Posting number: 27-71
Department: TREASURER/COLLECTOR
Job classification: Principal Clerk
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administration, Clerical & Data Entry, Accounting and Finance
This position is responsible for performing various types of skilled administrative, accounting and bookkeeping work to support the operations of the Collector/Treasurer’s office.
Under general supervision. The employee is familiar with the work routine and uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently. The supervisor provides additional, specific instruction for new, difficult or unusual assignments, including suggested work methods. The employee refers unusual situations to the supervisor for advice and further instructions.
The work involves numerous standardized practices, procedures, or general instructions that govern the work and in some cases may require additional interpretation. Judgment is needed to locate, select and apply the most pertinent practice, procedure, regulation or guideline.
The work consists of a variety of duties which generally follow standardized practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines. The sequence of work and/or the procedures followed vary according to the nature of the transaction and/or the information involved, or sought, in a particular situation.
Relationships are constantly with co-workers, vendors, attorneys, the public, groups and/or individuals such as peers from other organizations, and representatives of professional organizations. The employee serves as a spokesperson or recognized authority of the organization in matters of substance or considerable importance, including departmental practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines.
The employee has access to sensitive and confidential information in the performance of their duties.
High School degree, including or supplemented by courses in accounting, bookkeeping and office procedure and more than one year, up to and including three years, of office experience, preferably in a municipal office that handles accounting or bookkeeping, or any equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
Knowledge: Knowledge of department operations and functions; knowledge of City parking regulations and operation of parking systems.
Abilities: Ability to organize and maintain records and prepare reports from same; ability to work with various computer applications. Ability to work effectively under time constraints to meet deadlines. Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with the public and other City departments.
Skills: Bookkeeping and accounting skills. Skilled in computer applications and data entry; organizational skills; customer service and communication skills.
The work is performed in an office environment.
The work involves physical skills typical of an office environment, including sitting, standing, walking and stooping. May be required to lift objects such as files, boxes of papers, office supplies, and office equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
The work may require motor skills for activities such as moving objects, using office equipment, including but not limited to telephones, personal computers, handheld technology, and other office equipment.
Essential position functions require ability to routinely read documents for general understanding and analytical purposes and viewing a computer monitor.
All Benefits and privileges consistent with the Local Clerical American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The City of Northampton, known as "Paradise City" is situated between the Connecticut River and the foothills of the Berkshires 20 miles north of Springfield. Offering a sophisticated rural lifestyle rich in cultural, artistic, academic, and business resources, with one of the most vibrant downtown centers in New England, the Town of Northampton (originally the town of Nonotuck) was granted its Charter in 1654, and incorporated as a city in 1884.
The city has been recognized in recent years by numerous publications as top rated for the arts, for families, for historic preservation and for outdoor activities. Northampton is home to Smith College and is strongly influenced by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts as part of the five-college system in the region. The superb quality of life in Northampton contributes to its strong economic base with growing manufacturing, technology and service sectors. The local labor force is diverse, well educated and highly skilled.
Northampton's blend of traditional neighborhoods, forged by the great care of generations of good neighbors, and a lively and sophisticated cultural community would make any great city proud. We have worked hard to blend the needs of a growing economy with our many buildings of historic significance. We honor our traditions, retaining the historic character of downtown and the mill villages of Florence, Leeds, and Bay State. We are proud to have been home to many generous and thoughtful individuals, whose legacies continue to inspire us: Jonathan Edwards, Sojourner Truth, Leonard Baskin, Lydia Maria Child, Amelia Earhart, Calvin Coolidge, Sylvia Plath and Richard Yarde, among others who have called this city home.
Here, you will find what many of us have found - a lively, caring community where people from all walks of life feel welcome and empowered to participate in the work of maintaining this remarkable, diverse city. Welcome to Paradise!
