The City of Tucson’s Business Services Department is seeking a motivated, dependable, customer-focused, detailed-oriented and experienced professional to serve as a Senior Account Clerk within the Accounts Payable/Financial Operations Division.

The City of Tucson offers a wide range of generous benefits for eligible employees. Some of those benefits include:

• Medical: Choice between a high deductible plan (HSA or HRA), or Network plan

• Dental: Choice between a national dental PPO and a local dental HMO

• Vision: Coverage for annual eye exam and glasses or contacts, plus LASIK

• Life: City-paid coverage for you & dependents, plus option to buy more

• Long-Term Disability: Income replacement of up to 60% of your base salary in the event of a qualifying disability

• Employee Assistance Program: Enhance your wellbeing when life doesn’t go as planned

• Flexible Spending: Pay for qualified health and dependent care expenses using pretax dollars

• Colonial Voluntary Benefits: Financial help in the event of cancer, hospitalization, accident, more

Your Security and Future

• Pension: Generous pension plans that help employees retire more comfortably

• Deferred Compensation: Save more toward a comfortable retirement with a 457(b) plan

• Training & Tuition Assistance: Pursue your dream through internal training or financial help toward a degree

• Back-Up Care: Care for your loved ones when your regular care is unavailable

Your Peace of Mind

• Paid Parental Leave: Six (6) weeks paid leave when you welcome a child, plus other generous leave policies for FML, Medical and USERRA

• Paid Time Away: New hires enjoy 37 days of paid time off in the first year, with time increasing steadily thereafter (In year one: 13 accrued days of vacation, 13 accrued days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays)

• Employee Discounts: Generous discounts, ranging from car rentals to computers, gifts to groceries, electronics to entertainment

• Social Connectedness: Forge connections with the community we serve through paid volunteerism and payroll deducted charitable giving

For a full description of benefits offered to eligible employees, or to inquire further about the City of Tucson's benefits options, please visit: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/hr/employee-benefit-snapshot

This is a senior position. It differs from other positions in the classification series by performing tasks at a proficient, accomplished level and handling the more difficult, complex or irregular tasks. Individuals in senior positions typically assist in setting priorities for work and are asked upon occasion to use judgement to solve unusual problems.

Processes payroll by maintaining time sheets, verifying the accuracy of time sheets, checking documentation, entering information into computer, monitoring vacation and leave time, printing copies of related reports and submitting for approval, printing, sorting and distributing checks, processing online checks, posting taxes and deductions and forwarding monies to the appropriate parties, responding to inquiries, conducting research, and resolving problems.

Provides customer service by answering telephone inquiries and providing assistance or directing to the appropriate department, responding to correspondence, contacting vendors and other service providers, conducting research to respond to or resolve questions or problems, and acting as a liaison between internal and external customers.

Performs financial duties by tracking expenditures and account balances, preparing journal entries, reconciling multiple accounts, preparing and maintaining purchase and change orders, assisting with budget preparation, processing invoices for payment, receiving and processing payments, compiling data and preparing statistical reports, preparing travel orders, maintaining and calculating travel and mileage claims, maintaining petty cash, preparing requisitions and coordinating the process for requesting goods and services.

Performs related clerical duties by training personnel, ordering supplies and equipment, securing the delivery of supplies, logging inventory, processing work orders, coordinating building maintenance with other departments, preparing employment related paperwork, scheduling appointments and maintaining calendars, taking identification photos, troubleshooting computer systems, sorting and distributing mail, handling delinquent accounts, processing work orders, performing data entry, maintaining files, records, and logs, running reports, dispatching personnel and providing assistance as needed.

Minimum Education Level & Type: 6 months post High School

Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 1 year in accounting or bookkeeping and use of finance or accounting software

• Hiring Interviews may be conducted following completion of Oral Board Interviews.