Accountant II-PROMOTIONAL ONLY

County of Monterey • Salinas, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the incumbent performs various technical and professional accounting, statistical, and budgetary duties involved in establishing, maintaining, analyzing, reconciling, and verifying financial records in support of designated programs. They provide financial administrative support in preparing, analyzing, and monitoring designated annual budget and accounts; prepares and review subvariety of factual, analytical, narrative, financial, statistical, and budgetary reports, statements, and records utilizing GAAP; and does other work as required. The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used County-wide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis. This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series may be promoted up to the higher level of the career series subject to their meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority. This is a Promotional Only recruitment; open only to current regular Monterey County employees and former employees whose names currently appear on a Recall List.

Requirements

• Working Knowledge of: Methods, procedures, and terminology used in professional accounting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Principles and practices of governmental accounting
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Principles and practices of financial and statistical recordkeeping
• Principles and practices of financial statement preparation and comprehensive accounting reports
• Principles and practices of budget preparation, monitoring, and controlling
• Principles, practices, and techniques of financial analysis and forecasting
• Principles and practices of research and statistical evaluation
• Some Knowledge of: Internal control policies and practices.
• Principles and practices of leading others, including work planning, scheduling and reviewing.
• Principles and practices of providing training, including coaching and feedback.
• Related computer hardware and applicable software.
• Perform professional accounting and budgetary work involved in preparing, analyzing, reconciling, and maintaining financial records and reports.
• Prepare, analyze, and monitor funds, budgets, and accounts.
• Reconcile internal financial reports.
• Interpret, apply, and explain financial rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Maintain internal accounting systems and prepare internal accounting reports.
• Analyze financial data and draw logical conclusions; prepare reports, forecasts, and recommendations
• Define accounting problems and recommend effective solutions.
• Detect possible weaknesses in internal controls or standard accounting procedures.
• Understand administrative policies and their impact on routine functions.
• Perform complex mathematical calculations.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Operate standard office equipment, including a computer and associated software.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Provide excellent and courteous customer service and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Completion of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field from an accredited college or university
• Two years of experience performing full working-level accounting duties with a CPA or private accounting firm, or two years of experience at a level equivalent to an Accountant I for the County of Monterey.

Nice To Haves

• Pass a background investigation for some positions
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency; travel out of County to attend meetings.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, analyzes, evaluates, and monitors a program, a division, or the department’s budget, and other designated budgets; prepares income and expenditure projections for budget preparation; analyzes program and project costs; provides recommendations.
• Performs professional accounting and budgetary duties involved in establishing, analyzing, reviewing, reconciling, monitoring, and maintaining financial records and reports; ensures financial integrity of assigned accounts.
• Calculates, posts, and adjusts journal entries; updates accounts to reflect revenue and expenditures; audits accounts for errors and makes appropriate adjustments; coordinates and reconciles different computer financial systems; reconciles various financial statements to ensure accurate fund accounting; matches financial statements with cash amounts; initiates account transfers and other transactions as needed; utilizes manual and computerized recordkeeping systems.
• Prepares, reviews, and monitors grants, contracts, claims, and other financial agreements and proposals; prepares financial statements, balance sheets, income and expense reports, and cash flow analysis.
• Reviews, analyzes, and documents a variety of accounts and transactions; reconciles general ledger, cash, and other designated accounting reports and statements with financial records; compares manual and automated records and transactions; identifies errors; verifies account balances; adjusts accounts; initiates transfers; and makes corrections.
• Communicates with County staff and governmental agencies to exchange information, coordinate activities, resolve issues and concerns; prepares and submits mandated reports within established timeframes
• Leads, trains, and assesses staff performance; assigns and monitors duties; reviews work for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established requirements.
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with applicable laws, codes, rules, regulations, established policies and procedures, and with generally accepted accounting principles; ensures accuracy of input and output data.
• Prepares or verifies a variety of routine to complex accounting, statistical, and narrative statements or reports, requiring analysis and interpretation of data.
• Monitors cash flow from enterprise funds, internal service funds, special revenue, and special district funds; prepares cash flow analyses and funding requirements for various funds and projects
• Provides general accounting and budgetary consultation to departments, divisions, or programs; responds to inquiries, resolves issues and conflicts, and provides detailed and technical information concerning related standards, practices, pending legislation, laws, codes, regulations, polices, and procedures; attends and participates in various meetings, committees, and professional groups
• Identifies, develops, and recommends implementation procedures, and techniques to enhance fiscal accuracy, operational efficiency, financial effectiveness, and compliance with established requirements

Benefits

• The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the Unit J Benefit Summary Sheet . This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.

What This Job Offers

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