Description

Performs complex clerical, accounting, and administrative work in accounts receivable, general ledger, bank reconciliation, and general administration of fund accounting; processes financial system transactions, assists with cash receipting, business taxes, and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains a daily cash balance; balances cash on hand against receipts; prepares balance deposits; makes a listing of deposits by accounts; examines receipts for accuracy and completeness; and deposits monies into bank.
• Accumulates, calculates, posts, balances, and reconciles data for specific accounts; checks against warrant registers; and identifies, traces, and otherwise resolves discrepancies in accordance with establish procedures.
• Scans deposits, check requests, receiving documents, and other documents into financial information system.
• Administers the collection of taxes, fees, and other receipts in accordance with laws and regulations.
• Calls delinquent accounts to collect past due taxes and fees.
• Creates and adjusts property tax bills for parcels located within City limits; mails and processes incoming payments; and follows-up on uncollected parcels until paid.
• Answers customer related questions regarding bills generated.
• Acts as secondary preparer of payroll, payroll taxes, payroll schedules, and preparation of budget payroll information.
• Cross trains in other Finance areas as assigned.
• Updates and creates standard operating procedures.
• Maintains supporting schedules.
• Assists with annual financial audit preparation.
• Performs research and records retrieval; assists in compilation and preparation of department records; and compares data and information as needed.
• Composes, copies, inputs, edits, and maintains a variety of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other material requiring judgment as to content, accuracy, and completeness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
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Requirements

Education and Experience:

Requires a High School diploma or equivalent with course work in typing, accounting, and data processing; three (3) years of related work experience including experience in accounts receivable, and finance; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or a closely related field is preferred.

Licenses or Certifications:

None.

Special Requirements:

Position requires Background Credit Check due to cash handling responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:   

• Knowledge of computers, multi-line telephone systems, and electronic data processing.
• Knowledge of modem office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting principles and practices.
• Skill in operating listed computers, multi-line telephone systems, and modern office machines.
• Skill in researching and organizing data.
• Skill in using spreadsheet, word processing, database, and calendaring software.
• Skill in customer service techniques.
• Skill in communicating, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform arithmetic computations accurately and quickly.
• Ability to meet and deal with the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, customers, co-workers, vendors, and other City departments.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to work with interruptions.
• Ability to evaluate and/or assess data/information using established criteria.

Physical Demands: 

The work is sedentary work and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:   hearing, mental acuity, speaking, and visual acuity.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the office work environment is moderately noisy.

Disclaimer:
All applicants tentatively selected for a position will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing and background investigations prior to hire.

The City of Woodstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.

E-Verify: In accordance with state and federal law, this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, this employer uses E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph.

Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on Form I-9.

IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.

Summary

The City of Woodstock provides a competitive benefits and compensation package to eligible employees including paid time off, health, dental, vision and employer-paid long-term disability as well as life insurance; an employer-paid pension plan and 457 tax deferred savings plan w/employer match; and discounted gym membership. 

Starting Base Pay Rate: $25.09 per hour and based on experience and qualifications.

 For more information on City of Woodstock, please visit www.woodstockga.gov.