Probation Accounting Technician - Promotional

This recruitment is promotional only. You must presently be a full or part‑time regular or probationary County of Sonoma, Community Development Commission, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, or Sonoma County Water Agency employee in order to apply for this position.

The Probation Department has requested a department promotional certification to fill an Accounting Technician position. Only qualified permanent and/or probationary Probation Department employees on the eligible list may be eligible for referral to the department for the advertised position. This employment list may also be used to fill future full‑time or part‑time positions as they occur during the active status of the list.

The Probation Accounting Technician will serve as a technical lead to support client, victim, and trust accounting functions. This position will set up and modify accounts, post client payments, and oversee the distribution of funds per state guidelines.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Performing monthly reconciliations, including researching and managing victim restitution disbursements
• Computing and posting interest on accounts
• Managing monthly correspondence to clients
• Performing mass importing and exporting of data
• Developing, testing, and maintaining reports and queries to support the operational needs of County accounting staff
• Communicating with other accounting staff to troubleshoot technical problems or to provide solutions within the accounting system
• Providing guidance, by training and leading the work of other accounting staff as needed

The Ideal Candidate Will Be Proactive And Have Experience Collaborating Respectfully And Effectively With Individuals From Diverse Backgrounds. They Will Also Have Experience With Accounting And Fiscal Transactions And Will Possess Many Of The Following:

• Experience with reading and interpreting court minutes and legislation
• An understanding of legislative changes that affected the collection of court‑ordered fines, fees, and restitution
• The ability to communicate clearly regarding processes, instructions, and compliance with court and County guidelines
• Experience with databases, SQL, running queries, and analyzing data
• Excellent attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Outlook, and Word

Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire to be completed.

Any combination of education, training, and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. Normally, this would include completion of a two‑year course of study in accounting, financial analysis, statistics, or a closely related field, and two years of increasingly responsible full‑time experience in the review, processing, and maintenance of fiscal transactions and accounts, or statistical data and records, including at least one year interpreting financial data and solving complex financial problems;

or completion of at least six semester or eight quarter units in accounting, financial analysis, statistics, or a closely related field; and four years of increasingly responsible full‑time experience in the review, processing, and maintenance of fiscal transactions and accounts, or statistical data and records, including at least one year interpreting financial data and solving complex financial problems.

Possession of a valid driver’s license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position. The position advertised on this announcement does not require possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Thorough knowledge of methods, practices, and terminology used in financial and statistical clerical work, including considerable knowledge of cost, basic accounting, and budgetary accounting principles; double‑entry bookkeeping; government and departmental policies, regulations, and procedures in order to satisfactorily perform assigned account or statistical…