Position Title

Principal Account Clerk

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$58,265.85

Job Description

APSUE Employment Opportunity

Principal Account Clerk

Monday - Friday

General Statement

This is a highly important account keeping work involving responsibility for planning and overseeing complex account keeping activities and independently performing the most important phases of such work. The incumbent plans, assigns and supervises major account keeping activities. Work is procedures, but calls for the frequent exercise of independent judgment. Difficult technical or policy problems are referred to a supervisor for decision or review of judgment where recommendations are initiated. Supervision may be exercised over lower level clerical personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains payroll records for the Albany School District;
• Performs complex account keeping activities by using knowledge of modern methods of maintaining financial record;
• Plans, assigns and reviews a wide variety of financial records and reports and instructs employees in the specialized details of this work;
• Directs the audit of varied accounts, claims and records and the preparation of reports thereon;
• Assumes responsibility for the compilations, preparations and analysis of a variety of complex financial and statistical records and reports;
• Assists in the preparation of annual operating budgets by providing reports and records and insures the maintenance of necessary financial controls;
• Revises, systematizes and installs account keeping methods and procedures;
• Conducts correspondence in connection with financial matters;
• Assists in the preparation of the annual audit;
• Makes rapid and accurate arithmetic computations;
• Enters and retrieves information in an automated information system;
• Performs related work as required.

 

Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics:

• Thorough knowledge of modern methods used in maintaining and checking financial records and reports;
• Thorough knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment;
• Thorough knowledge of business English;
• Good knowledge of personal computers and office equipment
• Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of account keeping and clerical assistants;
• Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written directions;
• Ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately;
• Ability to prepare correspondence and reports;
• Ability to secure the cooperation of others;
• Ability to deal effectively with the public;
• Ability to readily acquire familiarity with the department organization, functions, laws, policies and regulations;
• Ability to deal effectively in meeting stressful deadlines;
• Good judgment in solving complex account keeping problems;
• High degree of accuracy;
• Initiative;
• Resourcefulness;
• Tact and courtesy;
• Integrity;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

*Promotional opportunity for current APSUE Members in the following title(s): Account Clerk

 

Civil Service Title

Principal Account Clerk

Job Qualifications

This is an Open Competitive or Promotional Civil Service position for external and internal candidates.

Appropriate examination for this title is required for permanent appointment.  For additional information and to apply for current Civil Service exams visit: https://jobs.albanyny.gov/exams

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:   

 

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university or one accredited by the NYS Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a closely related field with at least twelve (12) credit hours in accounting have been successfully completed; OR

 

2. Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or one accredited by the NYS Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a closely related field, with at least twelve (12) credit hours in accounting have been successfully, and two (2) years of paid fulltime experience in the maintenance of financial accounts or records.

Application Procedure

Applications for this position are accepted by applying through the RecruitFront "Apply Now" button.

For assistance with the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at humanresources@albany.k12.ny.us

Job Category

Business Office

Job Location

Academy Park

Additional Information