Respond to and effectively prioritize multiple phone calls and other requests for service. Learn, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed.
Compose correspondence and reports independently or from brief instructions. Make accurate mathematical, financial, and statistical computations. Establish and maintain a variety of filing, record keeping, and tracking systems. Organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments. Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Accounting Assistant I/II: Equivalent to graduation from the twelfth (12th) grade.
Accounting Assistant I: One (1) year of responsible bookkeeping or accounting experience.
Accounting Assistant II: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible accounting experience equivalent to the Accounting Assistant I in the Town of Paradise.
Licenses and Certifications:
None.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 15 pounds with the use of proper equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. 186