Staff Accountant

Overview

The County of San Diego has current openings for STAFF ACCOUNTANT
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Staff Accountants perform professional accounting work in the maintenance of financial records, audits/audit tests, and related work. Staff Accountants are responsible for performing professional accounting work in the development and maintenance of a set of financial records; assisting higher level accountants in large audits; preparing trial balances, performing review for accounting transactions, preparing and reviewing journal entries for accuracy and validity on general ledger accounts of average difficulty;

analyzing, verifying and performing account reconciliation processes; and for performing the more routine audit tests. Staff Accountants may supervise others performing clerical and/or paraprofessional accounting work.

The eligibility list established from this recruitment will be used to fill vacancies as they occur in various County departments.

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The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.

• Job Offer and Background Process begins:
  Shortly after the interviews.
  
  Note:
  
  Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
• Pre-employment Medical Screening:
  Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

ATTACHMENTS

In order for your CPA certificate or college education to be considered, you must attach a copy of the CPA certificate and/or college transcript, diploma, and/or foreign equivalency report during the application process.

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.

Qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment and supplemental applications. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate, as the responses you provide on the supplemental application questionnaire will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.

The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all new recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, will hide a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age, and race. This process will help contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.

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