Position: Account Clerk I – Food Services

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision, the Account Clerk I performs clerical accounting and payroll tasks of moderate difficulty in processing transactions and recording related accounting information and the maintenance of the payroll system including payroll controls, payroll preparation, payroll reports, time reporting and the processing of other transactions. Employees in this class follow established procedures but exercises judgment in performing accounting clerical operations. Work may also require the preparation of regular and special reports and include the use of office equipment such as computer terminals, copy machines and calculators.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processes daily food service reports for an assigned block of schools in order to meet monthly report deadlines;
• Auditing and balancing daily and monthly reports from cafeteria managers; verifying and reconciling entries on reports;
• Contacting cafeteria personnel concerning errors or to follow-up on overdue reports;
• Maintaining various records necessary to establish manual controls over data processing output of the accounting records;
• Answering inquiries from cafeteria personnel about accounting procedures;
• Reconciling bank statements and preparing reports for transfer of funds to the main school lunch account;
• Filing and performing other normal office duties as required, such as opening, sorting and preparing for processing daily mail receipts; and
• Performing related work as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Some knowledge of modern clerical accounting practices;
• Some knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment, business arithmetic and English;
• Some familiarity with the operation of bookkeeping or accounting machines desirable;
• Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written instructions;
• Ability to write legibly;
• Ability to work well with others; and
• Must have clerical aptitude, mental alertness, tact and courtesy.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

High school graduate with some clerical account-keeping experience including or supplemented by coursework in typing, bookkeeping, or other tabulating machines; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities.

Certification:

None required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information:

None.