INTERMITTENT AUDIT ACCOUNT CLERK (TREASURY)

Code: 21631C State Competitive Range: A6 (FY 2027) Hire up to Step 6

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction of a principal audit account clerk, clerk, or other supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency in a position requiring irregular work schedules either on a daily or seasonal basis which cannot meet the criteria for full- time or part-time positions, does routine clerical work relating to the review, verification, and preparation of financial records; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Reviews and checks financial documents and reports for mathematical accuracy, completeness, and propriety such as invoices, vouchers, receipts, requisitions, benefit claims reports from field personnel, and miscellaneous statements, reports, and certificates.
• May assist in reviewing and checking figures to establish liability for taxes, contributions, fees, penalties, and interest.
• Keeps records of cash receipts and disbursements including petty cash.
• Prepares journal entries.
• Where it is required on a sporadic basis, may do typing which is uncomplicated, does not require skill or speed, and which is of a nature reasonably to be expected of employees in a business office.
• Where it is required on a infrequent basis, may use varied types of common office machines in temporary assignments where skill and speed are not primary requirements and special training is not necessary.
• Gathers material for and helps prepare summaries and reports based on data, information, and records maintained.
• May assist in maintaining such records and files.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of business office equipment, procedures, and routines.
• Knowledge of common books of accounts and procedures used in keeping financial records and in checking financial documents. Ability to make arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately by hand and by use of calculating machines.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
• Ability to learn prescribed procedures quickly from oral and written explanations and from demonstrations.
• Ability to make financial entries accurately and to check financial records prepared by others for accuracy, completeness, and propriety.
• Ability to do uncomplicated typing on a sporadic basis which does not require skill or speed.
• Ability to use varied common office machines including calculating machines in temporary assignments where skill and speed are not a primary requirement and special training is not necessary.
• Ability to compile materials for use in records and summaries.
• Ability to help maintain records and files.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• SPECIAL NOTE
• The intermittent designation shall be utilized only where the work responsibilities are characterized by unpredictable work schedules which do not meet normal criteria of regular, year- round full-time or part-time assignments. Such category is not to displace or be used in place of regular full-time or part-time employees.
• Assignment of Work
• Assignment of work hours to intermittent employees shall be based on managerial needs and shall be limited to work that is appropriate to the class title.
• Furlough and Recall
• Whenever it is necessary to furlough intermittent employees, furloughing will be done in the inverse order of seniority based on official records at the end of the last pay period. A furlough means that an intermittent employee cannot be scheduled for work within the next week. Reasonable advance written notice of furlough action shall be given to the employee. A furlough will not be considered a layoff and will not require the issuance of the forty-five (45) day notice. The seniority organization unit for purposes of furlough selection will be employees currently working in a designated work unit, prior to use by the appointing authority, designated work units must be submitted to and approved by the NJ Department of Personnel. Seniority shall be determined by the number of regular hours worked by the intermittent employee. Recall from furlough will be made in seniority order from the most senior to the least senior employee from among furloughed employees who are assigned within a designated work unit which may be the local office and/or satellite office. In cases of equal seniority, the tie will be broken by determining the number of hours the employees were in pay status under special service during the last two (2) years immediately preceding their conversion to an intermittent title. Recall of employees may be extended on a regional or statewide basis if the recall list for the work unit has been exhausted.
• When the recall procedure is extended beyond the work unit, or when the recall is for less than four hours of work, the termination actions listed below will not apply when the intermittent employees cannot be contacted or refuses an offer of recall. However, when an offer of recall is accepted to a work unit other than the one from which the employee was furloughed, the new work unit will become the employee's seniority organization unit for future furlough and recall actions.
• Recall actions shall be initiated during the first two (2) hours or the last two (2) hours of the workday. If the department is unable to contact the employee during these times, the next employee on the recall list will be called until a sufficient number has been secured. If a department is unable to contact an employee on two (2) consecutive occasions, the employee shall be notified in writing of the specific dates and times the contacts were made. Employees will be given five (5) calendar days from date of receipt to advise of their current availability for future scheduling. Failure to respond as directed shall be considered a resignation. If on the next occasion the same employee is unavailable, this also shall be considered a resignation.
• Intermittent employees who are contacted and refuse an offer of recall for reasons other than verified illness, disability, or approved leave may be resigned.
• CODES: 07/A06 - RKR/eck 10/25/97

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.