Extra Help - County Financial Technician I​/II

EXTRA HELP COUNTY FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN I/II

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee.

Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then you if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

This position is with the office of the Auditor-Controller / Treasurer-Tax Collector.

SPECIAL

NOTE:

All applications and supplemental questionnaires (if applicable) will be reviewed for minimum qualifications and must be fully completed to be considered. Resumes do not replace the information required. Applications or supplemental questionnaires that state refer to resume, lack clear employment information, or do not provide sufficient detail to evaluate minimum qualifications, will not be considered. Missing information cannot be assumed.

Prepare and maintain a variety of financial records and reports.

Post expenditures, receipts or other data to appropriate ledgers or accounts.

Maintain adjusting and closing entries and prepare trial balances.

Reconcile bank statements.

Review statements, forms, and records for accuracy, completeness, and conformity to procedures.

Compile and maintain indexes, lists, files and records.

Collect payments from customers through various means including cash, check, and charge payments and maintain a balanced cash drawer throughout the shift.

Process applications and issue different types of tax clearances for properties listed on the assessment tax roll.

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience
- Level I:
One (1) year of general financial record-keeping experience, or completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school.

Experience
- Level II:
Two (2) years of responsible financial record-keeping experience reading, interpreting and analyzing financial documents, accounts and records or one (1) year of experience as a County Financial Technician I.

Knowledge of:

• Basic bookkeeping procedures.
• Indexing, filing and record keeping systems and procedures.
• Numerical and alphabetical filing systems.
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• General clerical office methods and procedures.
• Procedures to receive and disburse funds.
• Encumbrance procedures.
• Methods and procedures used in financial and statistical ledger systems.
• Bookkeeping terminology.
• General bookkeeping and record keeping.
• Applicable sections of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
• Clerical procedures involved in preparing and processing property assessments, exemptions, and roll corrections.
• Property mapping procedures and legal property descriptions.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Accurately post figures to various ledgers, documents and records.
• Proofread for errors in numbers, grammar and spelling.
• Read and compare information in reports, memos, lists and forms.
• Read, interpret and apply legal descriptions, rules and regulations.
• Use personal computers and related software programs.
• Understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County staff and the public.
• Organize work, set priorities, and perform work with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Record information legibly and with technical accuracy.
• Alphabetize, file and maintain various financial and fiscal records.
• Remain flexible to changes in workloads and stress of meeting deadlines.
• Communicate with people of various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Perform difficult financial record keeping including preparing and reconciling financial reports, computing tax corrections and making adjusting and closing…