STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ACCOUNT CLERK I
Class Code: 0011-03
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 1-3-8
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To check and post invoices, vouchers
and other fiscal statistical records according to standard procedures.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Sorts, checks for
accuracy and completeness and posts invoices, vouchers and other financial
records.
·
Codes and tabulates
fiscal and statistical data and prepares periodical financial reports on
prescribed forms.
·
Maintains accounting
files of supporting vouchers and paid vouchers.
·
Maintains files of
records and correspondence, extracts permanent record data and enters
information on cards.
·
Operates a typewriter
calculating machine, posting sorter or other office machine in the performance
of routine clerical operations.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires minimal skill in performing a
series of routine procedures OR in operating equipment according to
standardized instructions.
Knowledge: Requires common sense understanding of
instructions in performing a series of routine procedures.
Impact: Requires minimal responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by supporting or performing routine work
activities within a small organizational unit. Errors at this level are of minor consequence and are
readily detected through frequent checking or inspection.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work, including
continuous sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires minimal choice in performing
routine duties under immediate supervision and in following simple instructions
according to standardized policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or G.E.D.
equivalent with courses in bookkeeping and typing.
Experience: No experience required.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Account Clerk I requires that applicants successfully
participate in a written examination measuring possession of knowledge, skills
and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS knowledge of the principles and
practices of bookkeeping.
Knowledge of good English usage and grammar. Skill in applying knowledge to keeping of accounts. Skill in making simple arithmetical
computations and tabulations accurately and with reasonable speed. Ability to understand and follow oral
and written instructions. Ability
to learn assigned clerical tasks readily and to adhere to prescribed reports
and statements. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with other
employees. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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