Accounting Assistant I/II

$54,766 - $73,486/Yr

City Of Fairfield - Fairfield, CA

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Fairfield, CA
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The City of Fairfield is seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Assistant I/II to join its Finance department. This role involves providing exceptional customer service while supporting various financial services, including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. The successful candidate will perform clerical and technical accounting duties, contributing to the maintenance and processing of accounting records and financial transactions. This position offers an opportunity to kickstart a career in accounting within a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide customer service to the general public and internal customers on the telephone and in person.
  • Process customer and vendor transactions; respond to inquiries regarding City policies, procedures and ordinances.
  • Maintain accounting, financial and statistical records and post data to computer system.
  • Prepare and process a variety of financial and accounting forms and documents in accordance with City policies and procedures.
  • Check various forms and invoices for accuracy, completeness and compliance with City policies.
  • Enter and retrieve data from an online or personal computer system and produce standard reports; prepare periodic and special reports.
  • Perform a variety of general office support duties such as typing, proofreading, filing, opening and distributing mail.
  • Balance and verify various payment and other incoming monies from the public and various City departments; prepare deposit forms as required.
  • Assist with various periodic billings, receive checks by mail and process and balance accordingly.
  • Reconcile monies and receipts and resolve discrepancies.
  • Prepare weekly accounts payable transactions from data entry through printing checks.
  • Perform document imaging and records retention functions.
  • Receive and process various financial documents to process claims for accounts payable; review claims to verify amounts, authorized signatures and proper coding.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • One (1) year experience including financial and statistical record keeping for Accounting Assistant I.
  • Education equivalent to graduation from the twelfth grade for Accounting Assistant I.
  • Two (2) years' bookkeeping, financial, office, clerical or accounting assistant experience for Accounting Assistant II.
  • Demonstrated competency equivalent to an Accounting Assistant I for Accounting Assistant II.
  • Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, supplemented by courses in accounting or bookkeeping for Accounting Assistant II.

Nice-to-haves

  • Banking experience is highly desirable.
  • Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License may be required.

Benefits

  • CalPERS pension (Classic 2.5% @ 55 OR 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS member)
  • Generous contributions to medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 3 medical carriers to choose from: Kaiser, Sutter Health or Western Health
  • Monthly employee premium as low as $111 for Kaiser Family plan
  • 50 hours of personal leave (cashable) annually, plus vacation and sick leave
  • City paid life insurance, deferred comp and retirement health savings contributions
  • A 9/80 work schedule
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