ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN II (Community Programs)

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY -EMERGENCY This opportunity is open to everyone. Applicants from all backgrounds and organizations are welcome to apply. We are looking for the best talent to join our team. The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Accounting Technician II vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Before your initial work period ends, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Accounting Technician II in Health Services, Community Programs. Why Join the LA County Department of Health Services? The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. OUR MISSION: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS: Positions allocable to this class typically work under the general supervision of an Accountant or may report to an administrative supervisor or manager. Incumbents supervise accounting technical and clerical personnel and personally perform the more complex technical work in a County department with a well-established accounting system with minimal technical supervision.

Requirements

12 semester or 18 quarter units of accounting including a course in Advanced Accounting, Cost Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Auditing, or Accounting Information Systems in an accredited college or university. Lower Division accounting classes may be accepted from a two-year community college if the units are transferable to a four-year college or university.
One (1) year of technical accounting experience at the level of Accounting Technician I
Two (2) years of accounting clerical experience.
A valid California Class C Driver's License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Responsibilities

Performs duties in a segment of an accounting or related area including general accounting, expenditures and accounts payable, revenue and accounts receivable, cost and fund accounting, budgetary support, accounting systems, auditing, accounting cycle, capital asset, and statement and report preparation.
Supervises and participates in the work of an accounting unit composed of accounting technical and clerical personnel involved in the day-to-day operation of an accounting system which encompasses the full cycle of accounting activities ranging from establishing the accounting and subsidiary records, reconciling the ledgers, preparing adjustments and closing entries and preparing reports.
When needed, serve as technical specialist in a central accounting agency with a narrow range of highly technical responsibilities such as those involving the control of major Countywide groupings of County funds, budget controlling accounts or revenue accounts, the consolidation of the simpler County-wide reports, or the preparation of a variety of specialized, mandatory accounting reports within established content and format.
Classifies and records a variety of accounting transactions which may require the interpretation of County guidelines and policy and may involve processing encumbrances, cost account assignment, reviewing and approving invoices for vendor payments, preparing invoices for services rendered, processing employee expense claims for reimbursements, cash receipts and reimbursing revolving funds.
Apportions expenditures, revenues, deferred revenues/advances of funds, and the collection of accounts receivable within the appropriate accounting period; determines the amount and distribution of accrued revenues and expenses and depreciation of assets.
Reviews trial balances of accounts and reconciles to the Auditor-Controller's Countywide Accounting and Purchasing System (eCAPS) and subsidiary ledgers and trust funds; provides explanations for reconciling items.
Prepares journal vouchers, internal vouchers, cash receipts and other accounting documents for the purposes of making adjusting entries and for allocation of revenues and expenditures.
Prepares routine statistical, cost, and operating reports, statements of financial condition, budget compilations, and routine final accountings of revenue and expenditures for construction and other projects.
Makes complex cost distributions, apportions indirect costs to cost centers, and determines overhead rates in accordance with established bases and techniques.
Performs technical accounting work such as posting to ledgers, journals and registers; coding documents; preparing deposits; and reconciling differences incidental to performing technical accounting assignments.
Supervises a unit of technical specialists engaged in examining estate accounting records for completeness, accuracy, and propriety; prepares interim and final accounting reports of estate financial condition for use as a basis in probate proceedings and the distribution of estate assets pursuant to probate decrees.
Prepares claims for reimbursement of expenditures for large scale categorical aid programs involving complex claiming procedures.
Routinely accesses and utilizes a personal computer using established applications including word processing, spreadsheets, eCAPS and accounting applications software.