Accounting Clerk (Accountant, 472C)

Accounting Clerk (Accountant)

The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, is actively seeking qualified individuals interested in the Accounting Clerk (Accountant) position to perform a variety of bookkeeping and financial record keeping duties, provide financial information and assistance to inquiries concerning an assigned work area, perform general office support assignments, and perform other job-related duties as required.

This selection process is being conducted in accordance with San Francisco Superior Court Personnel Rule 4. An eligibility list will not be established.

FINAL FILING DATE : 12 : 00 PM, November 11, 2025

COMPENSATION : $2,425.93 to $3,412.96 biweekly ($63,074 to $88,737 annually)

The Court offers a generous benefits package including a variety of health and dental insurance plans, a contributory retirement plan, a deferred compensation savings program, paid vacation, sick leave, floating holidays, and holiday pay.

Examples of Duties

The Accounting Clerk (Accountant) is responsible for performing routine bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems. Incumbents post, adjust and balance entries to ledgers; verify the correctness of accounting documents; respond to inquiries and provide financial information; organize and maintain financial and statistical records; perform operations involving automated accounting systems and spreadsheet programs; and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Performs routine bookkeeping and financial record-keeping operations within complex accounting systems to ensure accurate balances and available budgeted funds.
• Posts, adjusts and balances general and subsidiary ledgers by searching out details and resolving numerical imbalances.
• Verifies the correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy.
• Performs complex accounting analysis and financial transaction processing and resolves operating issues.
• Assists in the development and implementation of new operating policies and procedures.
• Prepares and presents basic financial and statistics reports in a clear, concise, and accurate manner.
• Processes cash functions such as balancing cash receipts, making deposits, preparing armored truck pickup, and reviewing cash accounting and procedures to ensure adequate controls and safeguards.
• Reconciles bank statements and revolving fund balances.
• Processes, verifies, and reconciles collection and distribution reports and maintains financial distribution data and calculations within each case management system.
• Assists in grant accounting activities which include processing, set-up, reconciling and reimbursement reports in accordance with grant requirements.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and coordinates job assignments, as necessary, to meet critical deadlines.
• Coordinates, prepares, and monitors budget expenditures.
• Performs tasks using software related to accounting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Responds to fiscal inquiries, explains financial procedures and assigned area account record keeping requirements to other staff and the public.
• Performs job-related projects as assigned by supervisor.

Work is performed in an office environment, continuous contact with other staff and the public. May require travel within the state and county to establish and maintain contacts with other Court Collections Programs and various governmental agencies.

Physical Requirements : Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 25 lbs.; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be :

Two years of full-time work experience in processing financial and accounting matters (e.g., cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping and / or financial record keeping. Such experience should include verifying correctness of financial documents, maintaining expenditure records and reconciling subsidiary accounts and any discrepancies or variances.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

College credits in accounting from an accredited college or university, in addition to the work experience required above, are preferred.

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals must apply online and include a valid email address where the applicant can receive future correspondence regarding the position. Applicants must submit ALL the following items :

The online application, resume, and cover letter are very important to the selection process. It is recommended that applicants review the information in this announcement and on the application very carefully. Once the application has been submitted, it cannot be corrected, changed or resubmitted. All applications must be submitted by the final filing date and time indicated in this announcement.

Applicants will be required to respond to the four items listed below when completing the online application :