Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk

Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District is currently accepting applications for:

Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk

$22-24/hr

 Plus health, vision, dental and prescription insurance, short term disability, life and accidental death and personal loss coverage, vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays, PERS retirement and WA ST Deferred Comp and Aflac eligible.

 

Working Title:            Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk

Type:                           Regular Full-Time Budgeted

FLSA:                         Non-Exempt

Hours/Week:               40+

Required Testing:        Oral Interview and Drug Test

Union:                         Non-Union

 

Overview:

The Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk is part of a two-person, customer-facing, front office team that performs routine office and accounting support activities. This positions main responsibility is providing routine office support activities such as taking water payments, processing segregations, water transfers and name changes, processing accounts payable and receivable, and processing payroll. 

 

Responsibilities:

The Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk is responsible for answering phones, processing water payments, including all changes to the assessment roll and water management CIS software (STORM), compiling turnout books and water orders, updating the District website, processing temporary transfers, extra water, segregations, and processing the District mail.

The Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk is also the District’s Notary Public and acts as the Board of Director’s clerk by attending all Board meetings, recording/reporting minutes, and all resolutions.

The Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk will support the Assistant Treasurer by performing the following duties: recording customer payments into accounting system, prepare vouchers, processing accounts payable, and assisting with semi-monthly payroll processing.

 

Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

Experience & Training: High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and three years of general office or accounting support or related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. (Note: Applicants with equivalent education and/or experience must provide a detailed explanation.) 

Required:       Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test

 

Preferred:      Notary Public – District will assist with obtaining license

                        Valid First Aid/CPR Certification

Knowledge of: basic knowledge of accounting theories and principles; laws and regulations governing irrigation districts helpful. Small and attractive asset accounting principles; basic mathematics; office practices; and customer service techniques.

Skill In: reviewing and verifying accounting information; accepting money and making change, attention to detail and accuracy are crucial; establishing effective interpersonal relationships; good communications both written and oral.

Equipment Used: computers and various related software applications, standard office equipment such as: computers, multi-line telephone, copiers, calculators and fax machines.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work: exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly. Work is in an office setting, will occasionally work outside of standard business hours as needed. May be exposed to confused and upset customers. Professionalism and patience are essential.

 Physical Demands: require balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, mobility, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motion.

 

 

To apply please go to ytid.bamboohr.com/careers

Complete applications are being accepted until 4:00 pm, Friday, January 2, 2026. The Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Posted on December 12, 2025

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