ERIE COUNTY PERSONNEL
VACANCY NOTICE
Account Clerk Typist (Full-Time)
Salary Range : $40,880– $48,341 Annually
Department & Location: Erie County Personnel, 95 Franklin St. Buffalo
*Please note that this position is a competitive civil service title and will require a civil service examination in the future. After the exam, selection for permanent appointment(s) will be made from reachable candidate(s) on the eligible list according to the NYS Civil Service Rule of Three.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves performing specialized clerical tasks and keyboarding in connection with the maintenance of financial account and records. Work is performed under the general supervision of a higher-ranking employee who assigns work and reviews performance for conformance with procedures.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Prepares and keyboards vouchers, purchase orders and requisitions; Maintains registers of simple account distributions according to standard procedures; posts by hand or machine, transactions, charge accounts or entries necessary for the balancing of accounts; Inspects, examines or credits simple accounts according to departmental procedures for accuracy and conformance; Balances accounts by adding machine or Microsoft Business Office Suite and reconciles totals against individual accounts; Reconciles bank statements and makes deposits, maintains related files on requisitions, orders, vouchers and amounts; Prepares and keyboards related reports for transmittal to other departments; Operates an alpha-numeric keyboard to transcribe data directly to a computer; Receives cash and check payments tendered in person and by mail; May assist in the maintenance of payroll records; Utilizes enhanced computer systems and equipment in the completion of assigned clerical tasks
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A) Possession of an associate's degree* in Accounting; or:
B) Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours* which included sixteen (16) semester credit hours in Accounting; or:
C) Graduation from high school, and one (1) year of office experience maintaining financial records and accounts or:
D) Five (5) years of office experience, one (1) year of which involved the maintenance of financial records and accounts; or:
E) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (D).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants for designated positions in the Department of Social Services that may have access to federal tax information to perform his/her job duties shall be subject to a suitability background check investigation, including FBI fingerprinting, local law enforcement check, and verification check of citizenship/residency. A criminal record does not necessarily disqualify applicants from employment, rather an individualized determination will be made. The cost of the background check will be assumed by the Department of Social Services.
NOTE 1: *Your degree/credits must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
NOTE 2: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
This notice will be posted for the period August 13, 2024 through and including August 23, 2024.
Interested applicants:
Please forward a copy of your resume and cover letter to:
Shawn Lavin, Deputy Commissioner Of Personnel,
Erie County Department of Personnel, 95 Franklin Street, Room 604, Buffalo, New York 14202
Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.