Senior Account Clerk JobID: 2033
Position Type:
Classified Staff/SENIOR ACCT CLK
Date Posted:
5/9/2025
Location:
Multiple Locations
Closing Date:
06/15/2025
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Applicants - Please note that it is required that you are on an active Senior Account Clerk competitive list with Civil Service to apply.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES
Performs varied and difficult clerical work involving the compilation and maintenance of financial records and may supervise subordinate clerical personnel;performs related duties as required.
COMPLEXITY OF DUTIES
Under general supervision, this is varied and difficult clerical work involving the keeping and reviewing of financial records and related account-keepingtasks, with some leeway for the exercise of independent judgment in applying prescribed procedures and methods to routine cases.
TYPICAL DUTIES
Computes payrolls, deductions, etc., and prepares summary by accounting codesand balances with gross payroll.
Posts ledgers and journals and summarizes for control.
Directs and assists in the training and supervision of new employees.
May operate bookkeeping machine and other office machines.
Maintains a variety of ledgers, entering receipts and disbursements.
Issues checks; prepares daily bank deposit and reconciles bank statement andposts to cash book.
Prepares recapitulation of valuation and tax extensions.
Sets up ledger cards and prepares adjusting journal entries for machine postingand checks accuracy of postings.
Prepares special reports as required.
Answers routine correspondence concerning accounts.
May handle all clerical and bookkeeping functions for employee benefits such ashospitalization, pension, etc., and answers routine inquiries concerning same.
Performs a variety of related account keeping and clerical tasks.
May operate a data entry terminal.
- TYPICAL ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
General knowledge of the methods used in keeping financial accounts and records.
Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment.
Thorough knowledge of business arithmetic and English.
Ability to follow complex oral and written directions.
Clerical aptitudes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Experience
- Graduation from high school, including or supplemented by courses inbookkeeping or accounting
and
Two years of satisfactory office clerical experience which included as the majorfunction the compilation and maintenance of financial accounts and records;
or
- Graduation from high school
and
Three years of satisfactory office clerical experience which included as the majorfunction the compilation and maintenance of financial accounts and records.
NOTE: Experience, as outlined in (1) or (2) above, in excess of the two or three-yearrequirement, respectively, may be substituted for high school education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years.
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Nassau BOCES advises students, parents, employees and the general public that it offers employment and educational opportunities without regard to age, color, creed, disability, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, predisposing genetic characteristics, race, religion (including religious practice and/or expression), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation or victim of domestic violence status. The Nassau BOCES shall provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Nassau BOCES shall not discriminate or take any retaliatory action against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the employee's or dependent's reproductive health decision-making. Information and grievance procedures are available by contacting the following individuals at 71 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530: Thomas McGrath, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources & Regional Schools and Instructional Programs at 516-396-2358, tmcgrath@nasboces.org and/or Selma Stoddard, Esq., Attorney (Employee Relations), Department of Human Resources at 516-396-2360, sstoddard@nasboces.org. For further information, please see Policies 0100 Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination; 0110 Sexual Harassment and 0115 Dignity for All Students Act. The entire policy manual is available on the Nassau BOCES website: http://www.nassauboces.org. Inquiries concerning the application of regulations prohibiting discrimination may be referred to the above-mentioned individuals or to the following: Office for Civil Rights at NY Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; or call 646-428-3900; or fax 646-428-3843; or TDD 800-877-8339; or email OCR.NewYork@ed.gov. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may be reached at 33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004; or call 1-800-669-4000 or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY); or fax 212-336-3790; or email info@eeoc.gov. The New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR) may be reached at One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor, Bronx, NY 10458; or call 1-888-392-3644 or 718-741-8300 (TDD/TTY); or email info@dhr.ny.gov; complaint forms may be sent directly to complaint@dhr.ny.gov; or fax 718-741-8322.