****This PART-TIME position is located in Springfield, IL****

The Village of Jerome is a small community of approximately 1600 residents, surrounded by the City of Springfield, in Sangamon County, Illinois.

The Village of Jerome is seeking to fill an Accounts Clerk position for our Water Department with a candidate with experience with customer service, accounting/bookkeeping, and general secretarial duty experience.

The person must be proficient in Word, Excel, with preference for someone with experience with Locis accounting software. Must be able to run a cash register, and have experience with dealing with customers in person and on the phone as it relates to Village business and the Water Department.

Some of the duties, include but are not limited to:

1. Ringing up water payments, post payments to water accounts, balancing cast registers daily, and completing documentation to reflect receipt and deposit in accounts.

2. Prepares final bills for customers leaving the system and process refunds, if appropriate.

3. Signs up new water customers, creating new accounts in the computer system.

4. Loads and processes meter readings, and prepares and mails water bills.

5. Prepares daily and monthly reports to reflect activities in the Department.

6. Answer phones and assists callers.

Works 20 hours per week, with the work schedule being Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person