Finance Clerk I​/II

The City of Woodland is strategically located in California’s Sacramento Valley, one of the world’s richest agricultural areas. The City has a population of over 60,000 while maintaining it small town appeal, and is the County seat of Yolo County. Woodland is approximately 85 miles northeast of San Francisco and 24 miles northwest of Sacramento, the State Capitol. The City is ideally positioned along Interstate 5 and is also serviced by the Sacramento International Airport, 12 miles to the east.

Known as the “City of Trees”, Woodland has 176 acres of parks with a wide variety of athletic fields, which host a myriad of year-round sports activities for youth and adults. The surrounding area offers water skiing and boating on Sacramento River, Lake Berryessa, and Folsom Lake. Winters can be enjoyed skiing at the many fine resorts in the Lake Tahoe area.

Woodland is a full-service City and includes the departments of Public Works, Community Development, Finance, Human Resources, Police, Fire, Community Services, Public Library and the City Manager’s and City Clerk’s Office. In order to maintain a high level of service to our diverse community, the City of Woodland is looking for motivated and qualified applicants to join our current staff of 323 employees, 165 classifications City wide.

The City offers a wide variety of positions with room for advancement.

Please consider the City of Woodland in your future career.

To perform responsible clerical accounting work involved with billing and collection of utility bills; the maintenance and review of financial and statistical records; the entry of data processing; and/or assisting in the preparation and maintenance of payroll and related records.
The purpose of this recruitment is to fill a current vacancy, as well as establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.

This is the entrance level for clerical accounting employees. Employees in this class normally work under close and continuous supervision performing a group of repetitive or closely related duties according to established procedures. Finance Clerks I are normally considered to be on training status and, as assigned responsibility and breadth of knowledge increase with increased experience, may reasonably expect their positions to be reassigned to the next higher class of Finance Clerk II.

Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the lower grade of Finance Clerk I, or, when filled from the outside require prior responsible clerical accounting experience. A Finance Clerk II works under general supervision and, within a framework of established procedures, is expected to perform a variety of accounting duties with only occasional instruction or assistance.

The ideal candidate for the finance clerk position will possess excellent customer service skills and maintain professionalism regardless of work environment. Cash handling experience with proven accuracy and integrity are essential to the position. Strong communication skills are vital. Candidates must be able to communicate with internal and external customers with ease and confidence. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate the ability to prioritize multiple competing timelines, remain organized, show attention to detail, as well as being highly trainable.

Regular, predictable, consistent, and timely attendance is an essential function of the position. The ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.

Prepare and process utility bills; collect payments over the counter and through the mail; balance cash drawer and prepare deposits; and process delinquent accounts;

Set-up and maintain accounts on a computerized accounting system.

Prepare or assist in the preparation of a variety of financial and statistical reports as assigned.

Process accounts payable for the City; input purchase orders and blanket purchase orders to be paid into computer system; enter and verify invoices for payment; prepare and print claim report and distribute to City departments/divisions.

Process various transactions involving accounts payable, payroll, general ledgers…