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THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

• Application Opening: March 17, 2025
• Application Deadline: March 24, 2025
• Compensation Range: $67,990 to $82,628 (Classification and Compensation Info)
• Recruitment ID: CBT-1630-C00318

Under general supervision, the Account Clerk performs routine bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems. Essential functions include: posting, adjusting and balancing entries to ledgers; verifying the correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy; utilizing a numeric keypad to input information and perform calculations; responding to inquiries and providing financial information; organizing and filing source documents; performing operations involving automated accounting systems and spreadsheet programs; assisting in the maintenance of cost control records; reporting available budget balances and expenditures; assisting in reconciliation and summarization of accounts; performing mathematical calculations; preparing statements, orders, receipts and related forms as required; and inputting simple accounting documents for processing vendor payments. This is the journey-level position in the Account Clerk series.  It is distinguished from the 1632 Senior Account Clerk in that it has no supervisory responsibilities, and incumbents perform work which is less complex and analytical than that performed by incumbents in the 1632.  The Account Clerk also preforms related duties as required.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, 1630-Account Clerk | City and County of San Francisco.

Minimum Qualifications 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the filing date.

Experience: Six (6) months (equivalent to 1,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g. cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping, and/or financial record keeping. Such experience typically includes verifying correctness of financial documents; maintaining expenditure records and reconciling subsidiary accounts.

Substitution of Experience: 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in accounting may be substituted for the required experience as described above.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

SELECTION PROCEDURES: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying)
Candidates will be required to complete a Minimum Qualifications Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) as part of the employment application at a later time.  This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant’s experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possess the required minimum qualifications.

Account Clerk Written Examination (Weight: 100%):
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a written multiple-choice examination to determine their relative knowledge, skill and ability level in one or more of the following job related areas as appropriate. These areas may include, but not limited to: knowledge of financial record-keeping and accounting methods/concepts; ability to perform accounting tasks; ability to perform mathematical calculations; knowledge of internal control, handling, and account for varying amounts of money; and interpersonal ability (establish and maintain effective working relationships).

Candidates must achieve a passing score on the Examination in order to be ranked on the resulting eligible list/score report. The Examination is a standardized examination and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review.

Please Note: If you also apply and meet the minimum qualifications for the 1632 Senior Account Clerk and/ or 1634 Principal Account Clerk recruitment, you will only be scheduled once for this examination.  The same exam is used for all three classes (1630, 1632, 1634), however the pass point for each class is different.

The score that you achieve on the exam shall be valid and "banked" for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. If the test for this future announcement is held within 12 months of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after twelve months, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than twelve months from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score going forward since it is the most recent. A passing score must be achieved on the exam in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list/score report. The hiring department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

The multiple-choice exams will be administered either on a computer or in a paper format. The type of format will depend on the size of the qualified applicant pool. Qualified candidates will be notified of the type of exam format in their exam appointment notification. These are standardized multiple-choice examinations. In accordance with Civil Service Rule 111.11.4, inspection privileges do not apply to the questions and answers in these examinations.

The hiring department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores, and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 24 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.
 

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:  Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.  [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4.  Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement.  Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at https://sf.gov/departments/civil-service-commission.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your application through this job ad. Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Future email contact: Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that your registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that emails from CCSF is not blocked on your computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Jennifer Bushman at Jennifer.Bushman@sfgov.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.