Accountant Trainee/I

County of Riverside•Riverside, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The County of Riverside's Housing and Workforce Solutions Department is seeking a qualified Accountant Trainee/I to join the Workforce Development Division in Riverside. This position will report to the office full-time. The Accountant Trainee/I supports departmental fiscal operations by managing and monitoring grant budgets, tracking both expenditures and revenue, and preparing monthly fiscal reports for submission to the State. This position assists with year-end financial reporting and ensures the accuracy and completeness of vouchers so that payments can be processed the following business day. The role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to work with financial data, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders. This position will require the incumbent to travel to offsite locations to pick up checks on their assigned day. The Accountant Trainee is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant I. Incumbents are eligible to promote to the Accountant I class after obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation and meeting the education and experience requirements. Failure to promote to the Accountant I will result in incumbents either being returned to their former County job classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their initial probationary period. The Accountant I is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant II. Incumbents are expected to promote to Accountant II after obtaining one year of experience as an Accountant I, meeting the education requirement and obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation. Failure to promote to the Accountant II class will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their probationary period. The level at which this position is filled is based on the candidates qualifications and at the departments discretion.

Requirements

Completion of 60 semester or 90 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.
Two years of paraprofessional accounting experience equivalent to the County of Riverside Accounting Technician classification series.
Basic accounting principles and practices; governmental accounting systems, procedures, and regulations; general business law terminology; general budgeting methods and the interrelationships of internal and external recordkeeping systems; accounting systems and procedures containing such items as expenditures, revenues, general ledger, and related accounting procedures; legal requirements of County contracts, agreements, minute orders, and resolutions.
Learn the principles and procedures of governmental accounting; analyze data, define problem areas, and draw logical conclusions; examine and verify records; maintain and monitor control totals of primary accounting record sources and summarize and assimilate into reports and other accounting documents; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; establish effective working relationships.
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.
Accounting principles and practices; general business laws and budgeting methods.
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.
Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Microsoft Excel (including formulas and pivot tables)
Microsoft Access (creating and managing data tables)
PeopleSoft Financials
Supporting fiscal operations in a public sector agency

Responsibilities

Review and recommend recordkeeping controls for fiscal units.
Examine and verify fiscal recordkeeping systems and procedures.
Examine and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).
Prepare trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules.
Prepare basic accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
Classify and distribute income and expenditures to proper accounts.
May assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls.
Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal record-keeping functions.
Examine, analyze, and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).
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.