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Salary: $45,869.00 - $62,387.00 Annually
Location : Germantown Village Hall- N112 W17001 Mequon Road
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Finance Department
Opening Date: 08/29/2024
Summary of Job
Under the direction of the Finance Director, the AccountingClerk is responsible for performing basic accounting, bookkeeping, and clerical duties. Primary tasks include assisting Village personnel to submit and processing check request, payable invoices, and contracts; performing weekly check runs; preparing bank deposits; and balancing cash registers. Working conditions are primarily inside an office environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• One (1) year of bookkeeping, financial record keeping, or accounting clerical experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The Village of Germantown is committed to future investment by providing training resources to encourage employee professional development and growth within our organization. While employed with the Village of Germantown, employees have the opportunity to pursue their career goals, and interests by participating in the following programs:
Recreation Discounts
Employees are given discounts for our Park & Recreation Programs as well as discount to our Kids Klub childcare.
Wellness Program
The Village of Germantown's Go365 wellness incentive program automatically integrates members' activity data from connections to apps, devices, gyms, studios and more so members can earn Points no matter how they're exercising. Employees earn wellness rewards for taking care of their everyday health-from completing fun activities and Challenges to regular dental exams and wellness checkups.
Employee Assistance Program
The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance on legal, financial and personal issues that could affect your health, relationships and job performance.
Health Insurance
United Medical Resources (UMR) through United Health Care. Effective on the first day! Employees have a 12% premium share with wellness participation or 25% premium share if they choose to not participate in the wellness program.
Dental Insurance
$1,300 annual benefit per eligible person; Premium paid 100% by the Village with $25 deductible.
Life Insurance
Employer-paid basic premium, value equal to 100% of the employee's annual salary rounded to the highest $1,000 with employee option to purchase up to two additional increments for a total of 3 times the employee's annual salary.
Long Term/Short Term Disability Insurance
The Village of Germantown offers a Short Term Disability plan through ETF to any regular employee that works at least 24 hours per week. The premium is paid 100% by ETF and the plan pays a monthly benefit of 75% of monthly base salary after the employee has been off work for 30 days.
Supplemental Benefits
Accident Insurance and Vision Insurance
Retirement
Wisconsin Retirement System pension program participation with Employee Share 6.5% gross wage. Optional participation in a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
Flexible Spending Plan
Diversified administered program (Section 125) with ability for pre-tax payment of qualifying medical, dental, and childcare expenses (up to federal limits)
Pay Periods/Direct Deposit
Village employees are paid bi-weekly, every other Monday. As an added convenience and safety measure, the Village requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit of their payroll checks.
Location : Germantown Village Hall- N112 W17001 Mequon Road
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Finance Department
Opening Date: 08/29/2024
Summary of Job
Under the direction of the Finance Director, the AccountingClerk is responsible for performing basic accounting, bookkeeping, and clerical duties. Primary tasks include assisting Village personnel to submit and processing check request, payable invoices, and contracts; performing weekly check runs; preparing bank deposits; and balancing cash registers. Working conditions are primarily inside an office environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Creating and maintaining vendor files and relationships. This includes working with Village personnel to ensure all vendor records are accurate and obtaining W-9s from vendors as necessary.
- Assisting Village personnel with submitting/maintaining check requests, invoices, and contracts within the Accounts Payable module. This includes ensuring copies of all invoices are scanned and attached within the ERP.
- Processing check runs on a weekly basis for all current invoices payable.
- Receiving cash and check collections from various departmentsand entering them as receipts into the cash register.
- Balancing cash registers and preparing deposits every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to provide to the Finance Director to bring to the bank.
- Acting as primary back-up for collecting and processing payments at front counter.
- Involved in team effort during tax season to collect, process, balance property tax payments; and to assist Finance Director in questions regarding property taxes. Involves standing for long periods of time.
- Running reports related to accounts payable for management and governance.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• One (1) year of bookkeeping, financial record keeping, or accounting clerical experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- ThoroughworkingknowledgeofMicrosoftOfficesoftwareandtheirapplications especially in Excel and Outlook.
- Prior experience working within the Tyler Munis ERP is a plus.
- Ability to communicate with a variety of people with differing interests.
- Abilitytoeffectivelycommunicateandpromotebothverballyandinwriting.
- Ability to establish good working relationships with all levels of staff and citizenry, and provide facilitation skills in sensitive, emotional, or hostile situations.
- Knowledgeofbookkeepingandaccountingprocedures,principles,practices,and techniques.
- Knowledge of cash handling procedures and practices.
- Knowledge of automated record keeping systems.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
- Abilitytoworkwellunderpressureandhandlestressfulsituations,toorganizework and set priorities, managing time and resources to meet deadlines and changing demands within the entire operation of administrative services, perform duties with a minimum of supervision.
The Village of Germantown is committed to future investment by providing training resources to encourage employee professional development and growth within our organization. While employed with the Village of Germantown, employees have the opportunity to pursue their career goals, and interests by participating in the following programs:
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Supervisory Trainings
- Skill Development Trainings
- Self-paced learning opportunities
- Professional Association membership dues paid by the Village
- Holidays :11 paid Holidays per year.
- Sick Days :12 days/year, effective the first full month of employment (max 150 days).
- Bereavement: 3 days
- Paid Vacation: Employees earn vacation leave beginning the first day of employment and are eligible to use it as you earn it.
Recreation Discounts
Employees are given discounts for our Park & Recreation Programs as well as discount to our Kids Klub childcare.
Wellness Program
The Village of Germantown's Go365 wellness incentive program automatically integrates members' activity data from connections to apps, devices, gyms, studios and more so members can earn Points no matter how they're exercising. Employees earn wellness rewards for taking care of their everyday health-from completing fun activities and Challenges to regular dental exams and wellness checkups.
Employee Assistance Program
The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance on legal, financial and personal issues that could affect your health, relationships and job performance.
Health Insurance
United Medical Resources (UMR) through United Health Care. Effective on the first day! Employees have a 12% premium share with wellness participation or 25% premium share if they choose to not participate in the wellness program.
- Gold Plan - Deductible: $1,000 Single; $2,000 Family
- Premium - $120.64/month Single; $289.55/month Family
- Silver Plan - High Deductible Health Plan with HSA contribution*
- Deductible: $2,500 Single; $5,000 Family
- Premium $103.20/month Single; $247.69/month Family
- *HSA Village Contribution - $1,250/year Single (quarterly); $2,500/year Family (quarterly).
Dental Insurance
$1,300 annual benefit per eligible person; Premium paid 100% by the Village with $25 deductible.
Life Insurance
Employer-paid basic premium, value equal to 100% of the employee's annual salary rounded to the highest $1,000 with employee option to purchase up to two additional increments for a total of 3 times the employee's annual salary.
Long Term/Short Term Disability Insurance
The Village of Germantown offers a Short Term Disability plan through ETF to any regular employee that works at least 24 hours per week. The premium is paid 100% by ETF and the plan pays a monthly benefit of 75% of monthly base salary after the employee has been off work for 30 days.
Supplemental Benefits
Accident Insurance and Vision Insurance
Retirement
Wisconsin Retirement System pension program participation with Employee Share 6.5% gross wage. Optional participation in a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
Flexible Spending Plan
Diversified administered program (Section 125) with ability for pre-tax payment of qualifying medical, dental, and childcare expenses (up to federal limits)
Pay Periods/Direct Deposit
Village employees are paid bi-weekly, every other Monday. As an added convenience and safety measure, the Village requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit of their payroll checks.