Accounting Technician I - Countywide Pool

County of Riverside•Multiple Locations, CA

About The Position

The County of Riverside seeks to fill Accounting Technician I positions for various departments throughout the County. A pool of qualified candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies, including temporary positions. The Accounting Technician series is used in all County Departments to provide accounting services. Positions in this class have responsibility for specialized accounting support functions (e.g., accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursements) requiring the application of basic accounting principles and procedures. Applicants will answer questions about location preferences, work experience, and qualifications. The most competitive applicants (based on specialized skills) will be referred for interviews. Applicants will receive email notification once their application is no longer being considered due to Candidate Pool expiration. Some positions may require a law enforcement background investigation which requires completion of an extensive questionnaire, meeting with a background investigator, and submitting several references.

Requirements

One year experience as a Senior Accounting Assistant with the County of Riverside or an equivalent position.
Three years of experience in the maintenance and review of fiscal, financial or statistical records, including one year in the reconciliation of accounts (experience in reconciling governmental budget accounts is preferred).
One year of the required non-specialized experience may be substituted as listed under Education.
One year of the required non-specialized experience may be substituted with the completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework from an accredited college or university.
All required experience may be substituted with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from an accredited college or university.
Knowledge of: Governmental accounting systems, procedures and regulations; 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.
Ability to: Understand the relationships among fiscal or statistical records and documents; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and classification; perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible financial/accounting duties; maintain and monitor control totals of primary accounting record sources and summarize and assimilate into reports and other accounting documents; understand and interpret the principles, laws and procedures involved in the bookkeeping and auditing functions; gather and analyze a variety of financial data and draw logical conclusions.

Nice To Haves

Possession of the Fundamental Payroll Certification issued by the American Payroll Association within 12 months from date of hire is required for Accounting Technician I positions within the Payroll Unit of the County Auditor-Controller's Department.
In addition, possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License may be required of some positions in this class.

Responsibilities

Compiles, monitors and researches data for reports and budget projections; assists in the preparation, or prepares, complex statistical and financial reports including reconciliation of various statements on a weekly/monthly basis.
Performs responsible paraprofessional accounting work; prepares periodic statements and analysis of revenues and expenditures; anticipates, identifies and resolves problems in accounting operations.
Prepares claims and expenditure reports; prepares analytical reports on revenues and expenditures with review of specialized/technical accounting records and processes a variety of invoices and billings.
Prepares reports on the status of services, contracts, grants, fee receipts, entitlement and reimbursement programs, accounts receivable, accounts payable and trust accounts.
May assist other staff in the solving of difficult and unusual problems relating to payroll, accounts receivable, revenue and cost accounting.
Answers questions that involve searching for and abstracting technical data to provide an explanation of laws, policies and procedures.