This position performs detailed accounting, budgetary and personnel/payroll record support work of moderate difficulty. Work may include supervising and participating in the work of a small unit of employees engaged in collecting and recording financial data and related information. Work involves data entry, creation of documents, and the application of limited programming necessary to retrieve required data. An employee in this class may assist a professional or administrative supervisor with more complex clerical fiscal functions.

Salary: $17.16 - $26.23 Hourly

Close Date: 03-10-2023 (11:59 PM)

Minimum Qualifications. Applicants must:

• Have a valid high school diploma or GED equivalency.

• Have successfully completed some college level courses in bookkeeping, accounting, business or a related field.

• Be able to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.

• Be able to successfully meet and converse with the public and use proper telephone etiquette.

• Be able to accurately perform detail work involving written or numeric data and to make mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately.

• Acknowledge this position is designated as Emergency Critical (EC) and if hired into the position, you must be immediately available to the department before, during, and after a declared emergency and/or disaster.

Desirable Qualifications. Preferred applicants:

• Have at least one year of responsible experience performing accounting and related work.

• Have skill in the operation of calculators, computers and Oracle eBusiness, Kronos, Microsoft Excel and Word software applications.

• Have considerable knowledge of accounting principles, accounts receivable practices and procedures, purchasing procedures, budgetary principles, and personnel/payroll policies and procedures.

• Are able to competently apply accounting principles to the maintenance of accounting records.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

For purposes of employment, re-employment, promotion, transfer or demotion, the most qualified applicants will be selected to continue in the hiring process. At this point, any prior criminal records will be verified. A prior criminal record will not necessarily disqualify a selected applicant from employment.

The City of St. Petersburg is committed to a Drug Free Workplace and compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing rules. Applicants may be required to successfully complete pre-employment drug testing and/or medical exams.

Apply online at www.stpete.org/jobs - Select Apply for Jobs/Register/View Job Postings. City employees must use the Current City Employee link or use a City computer to access iRecruitment Employee Candidate. The City of St. Petersburg is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity employment, and encourages individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply for posted positions. In accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes, qualified servicemembers/veterans and the spouses/family members of certain servicemembers/veterans receive preference/priority in employment. Eligible applicants are responsible to apply for Veterans’ Preference at the time of submission of any job application. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to apply, to interview for positions and to perform the essential job functions.