Accounting Assistant

Salary : $41,620.80 - $45,947.20 Annually

Location : Albuquerque, NM

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 2500473

Department: Police

Division: PD-Financial Mgmt

Opening Date: 04/29/2025

Closing Date: 5/30/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

Bargaining Unit: CL

Position Summary

Perform a variety of routine basic bookkeeping and accounting duties including reconciling of various data, accepting payments over the counter and through the mail, financial record keeping, performing cashiering services, processing payments and preparing bank deposits; perform various payroll processing duties and respond to customer complaints and inquiries.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

High school diploma or GED supplemented by fifteen (15) credit hours of college-level course work in business; and

Two (2) years of basic bookkeeping or accounting experience.

Preferred Knowledge

Basic mathematical principles

Customer relations techniques

Operations, services and activities of a customer service program

Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and posting

Office practices, procedures and equipment including a computer

Alphabetical and numerical filing systems

Bookkeeping and accounting principles and techniques

General procedures related to accounts payable and receivable Preferred Skills & Abilities

Deal tactfully and courteously with the public in handling complaints

Operate a variety of office equipment including a typewriter, calculator and a computer

Perform varied clerical work

Learn to post amounts to various ledgers and prepare journal entries

Accurately tabulate, record, and balance assigned transactions

Communicate clearly and concisely

Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

Total Rewards. Total You.

The City of Albuquerque takes pride in offering our employees one of the most attractive Total Rewards packages in New Mexico. In addition to competitive salaries, the City provides benefit options for health, pharmacy, dental, vision, life, disability, and much more. The City also has pre-tax savings plans for healthcare, childcare, and parking. Employees participate in the state's public retirement system (PERA), with the City paying up to 75 percent of the employee's contribution. That's higher than any other contribution rate in the state of New Mexico!

Paid holidays? Check

Paid parental leave? Check

Paid birthdays off? Check

Vacation and sick leave starting Day 1? Check and check

Our people matter and we prioritize physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. With resources such as onsite and mobile medical clinics, an employee assistance program that encourages work-life balance, and tuition assistance and professional development pathways, the City is committed to equipping our employees with tools to better their lives and grow their careers while serving their community.

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Select the highest level of successfully completed related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting degree or transcripts).

No High School Diploma

High School Diploma or GED

Non/degree accredited

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Juris Doctorate

Doctorate

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Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements, if applicable, add verifiable time in a temporary upgrade status and/or volunteer experience when selecting number of years.

No experience

1 to less than 6 months

6 to less than 12 months

1 year to less than 2 years

2 years to less than 3 years

3 years to less than 4 years

4 years to less than 5 years

5 years to less than 6 years

6 years to less than 7 years

7 years to less than 8 years

8 years to less than 9 years

9 years to less than 10 years

10 years to less than 11 years

11 years to less than 12 years

12 years to less than 13 years

13 or more years

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