The City of Dover is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Account Clerk I.  This position will provide customer assistance to the public, will be responsible for accounting tasks of responsibility and assist the Engineering division and Electric Department’s Administrative Assistant with some tasks.  This position will also work under general supervision according to some procedures, decides how and when to complete tasks.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs accounting tasks such as making journal entries, preparing routine financial forms, or processing accounts receivable.
• Processes invoices for stock and non-stock materials, including checking pricing, quantities, and values.
• Performs accounts payable functions, including keying bills, editing bills, printing and distributing checks, and filing vouchers.
• Assists with processing of time sheets for payroll and documenting of employee sick and vacation leave, as needed.
• Performs routine office tasks such as typing, processing departmental mail, handling petty cash, data entry, filing, answering the telephone, faxing or photocopying and document entry into databases.
• Gathers and maintains information/data to prepare routine reports.
• Prepares dispatch sheets and work orders, dispatches requests for field work orders, inspections and meter sets as assigned by the department head, collects fees or other monies, fiber and pole attachment billing and other paperwork and schedules work for staff.
• Schedules and maintains a calendar of appointments for assigned personnel.
• Works with Customer Service to create and track work orders for new and existing customers
• Serves as scheduler for Engineering tasks, screening telephone calls and visitors; provides routine and sensitive information, route persons to appropriate department/personnel, and takes messages
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Requires an associate degree or equivalent of two years of college or technical school education in accounting or bookkeeping.
• Requires six months of accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• A valid driver’s license

A criminal background investigation and driver’s license review will be required.

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