City of Cambridge

Senior Account Clerk

City of Cambridge  •  Cambridge, MA (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide administrative support for the Finance Department. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Provide outstanding customer service to residents, property owners and attorneys who call, email or visit the Finance Department for information pertaining to real estate taxes, motor vehicle excise, personal property taxes, and water/sewer billing.
  • Accurately process payments: cash, check, credit card in MUNIS/Tyler Cashiering. Daily reconciliation of cash drawer. Sort mail. Answer email requests.
  • Research and generate Municipal Lien Certificates (MLCs) as requested by banks, attorneys and insurance companies.
  • Oversee handling of the Registry of Motor Vehicle files. Process and maintain detailed records of demands, warrants and markings. Upload Deputy Collector files.
  • Support the weekly Vendor Check run: identify hand pulls and distribute per instructions.
  • Maintaining Treasurer's Ledger on QuickBooks. Import monthly receipts, update adjustment items.
  • Act as a backup on processing of FTP files if primary assignee is unavailable.
  • Provide general assistance to the Finance Department, execute special projects independently, and be cross trained to be a vital part of a dynamic and demanding office.
  • Perform related duties as designed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Prior cash handling or banking experiences preferred. Must possess strong math skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, required.
  • Must be organized and able to maintain detailed records.
  • Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
  • Strong customer service skills to serve a diverse public in a professional manner.
  • Ability to perform duties accurately with minimum supervision.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Answer telephones and maintain multiple files. May require lifting of up to 10lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Standard office environment. Fluorescent lighting, and window unit air conditioning. Moderate noise level, which can elevate with phone calls and walk in members of the public.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

Please upload the below documents to complete your application.

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
City of Cambridge

About City of Cambridge

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to a 2008 census estimate the city population was 105,594. It is the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Cambridge is one of the two county seats of Middlesex County (Lowell is the other).

The site for what would become Cambridge was chosen in December 1630, because it was located safely up river from Boston Harbor, which made it easily defensible from attacks by enemy ships. The first houses were built in the spring of 1631. The settlement was initially referred to as "the newe towne"​. Official Massachusetts records show the name capitalized as Newe Towne by 1632. Located at the first convenient Charles River crossing west of Boston, Newe Towne was one of a number of towns (including Boston, Dorchester, Watertown, and Weymouth) founded by the 700 original Puritan colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony under governor John Winthrop. The original village site is in the heart of today's Harvard Square. The marketplace where farmers brought in crops from surrounding towns to sell survives today as the small park at the corner of John F. Kennedy (J.F.K.) and Winthrop Streets, then at the edge of a salt marsh, since filled.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Unknown
Year Founded
1846
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