Clerk of Courts Accounting Clerk I - Legal Division

Montgomery County seeks an Accounting Clerk I for the Clerk of Courts Legal Division. The role maintains financial transaction records, processes payments and court-cost billing, reconciles accounts, and responds to accounting inquiries.

What you'll do:

• Process daily financial transactions including posting information, applying payments in the correct amounts, preparing appropriate paperwork, and initiating disbursement checks
• Process daily financial transactions; prepare daily bank deposits for assigned department; process payments received through the mail; complete reconciliations of assigned bank accounts; balance cash drawer; run adding machine tapes or print standard reports that show deposit detail; verify cash and check deposits; escalate anomalies or out-of-balance conditions to the Team Leader or the Assistant Chief Deputy - Finance
• Prepare bills for court costs including reviewing daily pleadings for billing requirements, calculating the court costs, and generating bills; set up payment plans, when necessary and maintain records on past-due accounts for collection; monitor accounts receivable for year-end closing
• Respond to inquiries from customers, colleagues, and other constituents regarding accounting transactions for assigned department; clearly define the question with the customer; provide an immediate answer when possible or research the answer and contact the customer with the response in a timely manner; refer unusual or sensitive questions to the Accounting Clerk II, Team Leader, or the Assistant Chief Deputy-Finance
• Maintain accurate and complete records based on standards and procedures established by the Clerk of Courts and/or the Montgomery County Auditor; ensure that all information is included in the appropriate files; add new information and/or documents as required
• Provide assistance to colleagues in the department when necessary due to scheduling, volume, or staffing requirements
• Other duties as assigned

What they're looking for:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of one (1) year of office, clerical or accounting experience
• Sufficient keyboarding skills to quickly and accurately enter, access, update, and manipulate data
• Ability to use basic mathematics, record money transactions, and use the number keypad to accurately and quickly enter numerical data
• Ability to learn job tasks through on-the-job training within a six (6)-month period

Benefits:

• All Montgomery County employees become members of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and have access to deferred compensation programs.
• Full-time employees (40 hours per week): Health insurance with HSA match, wellness program and incentives, life insurance, paid vacation, paid personal leave days, sick leave, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, and access to dental, vision, short-term disability, accident & critical care benefits.