Become a Senior Account Clerk

  • Entry Level
  • Supervisory
  • Full Time
  • Seasonal
  • Benefits Eligible

Account Clerks are distinguished from other clerical classes by being regularly required to perform duties for a significant portion of time involving arithmetic calculations, posting, processing and checking the results and maintaining a set of financial, statistical or other records. Duties include tasks concerned with departmental accounts and funds, personnel records, and work records such as: preparing and checking payrolls and invoices; posting, verifying, balancing, and adjusting accounts; scheduling, indexing, and filing bills, vouchers, documents and other papers; verifying various statistical or accounting tables and reports; keeping subsidiary ledgers; assisting in preparing statistical or accounting reports; and maintaining various financial records requiring the use of independent judgment. Account Clerk II and Senior Account Clerk: may instruct, lead or supervise inmates, wards or resident workers.

Senior Account Clerk

Under general supervision, performs duties concerned with the processing and maintenance of difficult or complex statistical or financial records which require originality, initiative, judgment and a broad knowledge and understanding of departmental record procedures. May have lead responsibility over others.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$3,680 - $4,612 (paid every month)

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other differentials.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Minimum Requirements 

Either I
Two years of experience in California state service performing the duties of an Account Clerk II.

Or II
Three years of experience in keeping or reviewing financial or statistical records. (Academic education above the twelfth grade may be substituted for one year of the required general experience on the basis of either (a) one year of general education being equivalent to three months of experience; or (b) one year of education of a business or commercial nature being equivalent to six months of experience.) (Students who are enrolled in the last semester or its equivalent of course work, which upon completion will fulfill these requirements, will be admitted to the examination, but they must submit evidence of completion before they can be considered for appointment.)

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge:
Modern office methods, supplies and equipment.

In addition to the above, Business English and correspondence; methods, practices and terminology used in financial and statistical record-keeping work.

Ability to:
Read and write English at a level required for successful job performance; perform financial and statistical clerical work; spell correctly, use good English, and make rapid and accurate arithmetical computations.

Special Person Characteristics
A demonstrated interest in assuming increasing responsibility.

Additional Desirable Qualifications
Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

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