Accounting Clerk - Recreation Maintenance at City of Winston-Salem – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Under supervision of the Parks Superintendent, performs intermediate administrative and clerical work related to maintenance programs, processing related payments; a variety of technical support, clerical and lead worker functions related to recreation maintenance operations, including working with citizens regarding showmobile/stageline rentals, performs clerical duties involving payment of fees, permits, serve as liaison for inter-departmental communications of technical issues, scheduling, and performs related work as required

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Duties are illustrative and not inclusive and may vary with individual assignment.

• Process weekly time in Kronos, with distribution of accrual reports to supervisors for monitoring and accuracy
• Process a variety of monthly bills and invoices and upload to the Agile Point system for processing by Accounts Payable
• Gather financial quotes for issuance of Purchase Orders for projects
• Prepares and distributes daily/weekly reports for balancing payments received and prepares daily deposits for mail payments
• Responds to requests, complaints and inquiries from recreation staff, rental groups and the public; responds appropriately to situations as directed by managerial staff
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and all others contacted in performance of assigned duties
• Runs computerized reports from the Financial Management System.
• Serves as primary contact for showmobile/stageline rentals, including direct contact with employees, city departments and general public, by phone and in person.
• Assist in cross-training of other office support personnel
• Draft correspondence and other documents as needed for general public, staff, and other City departments.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature
• Serves as office receptionist

Education and Experience:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma, moderate experience in accounting related activities, or completion of two (2) years verifiable college or university work with experience in a professional environment supplemented by courses in general accounting and/or office technology and 2+ years' experience of responsible clerical administrative work. Through knowledge of general office procedures and technology; proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications; strong analytical, methodical, and financial skills required, coupled with the ability to learn and readily utilize recreation management solutions) and other applicable software.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Through knowledge of general office procedures and technology, thorough knowledge of standard office methods, business grammar, mathematics, and departmental programs, policies, and procedures proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications and position specific software; ability to manage a wide range of accounting and financial duties; strong analytical, methodical, and financial skills required; ability to maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and co-workers.

Physical Requirements

This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work frequently sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finer, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking and reaching with hands and arms; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

None