Court Account Clerk III

Salary : $59,696.00 - $72,737.60 Annually
Location : CA 95403, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 0416
Department: Fiscal Services
Division: Accounting/Fiscal Services
Opening Date: 04/16/2025
Closing Date: 5/7/:59 PM Pacific

Position Summary
Under general supervision, the Account Clerk III performs a variety of general and/or specialized accounting activities related to the maintenance, review and processing of financial transactions and accounts, statistical data and records, and performs related duties as required.

Typical Duties

• Processes Accounts Payable.
• Balances and processes deposits daily for all revenue sources through the County's Auditor-Controller's Office and the Court's Accounting system.
• Maintains, verifies and reconciles revenue posted into the Court's case management system on a daily and monthly basis.
• Maintains, verifies and reconciles trust accounts, including processing trust deposits and trust disbursements in the Court's case management system and accounting system.
• Obtains information from the public including vendors and other departments as well as provides information concerning accounts payable and accounts receivables.
• Researches accounts for proper payments and charges, makes adjustments to accounts and balances, resolves and/or reconciles discrepancies.
• May be assigned responsibility for establishing new or modifying existing accounting procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Any combination of education and training which would provide the opportunity to acquire the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
High school diploma or its equivalent and three (3) years of progressive responsibility in financial record-keeping maintenance and review of financial and/or statistical records.
OR
Associates' degree with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Business or other related field and two (2) years of progressive responsibility in maintenance and review of financial and/or statistical records.

Ability To:

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with diverse groups of people at various levels.
• Work independently, multitask and prioritize assignments.
• To work in a fast paced environment.
• Prepare and maintain accurate, complete specialized records and files.
• Operate a computer using business software and other standard office equipment.
• Maintain confidentiality of Court records and documents.
• Be detailed oriented.

Knowledge Of:

• Purposes, methods, practices and terminology used in maintenance and review of accounting records and processes.
• Basic principles and terminology of accounting.
• English usage, including grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation.
• Business software applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Standard office procedures and equipment, including 10-key by touch.

Process to Apply

PROCESS TO APPLY:

Please apply online at:

APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS REQUIRE THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE BE COMPLETED. The selection procedure will consist of an application with supplemental questionnaire screening and a panel interview process.

Please list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of the application and be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions. You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position. Please include a cover letter and resume.

Each application and supplemental questionnaire will be thoroughly evaluated for satisfaction of minimum qualifications and relevance of educational coursework, training, experience, and knowledge and abilities; which relate to the position. Candidates possessing the most appropriate job-related qualifications will be invited to an interview.

The Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma is committed to creating a diverse environment and an open, inclusive culture free from bias. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Accommodation:
Applicants with a disability who may require special assistance in any step of the selection process should advise Human Resources by emailing upon submittal of application.
The Sonoma County Superior Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please note, all benefits for Part-Time employment are pro-rated

Retirement Plan:
Tax deferred contributory system under the County Retirement Act of 1937. This is a defined benefit plan fully integrated with Social Security.

Vacation Leave:
Regular, full-time employees in benefit unit 02 on paid status accrue vacation at a rate of 3.17 hours per pay period for the first two years (approx. two weeks per year), with incremental increases to the accrual rate each year through year 5 and additional increases every 5 years thereafter, to year 20. Maximum accrual balance is 368 hours.

Sick Leave:
12 days per year with no limit on accumulation.

Holidays:
14 paid fixed holidays per year, plus 19 miscellaneous floating holiday hours, granted via compensatory time off.

Insurance:
Family vision care, as well as employee short and long term disability plans, are fully paid by the Court. Family dental coverage available at a minimal employee cost per pay period. Choice of three health plans: Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, and a Kaiser Permanente HMO plan. The Court's contribution is currently 85% of the premium for the health plan selected.

Life Insurance
$15,000 Term Life Insurance is provided by the Court; additional life insurance may be purchased by the employee.
Deferred Compensation:
Employees may contribute a portion of their salary into a 457 Deferred Compensation account (up to the IRS annual maximum).

Dependent and Medical Care Assistance Programs:
Employees may participate in these tax exempt programs which allow certain personal expenses to be paid from pre-tax salary.

Employee Assistance Program
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Please describe your education and experience that qualifies you for the Account Clerk III position
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This position primarily focuses on accounting duties with an emphasis on accounts payable and reconciling. Describe your general accounting work experience in these areas.
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Please indicate the types of software that you have working knowledge of and specify your proficiency level.
Required Question