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Senior Financial Clerk

City of Winston-Salem
Winston, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Clerk position at City of Winston-Salem?

Under immediate supervision, performs difficult clerical and technical work involving the preparation and maintenance of fiscal or related records.

Within the Finance department, this position audits and processes payment requests, purchase orders and travel expenses; enters and processes information on MS Windows client-server systems; audits invoices, purchasing card receipts and logs, and other financial documents to ensure completeness and correct use of account and code numbers; interprets and applies financial laws, rules and regulations to a variety of work situations and processes; assists other departments and vendors by providing information on financial matters; makes extensive use of computers to analyze financial or technical information; receives payments; prepares bank deposits and collection sheets; document image scanning; resolves problems with return checks or system errors by collaborating with customers or programmers; completes journal entries and transfers; compiles and summarizes financial data in preparing financial reports for management.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma supplemented by college level courses in bookkeeping and accounting and considerable experience reconciling financial accounts, processing payments and providing excellent customer service.  Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word software.  

Physical Requirements: (Reasonable accommodations may substitute for physical requirements listed): Must be able to lift or move up to 25 lbs., work with small objects and consistently maneuver within the office area, and must possess good communication skills. This position will work primarily indoors and may be exposed to long periods of sitting and working with a computer.

THIS POSITION IS NON-EXEMPT AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY.

 The City of Winston Salem does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, sex, color, age, political affiliation, national origin, religion or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services or activities.

Salary : $46,316

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