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The City of Clemson provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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| General Statement of Job |
Under limited supervision, performs technical and administrative accounting in the Finance Department, which includes general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other sub-systems.
Benefits: Paid Annual and Sick Leave
12 paid holidays per year
Access to FREE acute medical care for employee's, their spouse and children under the age of 26.
PEBA Retirement
401K and 457 Retirement Plan Options
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
Life Insurance
Medical Flexible Spending Plan
Health Savings Account
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Examples of Duties / Knowledge & Skills
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Essential Job Functions |
- Performs payroll processing and distributes the City's bi-weekly payroll. Reconciles and posts payroll to general ledger; issues monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as well as W-2s.
- Reconciles ancillary insurance invoices and retirement for the purpose of ensuring proper payment.
- Processes monthly vacation and sick leave accruals.
- Works with Human Resources to research discrepancies of payroll information and/or documentation (e.g. incorrect paychecks, tax reports, time sheets, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or resolving problems.
- Prepares monthly bank reconciliations for the operating bank account.
- Assists with implementation and maintenance of adequate internal accounting controls for all departments of the City.
- To ensure that internal controls are met in the Finance Department, assists with entering journal entries, and reviewing work entered into the financial software by others.
- Assists the independent auditors in conducting the fiscal year-end audit of the City.
- Prepares annual SC Dept of Environmental Services report.
- Assists with timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Assists with the maintenance of the City's asset management system, including additions, transfers, disposals and purges.
- Assists department heads on the preparation of budget by reviewing budget estimates from departments and examine for accuracy, completeness, and conformance with established budget procedures.
- Assist with analyzing actual year-to-date expenditures to budgets as well as budget forecasts.
- Assist with analyzing and taking appropriate action on incorrect invoices or expenditure vouchers.
- Prepares and submits invoices for payment within the Finance Department. and processes invoices for all departments within the City.
- Administers hospitality fees, hospitality taxes, and accommodation taxes.
- Manages hospitality and accommodation tax delinquencies as well as processes to collect.
- Assist with reviewing all tourism-related accommodations tax funding applications for accuracy as well as compliance with state guidelines.
- Assist with reviewing detailed accounting worksheets/expenditures of prior year accommodations tax recipients to ensure compliance.
- Assists Finance Director with assigned operations to achieve departmental goals; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments.
- Assists coworkers from all departments in performing any accounting functions.
- Prepares a variety of studies, reports, and related information for decision-making purposes.
- Refers to charts, forms, ledgers, schedules, textbooks, contracts, documents, manuals, publications, policy and procedure manuals, codes/laws/regulations, publications, and reference texts, etc.
- Operates a variety of equipment such as personal computer, 10-key calculator, telephone, copy machine, fax machine, etc.
- Uses a variety of computer software such as word processing, spreadsheet software, and automated accounting systems.
- Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the Finance Director, other City departments and staff, and the general public.
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Additional Job Functions |
- Provide backup to other positions in Finance department as needed.
- Performs related duties as required.
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Minimum qualifications & Requirements
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| Minimum Qualifications |
| Education and Experience Requirements |
Bachelor's degree in accounting, business management, finance, or a closely related field; four (4) years of accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. |
| Licenses or Certifications |
Must be bondable. |
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Supplemental information
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Applications accepted online at www.clemsoncity.org. Applications accepted until April 6, 2026. The City of Clemson provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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The City of Clemson is an equal opportunity employer.
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City of Clemson
$64,715.48 - $74,715.42 Annually
life insurance, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
Mar 24, 2026