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Performs the most difficult account record keeping tasks and/or supervises others in the review and maintenance of accounting records and documents.
This class is characterized by the responsibility for either; (1) the maintenance of general book of accounts; (2) assisting accountants by performing the most difficult account record keeping tasks which requires the full understanding of the entire accounting system of the particular agency, or (3) supervise several account clerical personnel in the performance of a variety of account record keeping tasks.The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position.
Maintains control accounts and books of original entry; makes appropriate adjusting entries; reviews financial transactions such as sales, purchases, cash receipts, etc.; to verify propriety of information shown, accuracy of computation and to determine proper posting; examines files of accounting documents for verification and substantiation of accounting data; researches, re-computes and recapitulates records, source media, etc., to locate and correct imbalances; prepare trial balances; prepares supporting or detailed working papers such as work sheets, schedules, reports, exhibits, etc.; assists in preparing budget estimates by gathering pertinent financial data; prepares narrative statements to accompany tables and statistical materials; codes and classifies complicated accounting data; assigns and reviews the work of others for accuracy and completeness; checks vouchers and distributes charges to proper accounts; operates standard office machines such as calculating and adding machines and typewriters; may operate bookkeeping machines; explains agency policies, rules, regulations and procedures to other employees and the public.
This is an amendment to the class specification for the class, ACCOUNT CLERK III, which was approved on June 4, 1959, amended October 4, 1967, effective January 3, 1994.
APPROVED: January 5, 1994
Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school and four years of clerical or office work experience, of which three years shall have been in maintaining accounting records.
Knowledge of: principles and practices of bookkeeping; office practices and procedures; office machine and equipment; grammar punctuation, spelling and word usage.
Ability to: maintain accurate fiscal records; make rapid and accurate arithmetic calculations; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and classifications; understand relationship among accounting records and source documents; operate bookkeeping, adding and calculating machines; understand and apply agency policies, rules and regulations; prepare summaries, statements and reports; establish effective working relationship with others; plan, assign and review the work of others.
Health And Physical Condition
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper for performance of the duties.
Physical Effort Grouping: Light
This is an amendment to the minimum qualification specification for the class, ACCOUNT CLERK III, approved June 4, 1959, amended October 4, 1967, effective January 3, 1994.
APPROVED: January 5, 1994
