Accountant I/II - Behavioral Health - Revenue

County of Riverside • Riverside, CA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The County of Riverside's Department of Behavioral Health, Revenue Division, is seeking an Accountant I/II to join our team in Riverside. This position is responsible for coding and tracking incoming funds received, processing reconciliations, analyzing and verifying revenue-related financial documents, monitoring the classification and distribution of revenue to the appropriate accounts, preparing supporting accounting reports and schedules, and maintaining accurate fiscal records and internal controls to ensure the integrity of revenue transactions. The Accountant I is the first working level classification in the professional Accountant series and reports to a supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents may perform either accounting or auditing functions and are expected to have a broad knowledge of the principles and practices related to these functions in order to facilitate fiscal control and analysis, and to assume working level duties of limited difficulty. The Accountant II is the fully qualified journey level classification in the professional Accountant series and reports to a supervisory or manager position. Incumbents perform the full range of assignments requiring a greater technical knowledge than those given to the Accountant I class. Incumbents may be assigned the responsibility for an accounting subdivision or for the accounting function of a County department or may be given auditing assignments of average difficulty. In addition, incumbents may supervise clerical or technical staff, and may mentor Accountant Trainees.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework.
• Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.
• Completion of 90 semester or 135 quarter units from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework.
• One year equivalent to the County of Riverside Accountant Trainee classification.
• Three years of paraprofessional accounting experience equivalent to the County of Riverside Accounting Technician classification series.
• Analyze data, define problem areas, and draw logical conclusions.
• Understand and apply the principles, laws, and procedures involved in the accounting and auditing functions.
• Examine and verify records.
• Maintain records and prepare accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• One year of professional level accounting experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Accountant I classification.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices; principles and procedures of governmental accounting; general business law and budgeting methods; principles of good office management and effective supervision; computerized data processing.
• Supervise the work of others.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis functions.
• Experience performing accounting functions in a public sector or governmental agency environment.
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.

Responsibilities

• Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal record-keeping functions.
• Examine and analyze fiscal record-keeping systems and procedures.
• Examine, analyze, and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).
• Prepare trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
• Review, evaluate, and may assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of recommendations for the installation of new or revised accounting cost systems, procedures, and records.
• Review the classification and distribution of income and expenditures to proper accounts.
• Develop routine rates or cost models.
• Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal recordkeeping functions in an assigned unit.
• Prepare a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
• Analyze the classification and distribution of income and expenditures to proper accounts.
• Develop complex rate or cost models.
• Track, report, and reimburse routine federal or state grants.

Benefits

• The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
• The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires.
• The County of Riverside does not participate in visa sponsorship programs, including H1-B visas, and will not provide sponsorship for any employment-based visas.
• The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements including a criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting.
• A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.
• As an Approved Local Merit System, all County of Riverside employees, except those serving "At Will," are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, County Resolution, or Salary Ordinance.
• Temporary and Per Diem employees serve at the pleasure of the agency/department head.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level