Accounting Clerk Job at City of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills

Accounting Clerk

Company Overview: The City of Auburn Hills is a distinguished leader in southeast Michigan, known not only for its high-technology parks but also for having world-renowned retail, entertainment, and manufacturing. Home to more than 26,000 residents, it also serves as Michigan's global business address, with international corporations from 32 countries, including many world and North American headquarters. Auburn Hills' residents enjoy the amenities of city and suburban living with parks, a revitalized downtown district, and a welcoming city complex with a library and community center. Additionally, the city has four colleges and universities, and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, one of the state's largest destination shopping centers, providing a variety of cultural, social and educational opportunities to residents, workers, and visitors.

At Auburn Hills, we value attentive service, diversity, excellence, fiscal responsibility, humility, and safety. Our mission is to be stewards for the community through a connected, transparent and efficient government in hopes that we can cultivate the heart of a small town that operates with the excellence of a world class city.

General Purpose: Performs advanced customer service and administrative work including cashiering, receiving the public, providing customer assistance via phone and in person, electronic banking functions, billing, and accounts payable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older at time of employment.
• No felony convictions or disqualifying criminal history within the past seven years.
• Must be able to read and write the English language.
• Must be bondable to $100,000.
• Must demonstrate ability to confidently use and operate a computer including word processing, spreadsheet and data base applications prior to appointment.
• Must be able to accurately add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Minimum of Associates degree (60 credit hours minimum) from an accredited college or university with course work in business, finance, accounting or a related field.
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible related experience preferably in a municipal treasury or finance office, or any equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Pay rate: $24.46 - $29.71 per hour depending on qualifications effective January 1, 2025. Click here to review our summary of benefits.

Questions regarding the position should be referred to the Human Resources Department by email at humanresources@auburnhills.org. In an effort to improve the overall health of our workforce, the City of Auburn Hills adopted a policy against hiring tobacco users. All applicants are subject to a nicotine test in the final step of the hiring process. Those who test positive for nicotine from tobacco use may reapply for employment after six months. The City of Auburn Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).