Account Clerk

Job Description

Account Clerk I/II | Butte County

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Butte County, currently located in Oroville, CA within the Department of Public Works. Butte County is a public sector organization dedicated to providing essential services to its community. This role is vital for ensuring the accurate and timely processing and maintenance of fiscal, financial, statistical, and accounting records across various county departments, directly supporting operational efficiency and accountability.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Oroville, CA
• Pay: $18–$27 hourly
• Team: Receives immediate or general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel.
• Mission: This person performs routine to complex fiscal, financial, statistical, and accounting support to ensure the accurate preparation, processing, and maintenance of records and transactions.
• Tech Stack: manual and computerized accounting and financial records, computer keyboard, standard office equipment, relevant software programs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Fiscal Support: Manage fiscal support for accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, and licensing by posting, balancing, and maintaining manual and computerized records.
• Record Maintenance: Maintain and reconcile ledgers, registers, and journals to ensure the accuracy of accounting and financial records.
• Payment Processing: Process, balance, and deposit various fees and payments while maintaining cash balance worksheets.
• Document Review: Review and process financial documents such as bills, claims, and invoices for accuracy, completeness, and proper coding.
• Administrative Assistance: Provide general office support including mail handling, filing, and supply management, and assist with payroll, expense allocations, and budget preparation.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level to Journey-Level. Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade, with core knowledge in fiscal, financial, statistical, and accounting terminology and practices.
• Experience: 1-2 years of general office and computer experience; 2 years of increasingly responsible accounting or bookkeeping experience at a level equivalent to Account Clerk I is required for the Account Clerk II level.
• Skills: Performing fiscal and accounting recordkeeping with speed and accuracy, making accurate arithmetic and financial computations, providing high-level customer service, efficient computer data entry and retrieval, and organizing work to meet critical deadlines.
• Bonus: A valid California Driver’s License may be required for a position assigned to this class.