Accounting Clerk 3

Under general supervision, the duties may include: maintaining or posting records in hard copy or automated systems; screening, reviewing, verifying, and coding accounting transaction documents; verifying and examining accounting records; correcting errors in posting entries, computations, and balances; reconciling balances, records, and documents, preparing summaries, statements, and reports. Employees at this level perform duties that require independent judgment and initiative, extensive knowledge of bookkeeping procedures, and a working knowledge of accounting principles and practices.Review invoices and statements, verify information, ensure funds are available, and, if questionable, resolve with submitting unit, determining accounts involved, coding transactions, and processing material for application in the accounting system.Perform difficult coding where judgment, based on advanced knowledge, must be applied and/or serves as a resource for other staffPosts financial information to journals, registers, ledgers, and other related records; makes adjustments, prepares trial balances, and reconciles accounts.Audit ledgers and accounts maintained by othersMay researches and prepares stop paymentsPrepare, or assist in preparing, financial statements or reports (such as cash flow, cash receipts, disbursement, sales, transfers, or accounts receivable)Reconciles reports from outside agencies and operating units by contacting units and researching causes of discrepancies and taking action to ensure that accounts agree.Compose correspondence requiring knowledge of departmental procedures, practices, and policies and the interpretation of such.May provide guidance and instruction to junior-level Accounting Clerks.Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.