Principal Account Clerk – Project Delivery - Public Works (1634) — San Francisco, CA

As a Principal Account Clerk, under direction, you will supervise the activities of staff engaged in various accounting and financial transaction activities. In this role, you will perform difficult and responsible accounting and financial transaction and clerical work. You will prepare and review a variety of complex financial documents and records. Additionally, you will interpret, enforce and carry out existing policies, regulations and procedures relating to accounting and financial activities.

Important and Essential Duties:

Your duties as a Principal Account Clerk may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervising, instructing, planning, assigning, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing work of subordinate and office personnel in an accounting unit including such functions as utilizing system applications, statements, worksheets, processing statistical reports, reconciliations, cash receipts, distributions, encumbrances and payments.
• Performing complex accounting analysis and financial transaction processing and resolving difficult operating issues.
• Preparing routine correspondence, reports, memoranda and letters to members of the staff, other organizations and the public.
• Responding to inquiries in person or on the phone to members of the staff, other organizations and the public regarding accounting and financial operations.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of new operating policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two (2) years (equivalent to 4,000 hours) of verifiable experience in a position supervising and directing accounting and/or financial transaction functions.

OR

• Fours (4) years (equivalent to 8,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g., cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping, and/or financial record keeping. Such experience typically includes verifying correctness of financial documents, maintaining expenditure records and reconciling subsidiary accounts.

Substitution:

Thirty (30) semester units / Forty-five (45) quarter units of coursework from an accredited college or university with a minimum of twelve (12) semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in accounting may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience as described in #1 or #2

Note: One-year full-time employment is considered equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Verification:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#verification

Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Selection Procedures:

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ): Candidates may be required to complete a Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) as part of the employment application. This SQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The SQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will move forward in the recruitment process.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure.

• Information About the Hiring Process
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• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the City and County of San Francisco, we share a commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable community. Each member of our organization is responsible and accountable for what they say and do to make San Francisco an inclusive and equitable place to live and work by employing fair and just practices to and for all.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Kristi Sevilla, at kristi.sevilla@sfdpw.org.