Account Clerk Job Description
Job Title
Account Clerk II
Salary
$33k – $37k US Per Year
Date Posted
5/02/2023
Hours
Full Time
The Account Clerk II is responsible for performing a variety of clerical accounting duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and accounts receivable;.
The Account Clerk provides a variety of clerical support to assigned staff and program; and preparing and processing paperwork and legal court documents.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Account Clerk performs a variety of general clerical duties including preparing documents such as temporary restraining orders, maintaining files and records, processing mail and ordering supplies; distributes mail and supplies to appropriate departments, answers phones; and data entry.
Assists customers, departments, and employees. Refers to and signs up criminal defendants for programs that will best suit their needs such as house arrest, probation, ACT, time payments, etc.
Conducts background checks; perform records searches.
Performs routine posting and related clerical accounting work.
Compiles, prepares, checks and tabulates statistical and financial data; posts data to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs according to established accounting techniques and procedures; inputs and retrieves a variety of fiscal and statistical information using a computer terminal.
Serves as cashier; receives cash by mail, in person, or electronic transfer; records receipts; reconciles and posts receipts to specified accounts; prepares deposits.
Prepares and maintains a variety of financial files, records, statements, and reports; gathers, checks, and tabulates data used in the preparation of records and reports.
Issues time payment warrants. Contacts jury pool before and during trial; handles phone calls from prospective jurors to determine who will be available for trial.
Completes arrest warrants. – Receives, compiles, prepares, assembles, organizes, and delivers information, documents, and reports on cases coming before the court; provides information to parties involved.
Tracks defendants through the court process; assumes responsibility for the compilation of correct and pertinent information regarding defendant involvement in prior and current judicial proceedings; obtains prior record information.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
High school diploma or equivalent. Two (2) years clerical training beyond high school. Must have the ability to operate personal computers and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, or equivalent. – Must be able to pass a Federal and State criminal background check. Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills: Legal experience.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Salary: $16 – $18 per hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant’s education, training, and experience.
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two (2) years clerical training beyond high school
- Must have the ability to operate personal computers and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, or equivalent
- Must be able to pass a Federal and State criminal background check
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test
Job Responsibilities
- The Account Clerk II is responsible for performing a variety of clerical accounting duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and accounts receivable; providing a variety of clerical support to assigned staff and program; and preparing and processing paperwork and legal court documents
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities: – Performs a variety of general clerical duties including preparing documents such as temporary restraining orders, maintaining files and records, processing mail and ordering supplies; distributes mail and supplies to appropriate departments, answers phones; and data entry
- Assists customers, departments, and employees
- Refers to and signs up defendants for programs that will best suit their needs such as house arrest, probation, ACT, time payments, etc.
- Conducts background checks; perform records searches
- Performs routine posting and related clerical accounting work
- Compiles, prepares, checks and tabulates statistical and financial data; posts data to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs according to established accounting techniques and procedures; inputs and retrieves a variety of fiscal and statistical information using a computer terminal
- Serves as cashier; receives cash by mail, in person, or electronic transfer; records receipts; reconciles and posts receipts to specified accounts; prepares deposits
- Prepares and maintains a variety of financial files, records, statements, and reports; gathers, checks, and tabulates data used in the preparation of records and reports
- Issues time payment warrants
- Contacts jury pool before and during trial; handles phone calls from prospective jurors to determine who will be available for trial
- Completes arrest warrant
- Receives, compiles, prepares, assembles, organizes, and delivers information, documents, and reports on cases coming before the court; provides information to parties involved
- Tracks defendants through the court process; assumes responsibility for the compilation of correct and pertinent information regarding defendant involvement in prior and current judicial proceedings; obtains prior record information