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Department:
GG_Financial Services: Revenue and Receivables
Salary Range Minimum:
$17.89
Salary Range Maximum:
$27.10
Closing Date:
09/15/2025
Job Details:
Join Our Team at the City of Gainesville!
The City of Gainesville is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented professional to join our Finance team as a Revenue and Receivables Specialist I or II (depending on qualifications). This role plays a vital part in supporting the City’s financial operations by ensuring accuracy, accountability, and excellent customer service.

Preference will be given to candidates with at least one year of experience in cash handling and/or preparing bank deposits, as these skills are essential to the success of this position. If you are dependable, organized, and eager to contribute to the financial integrity of our City, we encourage you to apply!

• May fill multiple roles

May underfill
*May establish an eligibility list
Revenue and Receivables Specialist II
Pay range $19.13 to $28.98

SUMMARY

Processes basic and semi-complex accounting may include but not be limited to, tracing integrated programs and online financial processes to the financial database, tax and fee programs, records maintenance, and oversight of cash, petty cash and receivable accounts. May perform basic and semi-complex calculating, posting and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting. Masters all applicable software, organizational processes and procedures. May be expected, through on-the-job training, to progress to the Revenue and Receivables Specialist, Senior level.
Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor or coordinator and work under general supervision commensurate with the level of knowledge and experience. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its application of recurring accounting duties and limited supervisory responsibilities; and from lower-level classes by more varied and complex duties, innovation and support of multiple functions.

EXAMPLES OF WORK**

** This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower-level duties may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Below are the required education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma, and three years of experience in para-professional accounting, bookkeeping or other revenue-related accounting work; an Associate of Arts degree with at least 12 semester hours of accounting can be substituted for two years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Typing at a speed acceptable to department needs may be required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Working knowledge of current state laws related to fee and tax collections and associated mandatory requirements.
Knowledge of and ability to process account billing.
Knowledge of financial operations and bookkeeping principles and standard office terminology, procedures, routines and equipment.
Knowledge of, and ability and willingness to apply, appropriate and applicable accounting principles and procedures, and applications to accounting functions.
Knowledge of, and ability to enforce, local ordinances, policies, and procedures.
Knowledge of rules and regulations of keeping accounting records.
Knowledge of business English and arithmetic.
Ability to learn and apply more complex principles of accounting rules and regulations
Ability to skillfully operate computers and relevant software and other business machines.
Ability to analyze semi-complex utility accounting, billing system and payroll problems.
Ability to make mathematical calculations with reasonable speed and accuracy.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess certain physical abilities and be able to withstand work related environmental conditions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods of time.
May on occasion require lifting, pushing, and/or pulling (less than 20 pounds).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

May be required to work and attend meetings outside regular business hours.
Job Description:

SUMMARY

Processes basic and semi- complex accounting may include but not be limited to, tracing integrated programs and online financial processes to the financial database, tax and fee programs, records maintenance, and oversight of cash, petty cash and receivable accounts. May perform basic and semi-complex calculating, posting and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting. Masters all applicable software, organizational processes and procedures. May be expected, through on-the-job training, to progress to the Revenue/Receivables Specialist, II level.
Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor or coordinator and work under close to general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its routine, non-complex nature; and from lower level classes by its scope of tasks and level of responsibility.

EXAMPLES OF WORK**

** This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower level duties may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Below are the required education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma, and two year of experience in para-professional accounting, bookkeeping or other revenue-related accounting work; an Associate of Arts degree with at least 6 semester hours of accounting can be substituted for one year of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Typing at a speed acceptable to department needs may be required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Working knowledge of current state laws related to fee and tax collections and associated mandatory requirements.
Knowledge of and ability to process account billing.
Knowledge of financial operations and bookkeeping principles and standard office terminology, procedures, routines and equipment.
Knowledge of, and ability and willingness to apply, appropriate and applicable accounting principles and procedures, and applications to accounting functions.
Knowledge of rules and regulations of keeping accounting records.
Knowledge of business English and arithmetic.
Ability to learn and apply more complex principles of accounting rules and regulations
Ability to skillfully operate computers and relevant software and other business machines.
Ability to analyze semi-complex accounting and billing problems.
Ability to make mathematical calculations with reasonable speed and accuracy.
Ability to comprehend and enforce local ordinances, policies, and procedures.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess certain physical abilities and be able to withstand work related environmental conditions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods of time.
May on occasion require lifting, pushing, and/or pulling (less than 20 pounds).

Please refer the Job description for details