[Adopted 10-8-1992 as Ord. No. 92-73
(Ch. 25, Art. LXXII, of the 1974 Code)]
There is hereby created the position of Senior
Account Clerk for the Township of Lacey.
The Senior Account Clerk, under direction, performs
a variety of responsible and difficult clerical tasks which involve
computing, classifying, verifying and recording numerical data and
the reconcilliation of accounts, records and documents in order to
keep sets of financial records complete and/or takes a lead over other
employees in the maintenance of accounting records and performs related
work as required.
To be appointed to the position of Senior Account
Clerk, an individual must meet the following requirements:
A.
Possess one year of experience in the preparation,
maintenance and/or review and verification of financial records.
B.
Possess considerable knowledge of the accounting clerical
methods, forms and techniques.
C.
Possess knowledge of office practices and procedures
relating to the processing and recording of financial transactions
and accounting information, accounting codes, classification and terminology
pertinent to the clerical maintenance operations and possess knowledge
of basic arithmetic functions.
D.
Possess the ability to read, write, speak, understand
or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the
position. Communications may include such forms as American Sign Language
or braille.
E.
Possess the ability to understand transactions and
terms of accounting codes and classifications; the ability to understand
the relationships among accounting records and documents; the ability
to understand, remember and carry out oral and written directions;
the ability to perform routine and repetitive tasks, compare numerical
and verbal data and select appropriate information for forms; the
ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and find averages and percentages;
the ability to apply arithmetic principles and to correct computational
errors; the ability to acquire an understanding of numerical recordkeeping
and data gathering and other clerical procedures used in a specific
establishment; the ability to perform work requiring constant and
close attention to clerical and numerical detail.
F.
Possess good faith and freedom from disabling physical
and mental defects which would impair the proper performance of the
required duties or which may endanger the health and safety of oneself
or others. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible
as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
reasonable accommodation is made for their known limitations. If the
accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue
hardship, such person may not be eligible.
