There is hereby established the office of Account
Clerk for the Borough of Seaside Heights.
The Account Clerk shall be appointed by the
Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, and shall
serve for a term of one year, commencing on January 1 of the year
of appointment and ending on December 31 of that year, or until a
successor or successors shall be appointed and qualified.
To be appointed as Account Clerk for the Borough
of Seaside Heights, an individual must meet the following requirements.
The individual must:
A.
Possess a valid New Jersey driver's license only if
the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary
to perform essential duties of the position.
B.
Have the knowledge of office methods, practices and
equipment and of performing routine, repetitive and noncomplex tasks
involved in keeping financial and/or other records of a mathematical
nature.
C.
Have the knowledge of basic arithmetic functions.
D.
Have the ability to understand, remember and carry
out oral and written directions.
E.
Have the ability to perform routine/repetitive tasks,
compare numerical/verbal data and select appropriate information for
forms.
F.
Have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide
and find averages/percentages.
G.
Have the ability to apply arithmetic principles and
to correct computational errors.
H.
Have the ability to acquire an understanding of numerical
recordkeeping and data gathering and other clerical procedures used
in a specific establishment.
I.
Have the ability to perform work requiring constant/close
attention to clerical and numerical detail.
J.
Have the ability to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office or related units.
K.
Have the ability to read, write, speak, understand
and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this
position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered
as an acceptable form of communication.
An Account Clerk shall, under direction, perform
a variety of routine, repetitive, noncomplex clerical tasks which
involve computing, classifying, verifying and recording numerical
data and the reconciliation of accounts, records and documents to
keep sets of financial records complete, and do other related duties
as required.
