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Account Clerk
City of Jacksonville
FINANCE
Location
Jacksonville, Florida, 32202
Salary
$39,350.38 - $39,350.38
per year
Type
Closes
March 25, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This entry-level job involves handling basic clerical tasks in accounting, such as processing financial documents, posting transactions, preparing reports, and maintaining records for the City of Jacksonville's Finance Department.
It's a good fit for someone detail-oriented who enjoys organized office work and wants to start a career in public sector accounting with solid benefits like generous leave and health coverage.
No advanced experience is needed, as skills are learned on the job.
Key Requirements
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, procedures, and methods
- Skill in making and verifying mathematical calculations
- Skill in maintaining accounting and fiscal records
- Ability to post figures accurately and match names and numbers
- Ability to file numerically and alphabetically
- Ability to communicate effectively and operate standard office equipment
- Ability to read, understand, and apply written instructions and policies
Full Job Description
Are you looking for your next career opportunity in the accounting field? Are you motivated and ready to serve the City of Jacksonville in the Finance Department in our fast-paced Accounting Division?
Do you want to earn up to four (4) weeks’ leave each year, in addition to comprehensive city benefits with free and low-cost health, dental and vision options?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!
The Finance Department is actively seeking an Account Clerk.
Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have twelve (12) paid holidays and a personal leave day as well?
In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available.
City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after ten (10) years of public service and on-time payments.
This is entry level clerical-accounting work in reviewing, processing, and maintenance of accounting or fiscal records. Work requires a knowledge of techniques, methods, and procedures used in performing the basic clerical-accounting functions. and is learned on the job or through specialized training. Contacts require basic courtesy, tact, and effectiveness in dealing with others, and include contacts to request or provide information, ask questions, or obtain clarification. The work is semi-routine where tasks are covered by procedures or precedents, and although patterned, some latitude is permitted to consider and choose the most appropriate technique, method, or procedure to follow. Work is performed in an office environment. Operates standard office equipment such as personal computers. The physical demands consist mainly of sitting or standing at a workstation for extended periods of time and occasionally lifting and moving light objects. The work is performed under general supervision where the work assignments are subject to instructions and established work routines, and the worker is given latitude to rearrange the sequence based on changing work situations or workflow.
Requirements
- Prepares, reviews, processes, and/or maintains purchase orders, requisitions, check requests, field orders, change orders and other accounting or fiscal documents, records, and files.
- Codes fiscal documents for posting into automated accounting system.
- Posts transactions to proper accounts.
- Compiles data for fiscal reports and statements.
- Prepares periodic summary reports.
- Reconciles and balances financial statements and accounting records.
- Maintains time and leave reports and pay vouchers.
- Receives funds, prepares deposits, and reconciles bank statements
- Composes correspondence in appropriate word processing software.
- Prepares spreadsheets using appropriate software.
- Operates standard office equipment such as personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting related software, copiers, and calculators.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville’s competencies.
- Performs related work as required.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of general office techniques, methods, and procedures.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, procedures, and methods.
- Skill in making and verifying mathematical calculations.
- Skill in maintaining accounting and fiscal records.
- Ability to post figures accurately.
- Ability to match names and numbers.
- Ability to file both numerically and alphabetically.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to read, understand, and apply written instructions and job-related policies and procedures.
- Ability to transcribe legibly and neatly.
- Ability to operate standard office equipment such as personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting related software, copiers, and calculators.
Additional Information
- One year of education and/or experience in the clerical-accounting field.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- The probationary period for this class is six months.
- Depending on assignment, CPR/First Aid Certification is required within six months.
A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blackout, is required with your application. U.S. transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred. Transcripts outside the U.S. must be converted to U.S. standards.
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