Senior Account Clerk

Salary : $61,297.60 - $74,505.60 Annually Location : Sacramento, CA Job Type: FULL TIME (NON-EXEMPT) Job Number: 3117-2025 Department: Finance Opening Date: 10/24/2025 Closing Date: Continuous Position Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is currently accepting applications for multiple Senior Account Clerk positions. Applications will be screened after the following filing deadlines at 5PM: 1/5/26, 2/9/26(final) This is the lead worker/advanced journey level class in the Account Clerk series. Some incumbents may give directions and review the work of a group of workers while performing the same duties as the workers. Other incumbents may perform the more advanced clerical accounting duties within the assigned work unit. The principal factors used to distinguish this class are from the class of Account Clerk. A Senior Account Clerk may be assigned as a lead worker, with ongoing and formal responsibility for the productivity of the assigned work unit as well as the quality of the work performed. Lead worker duties, which may include scheduling and assigning work to subordinates, directing subordinates on a day-to-day basis, reviewing the work, and ensuring that staff receives appropriate training, represent the primary factor used in allocating positions to the Senior Account Clerk level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEither: 1. Two years of paid, full-time experience employed by SacSewer in the class of Account Clerk. Or: 2. Three years of paid, full-time experience preparing or reconciling financial or statistical records. Note: Completion of 30 semester units (45 quarter units) including two mathematics, bookkeeping, or accounting courses, from an accredited college or business school may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Part-time experience is converted to full-time based on 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month. How to Apply: If you are interested in pursuing this exceptional career opportunity, please submit your online application. For first consideration, apply by Monday, January 5, 2025, at 5:00PM Click on the below link to review the full class spec for more information about this position: If you have question about this recruitment, please contact Sacramento Area Sewer District is an equal opportunity employer SacSewer offers an excellent benefits program. Employees benefits include: Medical Dental Vision Basic Life Insurance Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage Disability Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts Deferred Compensation Employee Assistance Program Retiree Health Voluntary Plans Short-Term Disability Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity 529 Education Savings Plan Buy-up Life Insurance Identity Theft Protection Legal Services Program Pet Insurance Competitive vacation accruals including credit for prior years of service Please click on the link below for a full description of SacSewer's Benefits Program: SacSewer's medical plans are offered through the SacSewer offers retirement pension benefits provided through the Please click on the below link to view SacSewer's Career Page and to access the Employee Benefits: 01 Note: The Supplemental Questionnaire and the Application are administered as two separate documents. The Application is used only to determine if the minimum qualifications are met; and the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used only to determine your exam score. Each answer will be scored separately. By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge. I have read and understood the above instructions. 02 Listed below are the minimum qualifications requirements for the position: Option One (1): Two (2) years of paid, full-time experience employed by SacSewer in the class of Account Clerk. Option two (2): Three (3) years of paid, full-time experience preparing or reconciling financial or statistical records. Note: Completion of 30 semester units (45 quarter units) including two mathematics, bookkeeping, or accounting courses, from an accredited college or business school may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. Part-time experience is converted to full-time based on 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month. Select the one box that lists how you meet the minimum qualifications requirements. I meet the minimum experience qualifications requirements as listed in Option One (1). I meet the minimum experience qualifications requirements as listed within Option One (1) with the education substitution; I have submitted a copy of my transcripts to verify that I meet the minimum qualifications. I meet the minimum experience qualifications requirements as listed within Option Two (2). I meet the minimum experience qualifications requirements as listed within Option Two (2) with the education substitution; I have submitted a copy of my transcripts to verify that I meet the minimum qualifications. I do not meet the minimum qualifications. 03 Select the one box that best describes the highest education specific to the position that you have completed from an accredited college or university. No college. I have completed some college. I have completed less than 12 semester units/quarter unit equivalent. I have completed 12 or more but less than 30 semester units/quarter unit equivalent. I have completed 30 or more but less than 60 semester units/quarter unit equivalent. I possess an associate's degree. I possess a bachelor's degree or higher. 04 Select all the boxes for which you have one (1) or more years of full-time experience with responsibility for clerical accounting duties. If you do not have one (1) year of relevant experience independently with any of the selections, select none. None. Regularly acting in a lead and/or mentor capacity to other staff and peers. Reviewing the quality of work performed by other clerical accounting staff. Making judgements and decisions regarding clerical accounting work performed independently and by others. Documenting and establishing accounting related records (including scanning and indexing). Reconciling accounting data and reports. Creating, preparing and maintaining financial reports. Processing journal vouchers, purchase orders, and accounts payable and receivable records. Regularly prioritizing a large volume of assigned work and multitasking. Handling confrontational situations, hostile customers, and resolving customer issues/complaints. Independently interpreting policies and procedures to clarify rules/regulations/policies/guidelines/etc. for others. Performing clerical accounting duties within an Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) or other proprietary accounting software/system. Resolving billing discrepancies and vendor issues. 05 Select the one box that best describes your work experience performing clerical accounting duties independently within established guidelines. If you have no relative experience, select none. None. I have less than two (2) years of experience. I have two (2) or more but less than three (3) years of experience. I have three (3) or more but less than four (4) years of experience. I have four (4) or more but less than five (5) years of experience. I have five (5) or more years of experience. 06 Select the one box that best describes your work experience communicating with customers (internal and external) and providing service related to clerical accounting. If you have no relative experience, select none. None or less than one (1) year of experience. I have one (1) or more but less than two (2) years of experience. I have two (2) or more but less than three (3) years of experience. I have three (3) or more but less than four (4) years of experience. I have four (4) or more but less than five (5) years of experience. I have five (5) or more years of experience. 07 Select all the boxes for which you have clerical accounting work experience within the past five (5) years.. If you do not have experience performing clerical accounting work for any of the listed agencies within the past five (5) years, select none. None. Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer). Other Public Works agency/department (e.g. water/sanitation/transportation department, etc.). Local government agency in the State of California (e.g., city, county, state agency, etc.). Private organization. Non-profit organization. 08 Select all the boxes for which you have three (3) or more years of experience utilizing the listed technology AND for which you are proficient. If you do not have three (3) years of experience and/or if you are not proficient with the listed technologies, select none. Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the hiring process. None. Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Word. Microsoft Access. Tyler Technologies finance module software. Other Finance/Accounting/Budgeting/ERP software (e.g. Adaptive, Sherpa, Oracle Hyperion, SAP, etc.). Travel software (e.g., Concur Program). Other specialized proprietary software system/database. 09 List your employment experience that qualifies you for the position. For all relevant experience, please provide the following: Employer Dates of employment Position title Position level (e.g. management, supervisory, etc.) Primary duties and responsibilities, to include experience selections from prior questions. If you have no qualifying experience, write none. Required Question

Created: 2026-03-04