Accounting Clerk | Village of Channahon

The Village of Channahon, IL is a home-rule community located within Will and Grundy Counties.  The Village is seeking a qualified, highly motivated individual to join the Finance Department as an accounting clerk.  This is one of three accounting clerk positions within the department.  The ideal candidate must possess high eithical standards and excellent customer service skills, be an effective communicator, and have a strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Job duties include, but not limited to, calculating, verifying, posting, reviewing, analyzing, reconciling, and balancing a variety of financial transactions for various aspects of the Village's accounting system including the utility billing system.  The candidate would be expected to work within clerly established accounting systems and procedures and to exercise independent judgment to document and record financial transactions.  The candidate should possess the ability to organize, to mantain positive and effective working relationships with other employees and the public, to perform required duties with initiative, good judgment, accuracy, persistence, integrity, tact, confidentiality, and courtesy.  Duties would include, but not limited to, utility billing, making and returning resident phone calls, daily cash receipts processing, accounts payable, processing payroll, and other various areas of accounting.

This position requires a minimum of two years' experience in an accounting clerical position, preferably in governmental accounting.

The starting salary for this collective bargaining position is $45,822 plus an excellent benefits package including participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension plan.  The position reports directly to the Finance Director and works closely with the Accountant and other Village employees.