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City Treasurer - General employment applications may be obtained at the office of the Municipal Civil Service Commission, 4th floor, City Hall, Governmental Plaza, Binghamton, New York, 13901 or from the City Web-Site at www.binghamton-ny.gov. Application must be submitted by 5 P.M. on last date to file. Please submit resumes, college transcripts and references along with your application <P> DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE POSITION: <LI> The incumbent of this class is responsible for the City's Treasury. Work involves the independent maintaining of record and accounts in accordance with prescribed procedures and methods, the balancing of accounts, the disbursement of City funds. Supervision is exercised over a staff of clerical employees. <P> TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: <LI> Supervises and trains staff of three clerical employees <LI> Directs and oversees the Water / Sewer Billing, Collection and Enforcement procedures <LI> including posting of meter readings, the pre-bill edit and audit processes, and review of the water/sewer account total differences <LI> runs the billing calculation process and the validation of multiple accounting and audit reports <LI> oversees the printing and mailing of water/sewer bills <LI> schedules and oversees printing of delinquent notices, adds late fees to accounts <LI> coordinates and runs the shutoff process <LI> prepares listing of unpaid accounts for additional collection process <LI> Directs and oversees the Parking Ticket Collections process <LI> Directs and oversees the Parking kiosk Collections process <LI> Oversees collections of water and sewer bills, parking tickets, property maintenance bills, garbage bag violations, avoidable alarms, NSFs, and miscellaneous deposits from departments. <LI> Prepares and/or approves daily Treasurer's Reports and prepares deposits. <LI> Reconciles credit card and e-check payments <LI> Oversees and balances petty cash drawer <LI> Tracks and receives PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement income <LI> Develops departmental policies and procedures as needed <LI> Oversees record maintenance and filing systems <LI> Answers correspondence and inquiries <LI> Prepares annual department budget <P> REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES: <LI> High attention detail when it comes to accuracy of numbers and data management <LI> Knowledge of accounting and financial principles and regular practices <LI> Knowledge of reporting procedures for accounting and finance <LI> Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices <LI> Ability to manage staff <LI> Skill in organizing work to ensure data integrity, data location, and to ensure financial reporting is accurate <LI> Ability to meet time sensitive billing cycle schedules and deadlines <P> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: <LI> graduation from a recognized college with an Associate's Degree in Accounting, Public or Business Administration or allied field, five years of experience in financial billing, accounts receivable or auditing; and one year experience in supervisory position, or <LI> eight years of such equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to indicate ability to do the work. <P> The City of Binghamton is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to workforce diversification. <LI> All new hires are required to pass a pre-employment drug test as a condition of employment