Accounting Clerk - Accounts Receivable

Job Description: This position consists of complex clerical accounting work with fiscal responsibilities. Performs assigned accounting tasks in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable area.Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-audit on checks and payments to check for signatures, account information, vendor information, date and time stamp.
• Review outstanding Accounts Receivable and communicate information effectively to manager and upper-level accounting staff.
• Check processing and review.
• Prepare reconciliations for numerous general ledger accounts monthly.
• Prepare daily deposits for checks and cash.
• Daily bank coding and statement review. 
• Department review, communication and journal entries for revenues brought in by various departments.
• Maintenance of internal spreadsheets used for tracking.
• Maintaining organized files within Accounts Receivable.
• External agency communication with interlocal departments.
• Prepare cash receipts and/or journal entries for daily work.
• Promptly and effectively communicating with BOCC staff and outside vendors regarding payments received. Including but not limited to business-like activities, grant monies, and donations.
• Conduct cash book audits annually, consisting of receipt books and bank deposit books. 
• Maintain subsidiary ledger for certain accounting records and reconcile to the general ledger. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Graduation from high school or a General Educational Development (GED) required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative, tactful, effective, and harmonious working relationships with co-workers, attorneys, external agencies, and the public.
• Skilled in speaking clearly and distinctly, both in person and on the telephone, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to communicate routine and complex information in a manner that is understandable and respectful.
• Excellent writing skills to compose general correspondence using correct grammar and punctuation and using tone and format appropriate for the intended audience.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in desktop office solutions, such as Microsoft Office Suite, database applications, email, .pdf file attachments, internet search tools, and various computer peripheral devices.
• Ability to learn and understand specialized information, including codes, rules, policies, 
• procedures, forms, and legal terms, and apply that knowledge in carrying out job assignments accurately and efficiently.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.   
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software, Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of bookkeeping and accounting
• Knowledge of fiscal record keeping and data processing. 
• Knowledge of office machines, skill in typing or data entry
• Ability to work with confidential and/or sensitive data; interpret and comply with state and federal guidelines.
• Have strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize work in an environment that includes frequent interruptions and simultaneous detailed attention to multiple tasks.
• Dependable and able to meet the assigned work schedule. Must be flexible as work assignments may frequently change.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and exercise good judgement and discretion.
• Comply with legal advice restrictions of the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office

Physical Demands: 
While performing the duties of this job, the DC is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.   The DC is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus

Salary : $35,776