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Senior Accounting Assistant

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job SeekersRiverside, California
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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
On-site

Job Description

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Prepare reports on the status of service accounts, contracts, grants, fee receipts, entitlements and reimbursed programs, accounts receivable, accounts payable, trust accounts; prepare regular reports of revenues and expenditures which are sent directly to management.

  • Answer questions that involve searching for and abstracting technical data and detailed explanations of laws, policies or procedures referring matters requiring policy decisions to a superior.
  • Develop or assist in the development of software applications to collect and manipulate accounting data and fiscal information; prepare spreadsheets compiling revenue activity and trends for management use; reformat data or create specific reports, charts or graphs.
  • Assist staff in solving, or personally respond to, the more complex and difficult inquiries; train and orient new staff members; review and correct work.
  • Provide technical supervision to staff maintaining and compiling computer generated spreadsheets, tracking incoming revenue, auditing daily deposits reconciliations, preparing daily deposits and reconciliation and revenue distribution reports, posting and reconciling trust funds and revenue ledgers.
  • Supervise a small number of lower level Accounting Assistants and clerical support staff.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    OPTION IExperience: One year of experience as an Accounting Assistant II with the County of Riverside or an equivalent position.OPTION IIExperience: Three years of experience in the review, reconciliation, and preparation of financial accounts. (Substitution: One year of the required experience may be substituted with the completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in accounting from an accredited college.)Knowledge of: Basic methods, practices, and terminology of fiscal record keeping, basic business mathematics; checks, money orders and other common negotiable instruments and their proper validation and endorsement; common methods of balancing cash and checks against records of receipt; methods of handling, recording and controlling monies received and disbursed; basic mathematical/fiscal computer applications; Basic payroll practices and procedures including FLSA requirements; Accounting systems, procedures, regulations and source documents including expenditure, revenue, general ledger and related accounting procedures and the interrelationship of internal and external record keeping systems; general bookkeeping, accounting and audit methodology, terminology and standards.Ability to: Make arithmetical computations quickly and accurately; operate standard office equipment which may include computers, calculators, cash registers, adding machines, and duplicating machines; read, understand and follow written and oral instructions; use computerized accounting systems; prepare data in proper format for data entry; understand and maintain financial accounting files or other record systems; recognize and correct computational errors; accurately compare, post and transfer numbers; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and classifications; prepare routine and special financial reports; communicate effectively by phone or in person; learn County accounting systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; Perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible financial/accounting duties involving a broad range of technical/complex and/or specialized transactions; review and consolidate records from multiple sources and summarize into reports, abstracts and other accounting documents; analyze data and draw logical conclusions; review and evaluate the work of lower level accounting clerical staff may be required for some positions in the class.

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    Other Requirements:License/Certificate:

    • Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.Security Clearance:A successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriff's Department is required.

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    This job at Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is located in Riverside, California, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
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    Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers lists this role as a Full-time position.
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    Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
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