Senior Account Clerk

Position Type:
Classified Staff/SENIOR ACCT CLK

Date Posted:
12/5/2025

Location:
Multiple Locations

Date Available:
12/05/2025

Closing Date:
01/15/2026
Applicants - Please note that it is required that you are on an active Senior Account Clerk competitive list with Civil Service to apply.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Performs varied and difficult clerical work involving the compilation and maintenance of financial records and may supervise subordinate clerical personnel;performs related duties as required.

COMPLEXITY OF DUTIES

Under general supervision, this is varied and difficult clerical work involving the keeping and reviewing of financial records and related account-keepingtasks, with some leeway for the exercise of independent judgment in applying prescribed procedures and methods to routine cases.

TYPICAL DUTIES

1. Computes payrolls, deductions, etc., and prepares summary by accounting codesand balances with gross payroll.
2. Posts ledgers and journals and summarizes for control.
3. Directs and assists in the training and supervision of new employees.
4. May operate bookkeeping machine and other office machines.
5. Maintains a variety of ledgers, entering receipts and disbursements.
6. Issues checks; prepares daily bank deposit and reconciles bank statement andposts to cash book.
7. Prepares recapitulation of valuation and tax extensions.
8. Sets up ledger cards and prepares adjusting journal entries for machine postingand checks accuracy of postings.
9. Prepares special reports as required.
10. Answers routine correspondence concerning accounts.
11. May handle all clerical and bookkeeping functions for employee benefits such ashospitalization, pension, etc., and answers routine inquiries concerning same.
12. Performs a variety of related account keeping and clerical tasks.
13. May operate a data entry terminal.

*TYPICAL ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. General knowledge of the methods used in keeping financial accounts and records.
2. Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment.
3. Thorough knowledge of business arithmetic and English.
4. Ability to follow complex oral and written directions.
5. Clerical aptitudes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Experience

1. Graduation from high school, including or supplemented by courses inbookkeeping or accounting
and
Two years of satisfactory office clerical experience which included as the majorfunction the compilation and maintenance of financial accounts and records;
or
2. Graduation from high school
and
Three years of satisfactory office clerical experience which included as the majorfunction the compilation and maintenance of financial accounts and records.

NOTE: Experience, as outlined in (1) or (2) above, in excess of the two or three-yearrequirement, respectively, may be substituted for high school education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Nassau BOCES offers employment and educational opportunities without regard to age, color, creed, disability, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, predisposing genetic characteristics, race, religion (including religious practice and/or expression), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation or victim of domestic violence status. In accordance with Federal law, the Nassau BOCES shall provide equal facility access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Nassau BOCES shall not discriminate or take any retaliatory action against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the employee's or dependent's reproductive health decision-making. Additional information is available by contacting the following individuals: Sammy Gergis, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources & Education Management, Department of Human Resources at 516-396-2358, sgergis@nasboces.org, and/or Selma Stoddard, Esq., Attorney - Employee Relations, Department of Human Resources at 516-396-2360, sstoddard@nasboces.org. For further information, please see Policies 0100 Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination; 0110 Sexual Harassment and 0115 Dignity for All Students Act. A complete version of the Non-Discrimination Statement and the Policy Manual are available on the Nassau BOCES website at www.nassauboces.org.

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