Important Information: Instruction to Apply

1. Complete the Senior Accountant Clerk (1632) job application on SmartRecruiters by clicking on “I’m interested” and completing all sections;

                                                               AND

2. Complete the Minimum Qualifications and Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ).

Only individuals who submit both a completed job application (all sections, including Experience and Education, must be completed; resume will not be a substitute for completing the application) and the Minimum Qualifications Supplemental Questionnaire will be considered. 

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees working in seven counties with a combined annual operating budget of over $900 million.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality. 

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Position Description:

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is seeking an experienced, outgoing, and motivated Senior Account Clerk to provide functional and technical support for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP). Under general supervision, performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems and may direct the work of a small clerical staff. Incumbents interpret, enforce and carry out existing policies and procedures relative to financial record keeping activities; make regular contacts with other departmental personnel and the general public in connection with bookkeeping and financial operations; prepare and maintain a variety of complex financial and bookkeeping records and reports; post, adjust and balance entries to ledgers; verify the correctness of accounting documents; respond to inquiries and provide financial information; organize and file source documents; perform operations involving automated accounting systems and spreadsheet programs and perform related duties as required.

Essential Functions:

• Performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record-keeping operations within complex accounting systems in order to ensure accurate balances and available budgeted funds.
• Posts, adjusts and balances entries to subsidiary ledgers by searching out details and reconciling account discrepancies.
•  Verifies correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy.
• Responds to inquiries and provides financial information to other units, individuals and the general public regarding the status of accounts, payments, issuance of checks and availability of balances by extracting information from documents and answering questions.
• Organizes and files source documents according to accepted practice.
• Performs tasks in software related to accounting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets and word processing.
• Calculates encumbered balances of blanket purchase orders and contract orders to ensure that funds are available for payment.
•  Identifies discrepancies between departmental records and the City's accounting system.
•  Assists in the compilation of financial data for accounting and financial purposes.
•  Prepares accounting documents including requisitions for purchase orders, journal entries, encumbrances and payment documents.
• Performs mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in order to arrive at correct balances when working on financial and accounting matters such as cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations, taxes and penalties.
• Reconciles bank statements and revolving fund balances.
• Prepares basic financial schedules and reports using spreadsheet programs such as Lotus, Excel and Quattro Pro.
• May direct the work of a small clerical staff.
 

Reporting Location:

• 1 Lakeshore Drive, Moccasin, California 95347

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. 

If you are interested in a job like this, we are looking for people that have the following:

Experience:

Eighteen (18) months (equivalent to 3,000 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 up to six (6) months of the required experience as described above.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. 

Verification:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: 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.

If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

Verification of required work experience typically must be on the employer’s letterhead and must include the applicant’s name, job title, description of job duties, dates of employment, hours per week, and signature of the employer, supervisor, or appropriate representative. 

Employees of the City and County of San Francisco may submit performance evaluations showing duties performed to verify qualifying City experience. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee's class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of Civil Service Commission Rules. CCSF employees will not receive credit for experience obtained outside of their classification unless recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Rule 110.9.1/111A.11.2.

Experience claimed in self-employment will only be accepted if supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license, and experience comparable to minimum qualifications above. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupation and total earnings must be submitted.

Verification of required valid licensure/certification typically must be a photocopy of the license/certificate including the name of the issuing agency as well as the name of the license/certificate holder, license/certificate number, and expiration date.

In line with the Official Public Health Order to slow the spread of COVID-19, “shelter-in-place” has been issued for all San Francisco residents that are expected to be in effect until further notice. As a result, the Department of Human Resources (DHR)’s office (located at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103) is currently closed to the general public. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Human Resources Analyst listed on this announcement.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

• Application Opening:  Wednesday, November 24, 2021
• Application Deadline: Friday, December 10, 2021
• Compensation Range: 1632 Senior Account Clerk Classification
• Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt (TEX), Full Time – appointment not to exceed two (2) years – This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

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
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Brandon Bradley at [email protected].

BB/TEX-1632-116900/01118514

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

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.