Accountant, Financial Reporting, Tax Accountant

There is currently one (1) Extra Help Accountant I position available in the Administrative Division of the Health and Human Services Agency.

Only Online Applications will be Accepted.

To perform professional accounting and auditing work associated with the financial transactions of County departments, which includes general accounting, budget development, payroll and employee benefits administration; to prepare a variety of complex financial and statistical reports; and to perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Accountant I is the entry-level classification in the Accountant series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents perform a variety of professional accounting duties while learning County policies and procedures. This classification is flexibly staffed with Accountant II, and incumbents normally advance to the higher level after gaining experience and achieving proficiency which meet the requirements for Accountant II.

• Receives direction from a department head or management staff.
• Exercises lead direction over technical and clerical staff as assigned.

• Maintains accurate, complete accounting records; compiles data for and prepares necessary financial and statistical reports as required by the County and other agencies.
• Prepares and reconciles comprehensive reports on the County's revenues and expenditures.
• Establishes and maintains journals and ledgers with all necessary categories; reviews, adjusts, evaluates and re-examines journals and ledgers until corrected balances are obtained.
• Prepares work papers for various reports for the County and other agencies, as well as for internal auditing purposes.
• Prepares daily, weekly and/or monthly spreadsheets for use in analyzing financial activities and conditions.
• Assists with budget preparation, maintenance and review; processes budget actions from the Board of Supervisors.
• Assists with payroll preparation and recording as needed; reports payroll taxes to appropriate agencies.
• Administers employee benefits programs, including dental, vision, life and health insurance, retirement benefits, social security, disability insurance, deferred compensation, Worker's Compensation, etc.; administers contracts with third-party administrators; presents benefits information to employees and responds to related inquiries and requests for assistance; processes employee death benefits; prepares related reports.
• Performs other general accounting work as assigned, which may include balancing and reconciling multiple funds, posting journal entries, reconciling bank statements, etc.
• Interprets and applies bargaining group M.O.U.s and provides information for bargaining negotiations.
• Assists in preparing for annual audits.
• Provides technical accounting expertise to departmental and County staff as requested.
• Conducts special studies as required or as needed.
• Prepares Board of Supervisors resolutions for supervisor's approval as directed.
• Responds to inquiries, requests for assistance and complaints pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Performs general administrative / clerical work as required, including preparing reports and correspondence, copying and filing documents, establishing and maintaining files, entering and retrieving computer data, preparing spreadsheets, sending and receiving faxes, answering the telephone, processing mail, etc.

None required.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or closely related field.A copy of your college transcript must be attached unless you are substituting experience.

Full-time equivalent professional or para-professional accounting experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Possession of a valid California driver's license. Under certain circumstance, the Human Resources Director may accept a valid driver's license from another state if applicant acknowledges his/her intent to acquire a California driver's license within three month by signing an acknowledgement form.

• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Modern office procedures, practices and technology.
• The use of computers for word and data processing.
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Business letter and report writing techniques.

• Learn and understand pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes, rules and regulations, and County and department policies and procedures.
• Examine and verify financial documents and reports.
• Prepare a variety of financial and statistical reports.
• Apply rules and regulations to specific cases.
• Perform arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy.
• Effectively and efficiently use computer programs for word processing, data processing and spreadsheet preparation.
• Understand and execute written and oral instructions.
• Communicate…