Location: Elkins,WV, USA
The Accounting Clerk I is an entry level position. Position Status: Full-time 30+ hours, regular; non-exempt Benefits: Please see the City's Personnel Manual for information regarding benefits. (Click Here) Job Summary: Under general supervision, the Accounting Clerk I will compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers. The Accounting Clerk I may also compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for the City's utility billing purposes. Trial Service Period: 90 days (employment remains at-will at all times) Minimum Training and Experience: Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six (6) months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Requirements: The employee almost continually talks or listens, uses hands to fingers, handle, or feel; the employee generally stands, sits, and reaches with hands and arms; the employee occasionally walks, climbs or balances, stoops, kneels, or crouches. The employee occasionally lifts up to 25 pounds. Elkins, West Virginia is a dynamic and growing community of 7,000 people, serving as a tourism hub of the mid-Atlantic and a gateway to a vast outdoor recreation area that includes national forests, state parks, wilderness areas, ski resorts, hiking and biking trails, scenic train excursions and much more. The City of Elkins is an equal opportunity employer including disability and protected veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Note: Applicants may request a copy of the full job description when applying online.