JUSTICE COURT CASHIER                                                                        0053

           

 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Under direct supervision, an employee in this class receives money and issues receipts either through the mail or from persons who come to the Justice Court.  The duties of this position require facility in counting money, in giving change and in the proper procedures of receipting fines, fees and bail which are performed according to established and defined procedures.  Duties are of a more complex nature than those of Clerk or Cashier, since the incumbent must enter designated funds appropriately, prepare deposits, review bank statements and produce reports in a specified court information system. The incumbent is responsible for properly receiving and receipting large sums of money. The incumbent may be personally responsible for monetary errors which are made in the receipting process.  Work is checked by daily reconciliations and system-generated or manual audit reports. Does related work as required.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

            Receives cash, checks or money orders in payment of fines, fees, bail and issues receipts;

            Enters summons information;

            Enters received funds appropriately, prepares deposits, reviews bank statements and produces reports on a specified court information system;

            Validates outstanding violations and issues receipts;

            Mails out or issues on demand releases and satisfactions of violation in return for fines and fees paid;

            Records and balances all daily transactions for fines and fees paid in a specified court information system;

            Accesses New York State Unified Court System programs to file monthly audit reports;              

            Gives information and explanations over the telephone or in person concerning Justice Court operations and status of pending and outstanding violations and amounts of fines imposed for violation type;

            Operates typewriter or basic office equipment including computers and assists in opening, sorting, collecting and routing mail.

           

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Some knowledge of principles and practices of cashiering; some knowledge of business arithmetic; some knowledge of office procedures, methods and equipment with particular reference to receiving and accounting for the receipt of cash; skill in the operation of computer programs used in the Justice Court, cash registers and other office machines; ability to receive cash and make change with accuracy and speed; ability to make rapid and accurate arithmetic computations; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

            OPEN COMPETITIVE

            Two (2) years of experience in the maintenance of financial records and accounts, of which one (1) year must have been as a cashier, in the receipt and recording of payments or in the maintenance of justice court records.

 

 

R06/05/2012

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive