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Senior Accounting Specialist
GENERAL PURPOSE
Perform advanced level accounting clerical and financial
record keeping activities; prepare and maintain appropriate
accounts involving posting and balancing.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receive general supervision from the Accounting Supervisor.
May receive technical and functional supervision from
technical and professional staff. May exercise technical and
functional supervision over accounting clerical staff.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the advanced journey level class in the Account
Clerk series. Positions at this level are distinguished from
other classes within the series by the level of
responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties
assigned. Employees perform the most difficult and
responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this
series, including maintaining complex and interrelated
payroll records. Employees at this level are required to be
fully trained in all procedures related to assigned areas of
responsibility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations
of the various types of work that may be performed. The
omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude
them from the position if the work is similar, related or a
logical assignment to this class.
• Perform complex accounting clerical duties within the
City's accounting system related to payroll, special
assessment districts, and fixed assets.
• Prepare and monitor the City's payroll in entirety.
• Prepare and monitor billings, receipts, and pay-offs for
all special assessment districts; monitor the accounting of
City's fixed assets.
• Provide technical information and instruction to
departmental personnel regarding procedures and methods;
interpret and explain rules and regulations to departmental
personnel and citizens.
• Maintain records, prepare various reports, prepare tax
returns related to payroll, and prepare reports for special
assessment districts and fixed assets.
• Run complete payroll from input of time records through
payment of withholdings and taxes.
• Assist in reconciling bank accounts, investment accounts,
and in the preparation of journal entries.
• Review travel and procurement card accounts and check
requisitions.
• Respond to requests for assessment information from
property owners, realtors, and other interested parties.
• Perform related duties, as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Additional specialized training or college level course work
in accounting or a related field is desirable. Three years
of responsible experience in the maintenance of financial
and related statistical records. Any combination of
experience and training that would likely provide the
required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Principles and practices of financial record keeping. Record
keeping and reporting procedures. Accounting principles and
procedures. Basic computerized data processing principles.
Modern office methods, practices, procedures, and computer
equipment. Understand and interpret the principles, laws,
and procedures involved in the area of assignment.
Accurately maintain records and files and prepare financial
reports. Analyze data and draw logical conclusions. Operate
a computer terminal.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
Physical Requirements
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or
negligible amount of force frequently to move objects;
involves sitting most of the time.
Work Environment
Position is typically office or administrative work and is
not substantially exposed to adverse environmental
conditions.
License or Certificate: None.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employee Association Status: Depends on the confidentiality
of the position.
Revised: 05/08
City of Peoria Arizona an Equal Opportunity Employer
DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS, ANY
APPLICANT REQUIRING ACCOMMODATION FOR A DISABILITY SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT.
Employment Hotline (Voice Only):
623-773-7105
Human Resources (Voice/TDD): 623-773-7100
EOE M/F/D/V
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
OPORTUNIDAD DE EMPLEO CON DERECHOS IGUALES
8401 West
Monroe St, Suite 110 - Peoria Arizona 85345 - (623) 773-7100
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