Principal Account Clerk

Salary : $54,100.80 - $58,344.00 Annually
Location : Wheaton, IL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 24-00106
Department: Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center
Opening Date: 04/04/2025
Closing Date: 4/18/2025 4:30 PM Central
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are pleased to offer the current job opportunity for a Principal Account Clerk position within Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center.
This position is eligible for our complete benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. As a team member at DuPage County, you will also have access to time off with pay on Designated Holidays or holiday pay if required to work, Vacation time, Sick time and Personal days (refer to Union contract for time off benefits).

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This position is assigned to the AFSCME (Care Center) Council 31 Bargaining Unit.

DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include:

• Performs a high volume of advanced bookkeeping tasks
• Maintains disbursement accounts for Support Services Department, including auditing invoices, preparing vouchers, posting and reconciling multiple line items
• Maintains accounts receivable and payable records
• Provides information to and interact with a variety of department supervisors
• Completes paperwork for department personnel changes
• Prepares expenditure and receipt report on a periodic basis including necessary recaps, summaries, and reconciliations
• Prepares revenue reports for the Department and the Treasurer's Office
• Maintains budget control logs for Support Services Department
• Assists with preparation and presentation of the annual operating budgets
• Monitors vendor contracts for proper prices, encumbrances and renewals
• Serves as a lead worker for clerical staff engaged in fiscal recordkeeping and related financial management activities

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

Requirements include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience:

• Completion of some college level coursework in Finance or Accounting
• Four(4) years of experience in Accounting and/or Fiscal Recordkeeping

A passing score on a basic Excel test is required.
A post-offer physical is required.
A pre-employment background check is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
DuPage County offers a complete benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. Limited benefits are also offered for eligible part-time positions.

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Select the response below that represents your highest completed level of education.

• Doctorate Degree from an Accredited Institution
• Master's Degree from an Accredited Institution
• Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited Institution
• Associate's Degree from an Accredited Institution
• Some college level courses complete but no degree awarded from an Accredited Institution
• High School Diploma or GED
• None of the above

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If you possess a degree, in what field/ major is the degree? (If no degree, answer with N/A)
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Select the response below that represents the number of years of experience you possess in Accounting and/or Fiscal Recordkeeping.

• 13+ years of relevant experience
• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• 4-7 years of relevant experience
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Less than 1 year of relevant experience
• None of the above

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Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation?Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

• Yes
• No

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