Hours: PART-TIME Monday – Friday, 20 Hours a week
POSITION SUMMARY
Under general supervision performs work of moderate difficulty in bookkeeping and financial recordkeeping; performs related work as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by positions in this class.
- Performs a high volume of bookkeeping tasks
- Maintains accounts receivable and payable records
- Assists with multiple fund account deposits
- Provides information to and interacts with a variety of department supervisors; evaluates progress
- Prepares expenditure and receipt reports on a periodic basis including necessary recaps, summaries, and reconciliations
- Posts transfers, proves the accuracy of appropriations, and maintains necessary documentation
- Maintains general ledger and prepares institution-type trial balance, balance sheet, and profit and loss statement
- Maintains regular attendance and punctuality
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Knowledge of:
- Bookkeeping and accounting principles and practices including their general application to governmental accounting
- Current practices of office management including office systems, practices, procedures, and equipment
- Practices relating to documentation of expenditures
- Data processing as applied to financial recordkeeping
- English language, grammar, and punctuation
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes
Skill in:
- Installation of new accounting/bookkeeping procedures
- Identifying problem areas
- Analysis of financial data
- Dealing effectively with others
- Using computer hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, etc.
- Applying an acquired knowledge of procedures, rules, regulations and services applicable to the assigned office
- Verbal and/or written communications
Ability to:
- Operate modern office equipment
- Exercise independent judgment on financial issues
- Manage projects and multiple priorities simultaneously
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with department and division staff, other departments and others, such as vendors
- Communicate and use interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations and statutory requirements
- Convey excellent oral and written communication
- Maintain confidential information.
Email applications@dupagesheriff.org for additional information regarding this position.
