Account Clerk III - City of Orrville : Job Details

The City of Orrville Finance Department seeks applicants for an Account Clerk III position. Work involves preforming accounting and/or financial activities and techniques requiring a knowledge of general accounting practices and procedures, fund accounting and fiscal management within an established framework. Positions will be assigned to work in either the expense or revenue portion of the accounting function but will be required to maintain a working knowledge of both. Duties will include maintaining, balancing, and controlling the integrity of the City's general ledger and certain subsidiary ledgers or classifying receipts and posting to the proper fund, tracking investments, monitoring, balancing and providing reports of various accounts. Work will also involve account maintenance, allocating charges to accounts, posting to accounts, reconciling and balancing accounts. Work is performed with some independence requiring a knowledge of and application of accounting theories, generally accepted accounting principles as well as the use of judgement and decision making in regard to a limited scope of accounting functions while under the general supervision of the Finance Director.

Pay Range: $25.69 - $32.11, plus benefits.

Qualifications: Applicants should have graduated from a college or university with a two-year degree and major course work in accounting, finance, economics, or related field, plus some responsible experience in clerical accounting, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, abilities, and skills.

Citizenship: The exam is open to all United States citizens and those who have legally declared their intentions of becoming Unted States citizens.

Application Period: Applications are available at www.orrville.com. Return cover letter, resume, and completed application to [email protected] by Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 5:00 pm. Position is by application only. Resumes will be returned unless accompanied by a completed application. Only applications returned be email to [email protected] will be accepted. Applications submitted through recruiting sites will not be accepted.

The City of Orrville is an equal opportunity employer and will not consider for employment, nor hire any individual that smokes or uses any form of tobacco products.