General Clerk Job Description
General clerk
provides HR support, data entry, sort and file records, photocopy documents, and phone answering services.
General Clerk Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective general clerk job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included general clerk job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Perform duties, which include routine but varied clerical duties in accordance with standard procedures
Provide HR support, data entry, sort and file records, photocopy documents, and phone answering services
Follow standard operating procedure for data entry requirements
May be required to adapt the material to specific situations or select from several methods defined in the material
General office duties including making copies, answering telephones, filing, typing memos
Check, verify and process invoices
Provides verbal and written assistance to HR Reps
Explains general HR processes to customers and assists them in completing standard documents/forms required to complete various HR actions
Ensures all paperwork submitted for HR processing is accurate and complete according to established guidelines, references, and/or manuals
Process basic Personnel actions in EmpowHR system
General Clerk Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for General Clerk
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: EMS, GCSS-A, USG, CPR, ECF, LCCI, LCC, PMC
Education for General Clerk
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the general clerk job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in Associates, Education, Accounting, Communication, English, Chinese, Computer, General Education, Secondary Education, Business
Skills for General Clerk
Desired skills for general clerk include:
Grammar
Punctuation
Excel
Procedures
Word
Methods
Spelling
Data entry
Generation of file labels
General office procedures
Desired experience for general clerk includes:
Requires a valid California Driver’s License
Guides are required to maintain a professional appearance and demeanor and will be required to adhere to the department’s established dress code
Shifts vary between 6am—7pm
Prior Accounting experience and/or exposure preferred
Knowledge of report and letter format preferred
Must have the ability to retain detailed information
General Clerk Examples
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General Clerk Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of general clerk. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for general clerk
- Ability to take on additional responsibilities in support of mission success
- Prepares reports, summaries or replies to inquiries, including preparation of reports
- Maintains the database for the tracking and distribution of day to day operations
- Facilities coordination with such agencies as MRMC, universities, private businesses, government institutions and professional societies
- Provides support services including, communications, travel support, printing, library or publication services, mail, facilities and equipment, transportation, records, forms and reports
- Coordinates arrangement, scheduling and agenda preparation for seminars and meetings
- Coordinates travel arrangements for personnel within USAISR and others as required
- Coordinates video and audio teleconferencing
- Forwards all documentation appropriately
- Schedules events to meet the Directorates requirements
Qualifications for general clerk
- Must have effective communication skills and good follow-through skills
- Position requires physical exertion such as walking/standing for extended periods, climbing stairs, lifting/maneuvering of materials weighing 50+ lbs
- Background must demonstrate good customer service orientation, professional phone manner, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment
- Must be able to time manage and work independently
- Must have an understanding of the needs of the organization serviced
- Must have an analytical ability to define or recognize the dimension of the problems involved, to collect the necessary data to establish the facts, and take or recommend action based upon application or interpretation of established guidelines
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of general clerk. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for general clerk
- Trains subordinate clerical personnel in activities such as the use of filing systems, data processing reports and pricing information and checks their work for accuracy, completeness and adherence to procedures
- Assist with ordering and tracking supplies
- Assists in submitting manuscripts, posters and abstracts to relevant journals and meetings
- Complete all requirements in Antiterrorism/Operations Security Clauses
- Review contract system for data deficiencies
- Type in new contract data & update existing data entries to reflect specified formats
- Verify newly entered data by comparing it to source documents
- Verify existing contract data by reviewing, correcting, deleting, or reentering data
- Purge or offload duplicated files or data
- Generate reports and store completed work in designated locations
Qualifications for general clerk
- 2-5 years experience in General Clerk field
- Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a government security clearance to include an extensive background investigation and credit/financial review
- Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05
- Employee must provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements
- 2 -4 years’ experience as an Accounts Clerk in a similar environment
- Sort and organize paperwork after entering data to ensure database remains organized
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of general clerk. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for general clerk
- Contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the FDIC
- Acts as a first line contact for call resolution
- Independently responds to a wide variety of general and intermediate questions about the FDIC, its mission, function, organization and programs
- Retrieves and analyzes information from a variety of electronic and hard copy sources to provide complete and accurate answers to callers
- Identifies complex or confidential calls and transfers them to the correct FDIC Subject Matter Expert
- Identifies calls for other financial regulatory agencies and provides contact information for those agencies
- Consistently meets or exceeds minimum call center performance standards
- Correction of payroll error
- Copy, Scan, Fax and File various record types
- Create work orders in the work management system (WMS)
Qualifications for general clerk
- Proven experience as data entry clerk or equivalent
- General knowledge of legal contracts and contract language
- Experience with contract management programs and/or CRM tools such as Selectica/Determine is highly preferred
- Ability to successfully complete an extensive government
- Open availability is a must for this position as the shifts vary between 6am-8pm including weekends and holidays during the seasonal peak
- Since you will be driving a customized passenger tour cart, a valid CA drivers license is required
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of general clerk. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for general clerk
- Casbuilt completed work orders in the Work Management System (Maximo )
- Process Dig Safe requests
- Handle internal and external customer calls
- Process various invoices
- Perform other Clerical as assigned
- Compile, audit, process and maintain records in Car Hire system
- Performs various accounting duties
- Maintains and audits payroll records such as absence and overtime authorizations
- Calculates and maintains records for payment of commission associates
- Order picking and wrap orders on pallet for shipment
Qualifications for general clerk
- Good working knowledge of office procedures with demonstrated experience using office equipment
- Previous hospitality or guest service experience is a plus, however, with a bright outlook, positive personality and willingness to contribute to a larger team you would fit right in!
- Must have the ability to work outdoors in year-round weather conditions, and walk/stand for extended periods of time
- Typing of 45wpm required
- 1 year of general clerical experience and one year of data entry experience on computer terminal is desired
- Associates degree, 2 years of college or 2 years of experience in a financial industry inbound contact center
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a general clerk. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for general clerk
- Performs various routine office or clerical support tasks according to well established procedures
- Using computer software
- Filing away current and old documents
- Typing memos
- Handle incoming and outgoing mailings
- Sorts, files, and processes paperwork including correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts
- Handling correspondence batches such as denials, refund request letters, and authorizations
- Position provides back up coverage for customer service
- Or equipment
- Deliver outbound packages to courier provider
Qualifications for general clerk
- Ability to work under moderate stress in a fast paced environment
- Strong technical and multi-tasking skills
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required, and at least 3 years of job-related experience
- Minimum 2 years of work experience (We are just looking to see how you’ve supported yourself
- Be able to prepare and maintain detailed records, files, and reports
- Working knowledge of office devices