- Salary
- $21 – $30/hr
- Location
- City of Wichita - City Hall, KS, KS, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Education
- High School
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
Step into a pivotal role within the City of Wichita’s Finance Department as an Account Clerk 3, where your expertise ensures the integrity, accuracy, and efficiency of municipal financial operations. This position is more than clerical work—it is a cornerstone of fiscal accountability, supporting decision-making that impacts the entire community. You will perform advanced bookkeeping, accounting, and administrative tasks, often independently, while contributing to critical financial projects, purchasing, payroll audits, budget preparations, and compliance checks. Opportunities may also arise to supervise clerical staff, guiding workflows and enhancing office procedures. By joining our team, you are directly shaping transparent, accurate, and timely financial management, making your contributions highly valued and visible across the City.
The days and hours for this position: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Bargaining Unit: Employees Council
**Posting may close at any time **
- Maintains purchasing and other records as required.
- Implements new procedures for office functions when needed.
- Compiles information for budget preparation and other financial projects.
- Compiles financial statements as required.
- Examines for accuracy, legality, and compliance with pertinent regulations, the ordinances, vouchers, invoices and related papers that serve as the basis for payment of debts.
- Examines vouchers pertaining to the settlement of accounts and reviews supporting documents covering receipts and disbursements.
- Initiates, verifies, and maintains records of regularly recurring payments.
- These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
- Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
- Considerable knowledge of legal process and procedure to excute legal documents as well as financial transactions.
- Knowledge of, and ability to work with, the four functions of mathematics
- Ability to read, interpret and apply applicable policies and procedures
- Ability to use a computer to access, interpret and record information
- Ability to develop and use spreadsheets involving basic mathematical and statistical operations
- Ability to create a manual or electronic record of financial information quickly and accurately
- Ability and proficiency in the use of an electronic calculator
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, employees of other departments, and representatives of other organizations
- May require ability to sit at a desk for six to eight hours per day using a computer
- May require ability to access manual files from floor level to overhead, possibly requiring use of a stool or ladder
- May require ability to repeatedly bend, stoop, twist, or kneel to file or retrieve records.
- May require ability to lift and carry file boxes weighing up to 20 lbs.
- An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Two (2) years’ experience processing invoices, requisitions
- Two (2) years’ experience customer service involving vendor correspondence both verbally and written
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred Experience and Training
- One (1) year of experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening.
Starting pay for current City employees will be determined by City of Wichita policy or applicable bargaining unit agreement.Skills
ComplianceCustomer ServiceERP