Accounting Specialist II
About The Position
Under general supervision, to provide accounting and financial support of County departments and agencies; to reconcile, maintain, monitor and control major groupings of funds, budget units, or revenue and expenditure accounts; and to do related work as required. This is bridge class between the clerical accounting series including Accounting Specialist I and Accounting Technician and the professional-level of Accountant. This class is distinguished from the lower level Accounting Specialist I in that the former works with and is expected to show proficiency in multiple accounting systems and performs work involving county-wide financial processes and/or processes that have significant financial impact on the County. Employees are assigned the most complex, difficult, and/or specialized accounting, financial and/or budgetary work requiring analysis and evaluation of financial records to ensure accuracy and the interpretation of financial guidelines to ensure that fiscal operations are in compliance. This class is distinguished from Accountant series by latter’s knowledge of and skill in applying generally accepted accounting principles and practices and requirement for preparing analytical, narrative, statistical, and accounting reports. The professional level classes normally involve independent decision-making, development or oversight of a program or function, the more limited availability or nature of supervision received and a greater scope and complexity of activities, regulations and guidelines.
Requirements
- Either I Experience: The equivalent of one year of experience as an Accounting Specialist I in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.) OR II Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college (90 quarter units or 60 semester units) from an accredited college or university in a bookkeeping or accounting curriculum. (Additional experience as outlined below may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.) AND Experience: Equivalent to two years of full-time bookkeeping experience at a level equivalent to the Accounting Specialist I classification and which has included some combination of document review and processing, administrative or financial recordkeeping and/or office management.
- Knowledge of: Practices and techniques of automated accounting and financial record keeping and report preparation.
- Accounting principles and bookkeeping practices
- Principles and practices of auditing and reconciling a variety of financial and accounting documents and records
- Computer applications related to the work, including spreadsheet and data base applications
- Procedures, terminology and forms related to the functional area to which assigned.
- Techniques used to reconcile subsidiary accounts, to control accounts, and to maintain books through trial balance
- Basic budgeting and cost accounting practices and procedures.
- Microsoft Excel and Access Database.
- Ability to: Audit and reconcile financial, accounting and budgetary documents and records; maintain journals and reports.
- Read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures involved in fiscal recordkeeping and accounting functions
- Compile fiscal and financial data.
- Learn accounting structure, financial guidelines, systems, and procedures of the department, fiscal program or agency.
- Learn basic budgeting and funding regulations, practices, and procedures.
- Interpret, explain and apply regulations and procedures in varying situations.
- Organize and prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
- Maintain accurate records and files.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Responsibilities
- Audit and reconcile financial, accounting and budgetary documents and records; maintain journals and reports.
- Read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures involved in fiscal recordkeeping and accounting functions
- Compile fiscal and financial data.
- Learn accounting structure, financial guidelines, systems, and procedures of the department, fiscal program or agency.
- Learn basic budgeting and funding regulations, practices, and procedures.
- Interpret, explain and apply regulations and procedures in varying situations.
- Organize and prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
- Maintain accurate records and files.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Benefits
- Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1 st United Services Credit Union
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
