Accountant / Auditor

City of Monterey•Monterey, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant/Auditor is a full-time position assigned to the City of Monterey Finance Department. The ideal candidate will possess excellent technical, customer service, and organizational skills and an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles. Moreover, the successful candidate will be detail-oriented, and innovative, and enjoy collaborating with other team members and interacting with the public. The Finance Department's goals are to proactively manage the City's financial functions in a manner that maintains the City's fiscal integrity, addresses its long-range financial needs, provides timely, accurate, and user-friendly financial information, and provides outstanding products and services to its customers. Nestled along California's Central Coast, the City of Monterey is known for its natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, hospitality, and sense of community. The City of Monterey is a full-service charter city operating under a Council-Manager form of government. The City of Monterey is a full-service city that provides police, fire, public works, planning, recreation, and parks services and operates its conference center, sports center, parking, and marina facilities. Under general direction, to perform a variety of governmental accounting, auditing, and/or data processing functions in the maintenance of accounting records for City departments, programs and special funds. The Accountant/Auditor is the third level of the accounting series. It differs from the lower class of Accounting Specialist in that the Accountant/Auditor interprets policies for staff and the general public and performs higher level accounting functions including general ledger and compiling and analyzing financial data for compliance with regulations and policies. The Accountant/Auditor differs from the next higher class of Senior Accountant in that the latter is a management level classification and performs the most advanced and complex accounting tasks within the Finance Department.

Requirements

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree from a college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
Two (2) years experience in governmental accounting.
Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
Knowledge of State and federal laws, statutes, rules, and regulations governing municipal accounting functions.
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Public Sector financial management.
Knowledge of business and personal computers, and financial spreadsheet software applications.
Skill in interpreting and applying state and federal accounting rules and regulations, and City policies.
Skill in monitoring financial documents, and assuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Skill in reviewing interrelated financial and technical records, and identifying and reconciling errors.
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers.
Skill in communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to work in a standard office setting and operate a motor vehicle to visit various meeting sites, reach, carry, push, pull, stoop, and bend.
Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Nice To Haves

Detail-oriented, and innovative, and enjoy collaborating with other team members and interacting with the public.

Responsibilities

Perform basic accounting activities, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, grants, and special funds.
Perform work in compliance with state and federal regulations, City policies and procedures, and government accounting standards.
Maintain and reconcile accounting records, research financial issues, and resolve discrepancies within scope of authority and training; duties may vary according to job assignment.
Maintain financial records and associated accounting systems.
Process transactions, update accounts, compile documentation, and generate reports; review and validate data.
Maintain additional accounting and technical transaction databases as needed; review and process payroll data.
Compile, summarize, and analyze financial data, and prepare and file special financial reports.
Monitor accounting documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with City policies and practices.
May provide training and assistance to subordinate staff.
Support the relationship between the City of Monterey and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff.
Maintain confidentiality of work-related issues and City information.
Perform other job-related duties within the scope of this job classification as assigned.