Senior Accounting Technician - Limited Term

City of Redlands•Redlands, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Redlands is hiring a detail-oriented and organized Senior Accounting Technician for a limited-term appointment expected to last up to one year from the date of hire. Under direction, this role performs and coordinates City accounts payable and receivable operations, carries out technical accounts payable and receivable tasks, performs complex general accounting duties, prepares financial reports and analysis, and provides lead direction to technical accounting staff. The appointment addresses temporary City operational, project, program, or staffing needs and does not create an expectation of employment beyond its authorized period; the department may end the assignment earlier based on operational needs. The position requires accuracy in financial transactions, account reconciliations, and journal entries, as well as the ability to analyze financial data, resolve discrepancies, and prepare reports using Microsoft Excel. Duties include maintaining and reconciling accounting records, verifying payment deposits, processing invoices and claims, assisting customers and City staff with fiscal matters, and preparing routine and year-end financial reports. The position requires four years of increasingly responsible advanced technical accounting experience and education equivalent to a high school diploma supplemented by college-level coursework in bookkeeping, accounting, or a related field. Work is performed in a standard office environment and may require travel to different sites and locations. Physical demands include frequent lifting or moving of up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds, along with the other abilities and activities specified in the posting.

Requirements

Four years of increasingly responsible advanced technical accounting experience.
Education equivalent to a high school diploma, supplemented by college-level coursework in bookkeeping, accounting, or a related field.
Ability to work in a standard office environment and travel to different sites and locations.
Ability to talk or hear regularly; stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

Maintain and reconcile a variety of ledgers, reports, and account records.
Verify and reconcile daily cash, check, credit card, ACH, and other payment deposits to reports.
Examine and correct accounting transactions to ensure accuracy.
Research background information and account histories and resolve discrepancies.
Prepare journal entries.
Prepare, review, and process monthly credit card reconciliations and supporting documentation.
Process invoices, purchase orders, and other claims for payment.
Gather, check, and tabulate data used to prepare records and reports.
Prepare routine fiscal reports, statements, and schedules.
Prepare new-year, mid-year, and year-end reports.
Assist customers, departments, and employees by providing fiscal information, explaining procedures, answering questions, and resolving problems or complaints.
Perform clerical duties such as typing, maintaining files and records, processing mail, and ordering supplies.
Provide technical and functional lead direction to technical accounting staff.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.