What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Clerk III position at Henrico County Virginia?
General Statement of Duties
Closing Date : This position closes on Monday, January 27, 2025.
Performs supervisory and / or highly responsible technical bookkeeping work in connection with the financial operation of a department; does related work as required.
Essential Duties
This position maintains the county's record of all financial transactions relating to financial guarantees, in the form of cashier's checks, sureties and letters of credit, for land development (plans of development and subdivisions). In this role, the incumbent will :
- Receive, record, reconcile and release financial guarantees
- Verify financial documents; deposit payments at the Cashier's Office, maintain in-depth financial records
- Regularly prepare status and special reports, and draft correspondence relating to status, expiration, cancellation and release of financial guarantees
- Answer questions from the public, employees and other departments, requiring thorough knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping, responsible judgment and in-depth knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations regarding financial guarantees
- Assist the division manager and staff with retrieving information and files for processing conditional use permits and variances
- Create and maintain orderly files
- Scan exhibits for digital review, reproduction and storage
- Proofread letters, minutes, memos and other correspondence for content, grammar and spelling
- Transcribe minutes from the Board of Zoning Appeals meetings
- Attend monthly Board of Zoning Appeals meetings and any scheduled work sessions
- Incumbent will rotate, with other administrative staff members, breaks and lunch relief for our front reception area
- Perform other related duties as assigned
The successful candidate will possess :
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school, preferably with bookkeeping and business coursework, and four (4) years of clerical / bookkeeping work experience; Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Additional Information
It is strongly recommended that you electronically submit a cover letter that briefly describes any relevant experience and why you would like to have this position. This will be used in the screening process.
The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills, a high degree of oral and written communication skills, and documented experience working with MS Excel and MS Access.
The expected hiring range will be at the lower end of the listed pay scale.
A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.
How To Apply
Closing Date : This position closes on Monday, January 27, 2025.
You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our on-line applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal though https : / / henrico.gov / services / jobs or click on the Jobs link in the upper right hand corner of our main County page at https : / / henrico.gov.
Minimum Salary 41517
Maximum Salary 76373
Currency USD
Main Organization General Government
General Government
Employment Status Permanent Fulltime
Permanent Full-time
Amount of Travel
Work At Home
