Staff Accountant

Orange County Water District•Fountain Valley, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Accountant is the third level of a five-level accounting series, responsible for performing entry-level accounting work. The Staff Accountant is distinguished from the Senior Accountant, which is responsible for higher level accounting operations. The listed job functions are examples of duties that may be required, and employees may be required to perform additional or different job functions to address business needs and changing business practices. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments and make reasonable accommodations for employees to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

Accounting principles.
Auditing principles.
Various aspects of governmental accounting administration.
Applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Automated financial systems.
Customer Service.
Operating a 10-key machine.
Maintaining accounting records.
Using computers and related software applications (Microsoft Office).
Preparing financial statements and/or reports.
Auditing and analyzing financial data and information.
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
Minimum four years of related accounting support experience.
One year of increasing responsibility in accounting.
Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, such as JD Edwards.
Experience with accounts payable is required.
Valid California Class “C” Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Responsibilities

Prepares, reviews, and processes accounting transactions related to customer billings, task orders, contracts, agreements, invoices, and/or purchase requisitions.
Performs auditing functions involving purchase orders, invoices, accounts receivable, payroll, and/or other related functions.
Prepares periodic reconciliation reports.
Prepares updates, analyzes, and corrects general ledger entries.
Prepares, submits, and reviews a variety of reports, ledgers, reconciliations, analytical reports, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and/or government agencies.
Researches and resolves automated accounting system issues independently.
Handles job stress.
Interacts effectively with others in the workplace.
Follows all workplace and job safety rules and policies.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as required.
Conducting training on automated time and attendance system(s) (if assigned to payroll).
Preparing and processing District payroll (if assigned to payroll).
Reconciling quarterly payroll tax return information, W-2s, and cash balance plans (if assigned to payroll).
Preparing travel expenses, cash disbursements, cash projects, and special reports (if assigned to accounts payable).
Reviewing and processing invoices, request authorizations, availability of funds, and other related information (if assigned to accounts payable).
Preparing deposits (if assigned to accounts receivable).
Coding and inputting payments to proper accounts/funds (if assigned to accounts receivable).
Inputting billing information into a database (if assigned to accounts receivable).
Preparing complex customer billing statements (if assigned to accounts receivable).