Senior General Ledger Clerk MODESTO, CA

Overview

• Job title:
  
  Senior General Ledger Clerk
• Location:
  
  Modesto, CA
• Experience level:
  Associate
• Experience required: 5 years
• Education level:
  Associate degree
• Job function:
  Accounting/Auditing
• Industry: Government Administration
• Pay rate:
  View hourly payrate
• Total position: 1
• Relocation assistance:
  No
• Visa sponsorship eligibility:
  No

Maximum hours: 980. Candidate will be working 40 hours per week. This is a 9/80 agency; candidate will have every other Friday off and work 9-hour days instead of 8.

Start date:

as soon as possible upon clearance of background and 10-panel drug screen.

Processes, balances, and closes the computerized general ledger accounts for all programs and maintains records for CGP, CDBG, and F.S.S.

Receives general supervision from the Director of Finance and IT Management.

• Prepares journal entries and closing of programs on computerized general ledger.
• Performs account analysis and reconciles bank statements.
• Maintains records for programs such as C.G.P., C.D.B.G., and F.S.S.
• Prepares reports to HUD.

• Two years of experience in Accounting or Finance, or four years of experience in Accounting or Finance.

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with a concentration in Accounting.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Language Skills
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to:
• Learn, understand, and apply financial policies and procedures relating to Authority programs.
• Accurately maintain records and files and prepare financial records.
• Perform accurate mathematical calculations.
• Type at a minimum of 35 WPM.
• Respond to inquiries and requests for information.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those