendors to collect all pertinent documents.
• Will perform other duties as assigned by the City Treasurer.

• Considerable knowledge of the general principles, practices, and procedures involved in the successful operation of a modern administrative office or department, especially those required to meet work tasks within a municipal government.
• Knowledge of functions and responsibilities of municipal government. 
• Ability to make work decisions in accordance with laws, rules, regulations and policies. 
• Considerable organizational skills in managing multiple projects and tasks under strict deadlines. 
• Knowledge of business, basic accounting, English, spelling, composition, punctuation, and arithmetic, as well as accuracy of proofreading. 
• Must have good typing skills and ten key by memory. 
• Ability to prepare effective letters, memos, and other correspondence. 
• Considerable experience in Windows applications including knowledge of word processing and electronic spreadsheets, specifically Microsoft office products. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, City officials, and the general public, through written and oral communications exhibiting excellent external and internal customer service skills.
• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions. 
• Must be a self-starter and self-motivated to work in a multi-disciplinary office setting with limited supervision. 
• Must have ability to work both independently and in a team format. 

• High School Degree or GED equivalent required.
• Previous experience in clerical/accounting work, specifically in the municipal government field preferred.

or

Sight, hearing, speech, frequent lateral mobility, lifting items above head, stooping and bending, mentally analyze a situation, solve problems, and make decisions under pressure in area of responsibility; performs bending, squatting, sorting, kneeling, and reaching to ground level and overhead as required for such tasks as retrieving files; lifts, grasps, carries, pushes and pulls 25 pounds; must be able to hold and grip objects; may be subject to sitting for long periods of time; possesses manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer keyboard; may be subject to pre-employment drug testing; primarily indoors with heating and cooling regulated in a general office environment.

Salary : $37,495 - $54,367