• Senior Account Clerk

    Greater Southern Tier BOCES (Elmira, NY)


    THIS IS A COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE POSITION. The selected employee must be among the top three after taking the required exam.

     

    Full-time position (1.0 FTE), 7.5 hours per day, 12 months per year

     

    + Classifies a variety of receipts and expenditures and distributes items according to a prescribed procedure.

    + Reviews and checks complex account keeping records and reports for arithmetical and clerical accuracy, completeness and proper extension.

    + Conducts routine correspondence on matters where policies and procedures are well-defined.

    + Works with vendors and departments in processing purchase orders and payments

    + Verifies and reconciles of a number of account balances according to a prescribed procedure.

    + Receives invoices by mail, verifies amount, and pays invoices.

    + Voids and re-issues checks as needed.

    + Prepares routine reports of information taken from journal or ledger.

    + May compile and prepare labor, material and operational cost records and reports.

    + Operates personal computer, copier, computing, calculator, and other office machines.

    + Compiles data for, and prepared and analyzes complex financial and statistical records and reports.

    + Assist with recording of cashed receipts

    + Treasurer for extra classroom activity funds

    + Performs other duties as assigned.

    Job Qualifications

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; OR;

    + Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and completion of a business certificate program that includes coursework in accounting, and OR:

    + Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and two (2) years of clerical experience involving responsibility for maintaining and checking financial accounts and records.

     

    SALARY: Per Support Staff contract, plus comprehensive benefits package.

     

    Application Deadline:08/12/2025

     

    Civil Service Title: SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK

     

    Job Number: 030 MSC25/26