Senior Account Clerk

THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE

SHASTA COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLERS OFFICE

ORAL EXAM WILL BESCHEDULED FOR JULY 10 AND JULY 11, 2024

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: JULY 07, 2024 AT 11:59 PM

SALARY INFORMATION

$3,665 - $4,678 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $21.15 - $26.99 APPROXIMATE HOURLY*

• Please refer to the appropriate Bargaining Unit Memorandum of Understanding for potential future salary increases

• Please visit https://www.shastacounty.gov/personnel/page/labor-agreements-mous.

ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY

Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Auditor-Controller serves as the chief accounting officer for the County. The office acts as ex-officio Auditor and/or Controller for various schools, special districts, and County joint powers agencies.

The Auditor-Controller's office also draws warrants from and makes deposits to the County treasury, prepares County and some district payrolls, and provides accounting supervision over all County departments and districts maintaining funds in the County treasury. The Auditor-Controller's Office also tabulates the County Budget, accounts for property taxes and special assessments, apportions collections, and prepares financial reports and audits.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Under general supervision, to perform complex bookkeeping or financial record keeping work involving the maintenance of financial and statistical records; may perform duties of a lead worker over a small clerical staff; and to perform related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Senior Account Clerks generally have responsibility for a complex bookkeeping or financial record keeping function. With considerable latitude, incumbents maintain important financial and statistical records, prepare regular and special reports and apply a wide knowledge of current operations, procedures, rules and precedents to assigned tasks and interpret this information to the public and County staff members.

Typically, incumbents are assigned responsibility for the style, format, final appearance and accuracy of completed assignments. A Senior Account Clerk may be delegated responsibility to act for the supervisor in that person's absence.

Positions in this class may be required to supervise clerical assistants with such supervision usually being limited to the assignment and review of work. The next higher class of Supervising Account Clerk has regular and continuing supervisory responsibilities for subordinate staff.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Assembles, sorts, matches, checks, codes, dates, numbers, lists and logs financial and statistical data; processes items such as claims invoices, purchase orders, payments, warrants and tax statements; verifies, balances and adjusts accounts and records; receives and accounts for money; computes financial penalties; computes, adjusts, interprets and maintains payroll records; posts to and works with ledger accounts and other records; breaks out charges and allocates to appropriate source; processes information for transmittal to Data Processing; reconciles bank statements and prepares deposits; makes arithmetical calculations; prepares checks and warrants; keeps various financial and statistical records and prepares regular and special reports; operates calculating and bookkeeping machines, computer terminal and other office equipment; maintains files; may assist the public and other employees by answering questions and explaining financial and payroll procedures and financial record keeping requirements; if assigned, assists and provides supervision and training to subordinate employees.

TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of: Office methods, procedures and equipment; procedures, practices and terminology used in bookkeeping, financial and statistical record keeping; principles and techniques of supervision and training may be required for certain assignments.

Ability to: Assume responsibility for a complex bookkeeping or financial record keeping function; make decisions in procedural matters; prepare and maintain accurate and complete financial and statistical records and reports; recommend work improvements as necessary; train and schedule the work of subordinate staff may be required for some assignments; enter and retrieve data on a computer terminal; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

These standards are typically attained withone year of experience comparable to that of an Account Clerk II with Shasta County.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

• Do you have one (1) year experience comparable to an Account Clerk II with Shasta County? Yes___ No___

• If you answered "yes" to supplemental question #1, list the job title(s), dates of employment, employer(s) and a detailed description of duties where you got this experience comparable to that of an Account Clerk II. If "no", write "N/A"

• Do you have one (1) year of full-time clerical accounting experience performing financial, statistical, and/or computerized financial data processing/record keeping work in an office environment. Yes___ No___

• If you answered "yes" to supplemental questions #3, list the job title(s), dates of employment, and the duties where you got this full-time clerical accounting experience performing financial, statistical, and/or computerized financial data processing/record keeping work in an office environment. If "no", write "N/A".

• In detail, describe what experience, education or training have you had that demonstrates you would be a good candidate for a Senior Account Clerk position in the Auditor-Controller's Office?

• I acknowledge that this position may require valid California driver's license. Yes___ No___

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.

• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.

• As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints).An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, (if any), will be evaluated along with the other information received in connection with your application. Except as otherwise required by law, a criminal conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from the position. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position applied for may, however, be considered.

• Based on the results of the background investigation and criminal history check, applicants may then be provided with an offer of employment conditioned on the results of a medical examination, which includes drug/alcohol testing.

• Shasta County participates in E-Verify. For more information visit https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf. If you do not have internet access, contact Personnel at (530) 225-5515 to request a flyer.

• In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, County employees, in the event of a disaster are considered disaster workers and may be asked to respond accordingly.

• Positions in this classification are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the County and the United Public Employees of California - General Unit.

• Employees in this classification are covered under the CalPERS retirement program. Depending on the provisions of the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and other applicable laws, an employee in this classification will be covered under one of the following CalPERS retirement formulas: (1) 2% at 55, (2) 2% at 60, or (3) 2% at 62.
  
  An employee in this classification will also contribute up to 9.5% his/her pay to this plan or will contribute such other amount to the plan as authorized by PEPRA and other applicable laws. Please visit our employees benefit page at https://www.shastacounty.gov/personnel/page/employee-benefitsfor additional information regarding benefits and CalPERS coverage information. The provisions in this flyer and on the County website are for information purposes only. To the extent the provisions of the flyer or the County website are inconsistent with PEPRA and other applicable laws, PEPRA and other applicable laws shall govern.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES

Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to the supplemental questions until 11:59 p.m., on July 07, 2024. A Resume and/or Cover Letter will be accepted in addition to the application form but will not serve as a substitute for a completed application.

It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements such as, "Refer to Resume and/or Cover Letter," or "See Attached Resume and/or Cover Letter" the employment application must be completed in its entirety prior to submission. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Closing date postmarks or faxes will NOT be accepted.

This recruitment will establish a list that may or may not be used by other departments. Prior applicants must reapply to be considered.

Applicants will be screened and those considered best qualified will be invited to appear for an oral and/or written examination. Meeting the announced requirements does not guarantee inclusion into the selection process. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of additional application screening, written and/or practical exam(s), oral interview, or any combination thereof.

Veterans' Credit:Veterans (as defined by California Government Code section 18973) who have been discharged from military service under conditions other than dishonorable and who receive a passing score on all components of the employment examinations (up to and including oral examinations) shall receive credit for an additional five points to be added to their final examination score. To be considered for this credit, a veteran MUST provide a copy of his or her discharge document (DD-214 or equivalent) and information as to the type of discharge (honorable, dishonorable, etc.) WITH THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE.

Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line atwww.ShastaCountyCareers.comor submit an application to the Shasta County Personnel Office.

Arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities. Requests for accommodations may be made to the Shasta County Personnel Office by the filing deadline posted on this bulletin.

Shasta County does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you feel you are being denied service based on a disability, our ADA Coordinator may be reached at (530) 225-5515; relay service (800) 735-2922; fax (530) 225-5345.

Shasta County will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you.

After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Shasta County is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act.

SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Shasta County Personnel

1450 Court Street, Suite 348; Redding, CA 96001; (530) 225-5515