Principal Account Clerk - Controller's Office (1634)

Job Description
Under general supervision, the 1634 performs difficult bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems and may direct the work of other clerical staff. The person selected for this position will be required to 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 duties of the job include but are not limited to:
Process financial, accounting, budget, general ledger, payables, purchasing, encumbrance and other transactions using PeopleSoft
Ensure accurate and timely recording of financial data in compliance with Controller’s policies and procedures
Perform financial data cleanup
Generate reports and queries as needed to support tasks using Oracle Business Intelligence, PeopleSoft Query, and PeopleSoft nVision
Prepare GASB 84 and 87 related spreadsheets and audit binders
Assist in year-end closing
Assist with preparation of reports and financial audits, preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), and reporting to other government agencies, as needed.
Provide feedback and clerical support on Policies and Procedures in use or proposed by the Controller’s Office or other department
Act as a liaison between City departments and AOSD
Review and manage 10-Key to foot and cross foot financial statements
Compile CAFR draft binder for the Controller, senior management, and external auditors
Research information in PeopleSoft and the City’s legacy financial system
Reconcile various accounting and financial reports between different sources and systems, including between the legacy accounting system and current PeopleSoft system
Respond verbally and in writing to phone, email and in-person questions and requests for information from the public and staff from other departments
Sort and file various accounting, financial and system documents
Train Controller’s and departmental staff as assigned
Create reports and logs using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or other software.
Direct work of other clerical staff
Assumes FAST assignments as needed
Other duties as required