What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Clerk II position at Contra Costa Water District?
Contra Costa Water District is an innovative leader in water management and provides employees with a fast-paced and stable work environment that encourages professional growth and development.
The Mission of the Contra Costa Water District is to strategically provide a reliable supply of high-quality water at the lowest cost possible, in an environmentally responsible manner.
Our Values:
- Safety: We provide, as a top priority, a safe and healthy work environment for our team.
- Trust: We protect the public trust with uncompromising integrity, commitment to our professional standards, full transparency, and fairness in all our business dealings.
- Responsibility: We take ownership of our results and deliver on our performance outcomes to responsibly serve our customers, our community, and our planet.
- Exceptional Service: We value our customers, act in their best interest, and take pride in delivering personalized service.
- Employee Success: We share a meaningful sense of purpose in an environment that strives to offer professional growth, diversity, inclusivity, and work-life balance.
- Teamwork: We engage in respectful, collaborative, trust-based relationships at all levels within the organization and with our business partners.
- Continuous Improvement: We continuously seek opportunities to optimize our business practices and assets by engaging the expertise of our employees and embracing innovation.
- Recognition: We reward the positive contributions of our employees at the organization, team, and individual levels.
- Communication: We strive for open, effective dialogues at all levels of the organization to ensure input is valued and considered and reasons for decisions are explained.
THE POSITION: CCWD is seeking an Account Clerk II to perform a variety of accounting duties, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, purchasing, cash balancing, and utility billing. Under general supervision, the position requires independent work, judgment, and initiative. The ideal candidate will have journey-level experience and be capable of handling a full range of accounting tasks with minimal supervision.
The current job opening is for a regular status, part-time (20 hours per week) with pro-rated benefits. This position will be located at our District Center in Concord, CA.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Impeccably organized and effectively manages multiple priorities
- Committed to continuous growth and improvement
- Solutions focused and a creative problem solver
- A highly motivated self-starter and adaptable
- Preparing incoming invoices for approval, verifying the accuracy of information, and processing approved invoices for payment
- Keeping accurate and organized records
- Providing payment updates and information to vendors and District personnel
- Filing biweekly payroll changes, timesheets, paystubs
- Scanning documents into payroll scan or SharePoint
- Sorting/Distributing Paystubs
- Attaching garnishment backups and sending out biweekly handwrites
- Assisting Admin Analyst I with after payroll audit reports
- Assisting Payroll Analyst & Administrative Analyst I in reviewing reports prior to posting and scanning mail
- Reviewing manually entered timesheet batches
- Assisting with projects and functions, as needed supporting the Accounting team as necessary
- You will have the ability to support your community as part of an organization providing vital public service
- You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment
- Your efforts contribute to the sound financial practices of the District
- Be a part of the water industry and learn how CCWD provides exceptional service to its customers
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to aid in collaborating with peers to both provide support as well as to obtain information needed to develop accurate, timely budget information
- Verbal and written communication skills to convey budget and related finance information to customers, District personnel and vendors
- The flexibility and capability to effectively shift between multiple priorities
Join us in our mission to provide reliable, high-quality water in an environmentally responsible manner.
Apply today and be a part of our dedicated team at Contra Costa Water District!
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Standing in work areas and walking between work areas are required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds with the use of proper equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS
Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Contra Costa Water District is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other actual or perceived status protected under federal, state, or local law. Employment decisions are based on individual qualifications and performance.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
One of the many CCWD goals is to pursue organizational excellence through diversity, equity, inclusivity, leadership, and professionalism. We recognize the strengths of staff creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and improved decision-making resulting from diverse perspectives, and we strive to be a culturally diverse organization that values, recognizes, and supports inclusion.
CONVICTION HISTORY
A condition of employment for all CCWD positions includes successfully passing a Department of Justice Live Scan fingerprint check and completion of the federal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. Additionally, in compliance with federal law, CCWD participates in E-Verify.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All CCWD employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. As such, CCWD employees may be called upon to support the activities of CCWD during an emergency situation.
Applicants requesting reasonable accommodation during any phase of the recruitment
process are instructed to contact Human Resources at 925-688-8002.
Salary : $39 - $47
