What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cashier position at City of Danbury?
Description
The City of Danbury is announcing an Open Competitive Exam for the position of
Cashier
Statement of Duties: The Cashier performs a range of clerical support services such as the processing of tax collection payments in support of department operations. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.
Supervision Required: Under direct supervision of the Tax Collector, where clear, detailed and specific instructions govern the work or are explained with each assignment. The employee works as instructed and consults with the supervisor as needed on all matters not specifically covered in the guidelines or instructions. The supervisor maintains control by reviewing the work in progress or upon completion.
Supervisory Responsibility: Employee is not regularly required to supervise any employees.
Confidentiality: Employee does not have regular access to confidential information.
Accountability: The nature of work means that errors can be easily detected, usually by the employee. Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor Judgment may result in minor confusion, involving minimal time and expense for correction, such as bookkeeping, data entry or failure to follow established procedures
Judgment: Well defined or detailed rules, instructions and procedures cover all aspects of work. Judgment involves choosing the appropriate practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines to apply in each case.
Complexity: Work consists of routine or repetitive tasks and/or operations with little variation in established procedures.
Work Environment: The position works in a municipal office setting subject to frequent work interruptions. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant.
Nature and Purpose of Public Contact: Relationships are constantly with co-workers and the public involving frequent explanation, discussion or interpretation of practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines in order to render service, plan or coordinate work efforts, or resolve operating problems. Extraordinary courtesy, tact, and diplomacy may be required to resolve complaints or deal with uncooperative or uninformed persons.
Occupational Risk: Duties generally do not present occupational risks to the employee.
Essential Functions
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Education and Experience: Must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent; and one (1) year of office work experience that includes cash handling, banking transactions, or financial reconciliation.
Special Requirements: None required.
Knowledge, Abilities And Skills Required
Knowledge: Working knowledge of office procedures, modern office equipment, and the utilization of personal computers and office software (i.e. word processing and spread sheet applications) and the Internet in support of department operations. Knowledge of applicable local and state regulations/laws pertinent to a municipal Tax Collector’s office.
Abilities: Ability to interact in a positive and effective manner with employees and the public and to work independently; ability to execute oral and written instructions in a precise and timely manner; ability to operate a variety of office equipment at efficient speed including calculator, typewriter, word processor, computer; ability to plan and organize work. Ability to handle large sums of cash in a prompt and accurate manner. Ability to work with numbers and manage multiple tasks in a detailed, accurate manner.
Skill: Good judgment, and able to maintain effective staff and customer relations; able to follow instructions and communicate proficiently both orally and in writing. Proficient data processing skills including word processing and spread sheet applications as well as basic business mathematical skills.
Physical And Mental Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Demands: Little or no physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as books, office equipment and computer paper.
Motor Skills: Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require basic motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone system, personal computer, and other office equipment.
Visual Demands: The employee is required to constantly read documents for general understanding and analytical purposes. The employee is rarely required to determine color differences.
Application Information
Application Submission
Applications must be submitted online atwww.danbury-ct.gov/employment. Qualified applicants must submit an application no later than 11:59 pm, Friday, December 26th, 2025. EEO/M/F/D/V
Important Note: Paper applications will not be accepted.
The application must be completed in its entirety. Omissions, false, misleading or inaccurate information will result in rejection of the application.
It is recommended that applicants do not wait until the last day to submit the application. Applications should be completed as soon as possible after publication of the announcement for examination.
Please contact the Human Resources/Civil Service Department at (203) 797-4598 or humanresources@danbury-ct.gov if you need assistance or if you have any general questions.
PARTS WEIGHT
WRITTEN EXAM 100%
It is the applicant’s responsibility to adhere to the City’s testing schedule. Unless otherwise stated, there will be no make-up examinations or alternative examination dates.
If an applicant fails the test, the applicant will be immediately eliminated from consideration for this hiring process.
Written Test Date: *week of January 12th, 2026
Test Time: To be Determined
Test Location: To be Determined
Reasonable Accommodations In The Testing Process
All requests for reasonable accommodations in the testing process along with medical documentation establishing the need for the accommodation must be submitted to the City of Danbury Human Resources Department no later than the closing date of applications.
If the list is not exhausted, it remains in effect for one year. However, the Commission can decide to extend an eligibility list for one additional year.
Participation in the testing and recruitment process and/or placement on an eligibility list does not guarantee a continuance in the remainder of the hiring process nor does it imply or constitute an offer of employment.
DMEA 35
01
Do you possess a High School diploma or equivalent?
Do you possess one (1) year of office work experience that includes cash handling, banking transactions, or financial reconciliation.
If yes, please explain. If no, please indicate n/a
The City of Danbury is announcing an Open Competitive Exam for the position of
Cashier
Statement of Duties: The Cashier performs a range of clerical support services such as the processing of tax collection payments in support of department operations. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.
Supervision Required: Under direct supervision of the Tax Collector, where clear, detailed and specific instructions govern the work or are explained with each assignment. The employee works as instructed and consults with the supervisor as needed on all matters not specifically covered in the guidelines or instructions. The supervisor maintains control by reviewing the work in progress or upon completion.
Supervisory Responsibility: Employee is not regularly required to supervise any employees.
Confidentiality: Employee does not have regular access to confidential information.
Accountability: The nature of work means that errors can be easily detected, usually by the employee. Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor Judgment may result in minor confusion, involving minimal time and expense for correction, such as bookkeeping, data entry or failure to follow established procedures
Judgment: Well defined or detailed rules, instructions and procedures cover all aspects of work. Judgment involves choosing the appropriate practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines to apply in each case.
Complexity: Work consists of routine or repetitive tasks and/or operations with little variation in established procedures.
Work Environment: The position works in a municipal office setting subject to frequent work interruptions. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant.
Nature and Purpose of Public Contact: Relationships are constantly with co-workers and the public involving frequent explanation, discussion or interpretation of practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines in order to render service, plan or coordinate work efforts, or resolve operating problems. Extraordinary courtesy, tact, and diplomacy may be required to resolve complaints or deal with uncooperative or uninformed persons.
Occupational Risk: Duties generally do not present occupational risks to the employee.
Essential Functions
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
- Responsible for the receipt and reconciliation of all cash and other payments received via mail, internet or public walk-ins as well as the posting of daily collection information in to the department’s software system.
- Assists with the processing of department bills and the sorting of returned mail.
- Assists with the record retention set-up and organization.
- Responds to requests for information from the public in person at a counter .
- Makes bank deposits when required as a back-up to department staff.
Education and Experience: Must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent; and one (1) year of office work experience that includes cash handling, banking transactions, or financial reconciliation.
Special Requirements: None required.
Knowledge, Abilities And Skills Required
Knowledge: Working knowledge of office procedures, modern office equipment, and the utilization of personal computers and office software (i.e. word processing and spread sheet applications) and the Internet in support of department operations. Knowledge of applicable local and state regulations/laws pertinent to a municipal Tax Collector’s office.
Abilities: Ability to interact in a positive and effective manner with employees and the public and to work independently; ability to execute oral and written instructions in a precise and timely manner; ability to operate a variety of office equipment at efficient speed including calculator, typewriter, word processor, computer; ability to plan and organize work. Ability to handle large sums of cash in a prompt and accurate manner. Ability to work with numbers and manage multiple tasks in a detailed, accurate manner.
Skill: Good judgment, and able to maintain effective staff and customer relations; able to follow instructions and communicate proficiently both orally and in writing. Proficient data processing skills including word processing and spread sheet applications as well as basic business mathematical skills.
Physical And Mental Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Demands: Little or no physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as books, office equipment and computer paper.
Motor Skills: Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require basic motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone system, personal computer, and other office equipment.
Visual Demands: The employee is required to constantly read documents for general understanding and analytical purposes. The employee is rarely required to determine color differences.
Application Information
Application Submission
Applications must be submitted online atwww.danbury-ct.gov/employment. Qualified applicants must submit an application no later than 11:59 pm, Friday, December 26th, 2025. EEO/M/F/D/V
Important Note: Paper applications will not be accepted.
The application must be completed in its entirety. Omissions, false, misleading or inaccurate information will result in rejection of the application.
It is recommended that applicants do not wait until the last day to submit the application. Applications should be completed as soon as possible after publication of the announcement for examination.
Please contact the Human Resources/Civil Service Department at (203) 797-4598 or humanresources@danbury-ct.gov if you need assistance or if you have any general questions.
- Application Review The Civil Service Commission is responsible for reviewing the applications to determine if they are complete and meet the minimum requirements for the position. The Commission will review all the applications for the position during their bi-weekly meetings following the closing date of the position.
- Testing
PARTS WEIGHT
WRITTEN EXAM 100%
It is the applicant’s responsibility to adhere to the City’s testing schedule. Unless otherwise stated, there will be no make-up examinations or alternative examination dates.
If an applicant fails the test, the applicant will be immediately eliminated from consideration for this hiring process.
Written Test Date: *week of January 12th, 2026
Test Time: To be Determined
Test Location: To be Determined
- Exam date may be subject to change
Reasonable Accommodations In The Testing Process
All requests for reasonable accommodations in the testing process along with medical documentation establishing the need for the accommodation must be submitted to the City of Danbury Human Resources Department no later than the closing date of applications.
- The Eligibility List
If the list is not exhausted, it remains in effect for one year. However, the Commission can decide to extend an eligibility list for one additional year.
Participation in the testing and recruitment process and/or placement on an eligibility list does not guarantee a continuance in the remainder of the hiring process nor does it imply or constitute an offer of employment.
- Additional Testing Requirements
DMEA 35
01
Do you possess a High School diploma or equivalent?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess one (1) year of office work experience that includes cash handling, banking transactions, or financial reconciliation.
- Yes
- No
If yes, please explain. If no, please indicate n/a
- Required Question