Senior Accountant (Departmental Promotional Only)

County of San Mateo•San Mateo, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is seeking a highly motivated team player and ambitious leader to join its Fiscal Services Bureau as a Senior Accountant. The Sheriff's Office provides services to the community with commitment, public trust, and organizational excellence. The Senior Accountant position offers an exceptional opportunity to be a part of an Office that is committed to public safety, ethics, equity and excellence in accountability. Under the direction of a Management Analyst, the incumbent will assign, direct, review and evaluate the work of professional and support staff while performing complex professional accounting duties, to include special projects, in support of the Fiscal Services Bureau. This individual may also assist with budget development and monitoring.

Requirements

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with staff within the Sheriff's Office, other County Departments, and external stakeholders.
Experience in Day-to-day governmental accounting and reporting.
Experience supervising fiscal staff.
Experience with project management.
Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
Extensive experience with OFAS, Coupa, and ServiceNow.
Ability to work independently, problem-solve, and exercise sound judgment within established guidelines.
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business administration or a closely related field and one year of journey-level accounting experience.
This classification requires the successful completion of a minimum of twelve semester units of college-level accounting coursework.
Basic supervisory principles and practices.
Principles, practices and terminology of general, fund and governmental accounting.
Principles and practices of business data processing, particularly as related to the processing of accounting information.
Principles of public finance.
Applicable laws regulating public fiscal operations.
Budgeting principles and terminology.
Auditing and financial reconciliation principles and methods.
Plan, direct, review, and evaluate the work of assigned support staff.
Train others in work procedures.
Review, analyze, post, balance, interpret and reconcile complex financial data and accounts.
Develop and implement accounting systems and procedures.
Verify the accuracy of financial data and information.
Ensure proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
Interpret and apply complex financial procedures and legal documents.
Exercise sound independent judgment within established policy guidelines.
Prepare and direct the preparation of clear, concise and complete financial reports and statements, audit reports and audit work papers.
Make accurate mathematical and statistical calculations.
Establish and maintain effective working relations.

Nice To Haves

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with staff within the Sheriff's Office, other County Departments, and external stakeholders.
Experience in Day-to-day governmental accounting and reporting.
Experience supervising fiscal staff.
Experience with project management.
Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
Extensive experience with OFAS, Coupa, and ServiceNow.
Ability to work independently, problem-solve, and exercise sound judgment within established guidelines.

Responsibilities

Provide direction, supervision, training, work review and/or evaluation to assigned professional and fiscal support on a project or ongoing basis.
Provide input into selection decisions and disciplinary matters.
Prepare and maintain control and subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts; prepare trial balances and financial reports.
Coordinate and calculate month-end and year-end closings.
Prepare journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements.
Compile and prepare financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedule; maintain expenditure and budgetary control accounts.
Review, analyze and adjust budgets for County funds.
Maintain varied departmental cost accounting records, disbursing funds to various accounts and/or billings for reimbursement as required.
Provide technical support to internal auditors and governmental program auditors.
Review and claim grant or other monies and prepare claims for reimbursement from various State or funding agencies and/or programs.
Analyze programs and legislation to determine fiscal and budgetary impact; prepare budgetary appropriation transfers and supplemental budgets.
Review and recommend improvements to accounting systems and procedures; upon approval, implement new or modified systems and procedures.
Perform related duties as assigned.