Temporary Account Clerk

Temporary Account Clerk

Maine’s premier City to work and live is becoming Maine’s premier municipal employer - welcome to Biddeford, Maine, where citizens are proud of their community and employees thrive!

Maine’s premier City to work and live is becoming Maine’s premier municipal employer - welcome to Biddeford, Maine, where citizens are proud of their community and employees thrive!

The City of Biddeford, a beautiful, resurgent, coastal Maine community, is seeking dynamic people to join our award-winning team of professionals. As an employee in one of Maine’s youngest communities, you can become part of a team that is guiding its economic revival. You will need to be highly motivated, talented, with a strong desire to make a difference in the daily lives of citizens.

The City of Biddeford greatly values employee wellness and work/life balance.

This is a temporary position with the potential opportunity for a permanent role after 12 weeks based on performance and organizational needs.

The Account Clerk performs a variety of standard duties and tasks related to basic bookkeeping, records management and collection of fees.

Responsibilities

• Answers phone calls and greets customers from the public in a respectful, courteous, and professional manner
• Responds to inquiries and assists customers with proper completion of various transactions, including the receiving of monies;
• Directs customers to the proper departments when necessary;
• Receives and documents payments for property taxes; sewer fees; and registers vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, and ATVs;
• Conducts sales of sporting licenses, dog licenses, beach permits, mooring permits, business licenses and shellfish licenses;
• Handles sales of any and all vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates, and marriage licenses;
• Responsible for daily reconciliation of daily work/cash drawer, updating of permits, licenses, and fees; and
• Assists with election duties including voter registration, updating voter records, absentee ballot processing, and acts as a Deputy Voter Registrar at the polls on Election Day (extended hours for voter registration, early absentee processing, and Election Day preparation may be required).

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED;
• 1 - 3 years of related experience with any combination of the above, OR
• The equivalent mixture of related education and experience.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and basic computer functions, including:
• Microsoft Word and Excel
• DAVE
• The Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife statutes;
• Must stay current on all changes in applicable Maine State Law;
• Willing to find answers or know where to refer someone when answers cannot be found;
• Manage challenging stressful situations in a calm, flexible, and professional manner, and keep up with multiple tasks and fast pace of a busy office;
• Able to use an adding machine, telephone system, photocopy machines, faxes, scanners and typewriter; and
• A willingness to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Biddeford's work around diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience with Vehicle Registrations
• 1 year of experience within a municipality/local government

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Biddeford’s mission is to cultivate and sustain a diverse, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and belonging-based workplace where employees actively practice solidarity for the greater good of the work environment and employee experience.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the City of Biddeford shall employ, develop, and work to maintain the best qualified person(s) available without discrimination to: age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, dimensions of gender, disability, citizenship, veterans’ status, ancestry, national origin, and/or political affiliation or any other status protected by law.

Equitable access to services and employment is available and those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to this application and/or the interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at 207.286.0593.

Job Type: Temporary Full-timeor Part-time

Pay: $22.00/hour

Schedule: Monday – Tuesday, 7am – 5pm // Wednesday – Thursday, 8am – 4pm

Work Location: In-person

To apply, please choose ONE of the following:

• Go to https://biddefordmaine.org/apply to fill out our online application.
• Apply through www.really.com
• Email to: employment@biddefordmaine.org
• Submit a cover letter, resume, and any relevant certifications to:

Human Resources Department

205 Main Street

Biddeford, ME, 04005

Job Types: Temp-to-hire, Temporary

Pay: $22.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22