Senior Account Clerk (1632) - Citywide (C00319)

Company Description

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

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• Application Opening: March 17, 2025
• Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
• Compensation Range: $78,754 to $95,654 (Classification and Compensation Info)
• Recruitment ID: CBT-1632-C00319

***03/24/2025 Note: Job ad extended to accept additional applications.  If you have already applied, there is no need to submit another application.  If you have not applied, please do so as soon as possible.  The application filing deadline is March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM.***

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Senior Account Clerk performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems and may direct the work of a small clerical staff.  Essential functions include: preparing, processing, posting, adjusting and balancing entries to ledgers; utilizing a numeric keypad to input information and perform calculations; analyzing and performing account reconciliation, verifying the correctness of accounting documents; enforcing and carrying out existing policies, regulations and procedures related to accounting and financial activities; responding to inquiries and providing financial information; organizing and filing source documents; and performing operations involving automated accounting systems spreadsheet programs. This is the senior-level position in the Account Clerk series.  It is distinguished from the 1630 Account Clerk in that it may have lead-worker responsibilities, and incumbents perform work that is more complex and analytical than that performed by incumbents in the 1630.  The Senior Account Clerk also performs related duties as required.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, 1632-Senior Account Clerk | City and County of San Francisco.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the filing date.)

Experience: Eighteen (18) months (equivalent to 3,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g. cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping and/or financial record keeping. Such experience typically includes verifying correctness of financial documents; maintaining expenditure records; and reconciling subsidiary accounts.

Substitution of Experience: 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in accounting may be substituted for the required experience as described above.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Additional Information

SELECTION PROCEDURES: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying)
Candidates will be required to complete a Minimum Qualifications Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) as part of the employment application at a later time.  This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant’s experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possess the requ