Senior Account Clerk

(illustrative only) Reviews a variety of more complex financial documents, classifies them and distributes items into a variety of accounts according to prescribed procedures and policies, and makes journal entries; Posts figures to appropriate accounts, makes all necessary adjustments in balances and verifies and reconciles balances, renews status of accounts as adjustments are made, and takes appropriate action as authorizing payments, issuing checks, or preparing bills; Tracks, audits, and monitors a variety of accounts, verifies adjustments are made to correct allocations, and issues reports as required; May supervise employees by assigning and reviewing completed work and instructing new employees in specialized account-keeping activities; Issues receipts for monies received and prepares funds for deposit into book accounts; Reconciles accounts and prepares reports from information; Contacts clients, vendors, or other agencies to obtain additional information; Provides information orally or in writing in response to inquiries on status of accounts; Compiles data for and prepares and analyzes complex financial and statistical records and reports; Processes, sorts, indexes, records, and files a variety of control records and reports, or supervises the process; Checks for accuracy of computations and completeness or supervises the preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports which are compiled into summary reports or claims for state or federal reimbursement; Prepares in final format, accounting and financial statements, payrolls, statistical tabulations and data, form letters, memoranda, vouchers, reports, requisitions or data from various equipment as the source material; May assist in preparation of figures and reports for use in budget preparation; May prepare, review, and process claims for State aid; Does more complex payroll transactions and prepares all related reports; Operates calculator, computer terminal, check writing machine, and other related office equipment.

Candidates must meet the following requirements on or before the
date of the written test:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college with an associate's degree in accounting, business administration, or related field and one year of experience in maintaining financial accounts and records; or ALL CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT AT TIME OF
APPLICATION.
(B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and three years of experience in maintaining financial accounts and records; or
(C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above. NOTE: CANDIDATES WHO WILL OBTAIN THE MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION SHALL BE
PERMITTED TO SIT FOR THE EXAMINATION.
NOTE: Finger printing may be required for this position. Any fee will be paid by the applicant.

Written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as: Name and number checking These questions test for the ability to distinguish between sets of words, letters, and/or numbers that are almost exactly alike. Material is usually presented in two or three columns, and you will have to determine how the entry in the first column compares with the entry in the second column and possibly the third. You will be instructed to mark your answers according to a designated code provided in the directions. Arithmetic computation with calculator These questions test for the ability to use a calculator to do basic computations. Questions will involve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. You may also be asked to calculate averages, to use percents, and to round an answer to the nearest whole number. Working with office records These questions test your ability to work with office records. The test consists of two or more sets of questions, each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of numerical data from several sources; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.
Test guide:
A Guide for the Written Test for Higher Level Account Clerical is available at the New York State website:https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm. Candidates not having access to a computer or the internet may request copy of the test guide from the municipal civil service office conducting this examination using the contact information found elsewhere on this announcement. This examination is being prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations dealing with the rating of examinations will apply to this written test.
JEFFERSON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
NOTE: Candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, Spell Checkers, Personal Digital Assistants, Address Books, Language Translators, Dictionaries, or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books, reference materials, devices, or calculators which provide assistance beyond simple numerical computation. THE USE OF CALCULATORS
IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EXAM.

At present, two vacancies exist with the Jefferson County Highway Department This list may be used to fill vacancies as they occur within the Jefferson County Civil Service Division. (County Departments, Towns, Schools, Villages, Special Districts)