Bookkeeper

KEPPEL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOOKKEEPER DEFINITION
Under general supervision, to perform a wide variety of clerical functions of average difficulty involving the preparation and maintenance of financial or statistical records; and to do other related work as required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Gathers, assembles, tabulates, checks, and files financial and statistical data; keeps financial records and processes documents involved in financial transactions; does financial posting; makes arithmetical calculations; checks invoices against purchase orders; makes and verifies extensions and computes discounts and sales tax; keeps expense ledger accounts; assists in preparing financial statements; types purchase orders; keeps ledger accounts, balancing such accounts, checking and correcting irregularities; makes bank deposits; assists in making financial and statistical reports of records and accounts maintained; assists in the preparation and maintenance of the employee benefits program; assists in the preparation of state ADA reporting; files records and receipts; performs other related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
   Basic methods and practices of financial record keeping;
  Modern office methods, procedures and techniques;
  Appropriate English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation and arithmetic concepts;
  Standard office machines and equipment;
  Record storage, retrieval and management systems.

Ability to:
  Perform arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy;
  Learn and apply office policies, rules and procedures rapidly;
  Prepare and maintain accurate and complete records and reports;
  Understand and carry out oral and written instructions without immediate supervision;
  Meet the public tactfully and answer questions courteously over the counter and by telephone;
  Type at a net corrected speed of 40 words per minute;
  Maintain accurate records of warehouse inventory;
  Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships;
  Communicate effectively in oral and written form.

Experience:
One year of paid experience preferred in general clerical work, involving financial record-keeping activities.

Education:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, including or supplemented by training or coursework in financial recordkeeping, record management.

Approved        March 25, 1986
Revised:           October 8, 2009