Accountant I/II (Finance)

New 5% added premium pay for those who possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

**ALL APPLICANTS MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF THEIR TRANSCRIPTS AS PROOF OF ACCOUNTING SPECIALIZATION COMPLETED AT AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. **

The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services is seeking an Accountant I/II to join the Finance and Forecasting Division for the Riverside location.

The selected candidate will review accounting transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with the Department of Public Social Services and County policies. The incumbent will also be tasked with preparing and reviewing reports, downloading payment data and communicating with external stakeholders and customers; validating payment and remedying any discrepancies; reviewing policies and procedures for compliance; and reviewing bi-weekly employee mileage claims. Additionally, the incumbent will monitor warrants returned for destruction; perform daily deposit reconciliation; review Foster Care payment vouchers; prepare journal entries in PeopleSoft Financials; participate in audits; and prepare statistical reports with accuracy.

The most competitive candidates will have experience with reconciliation, PeopleSoft Financials, Access, intermediate Excel (including formulas and pivot tables), and data reporting.

The level at which the position will be filled is at the Department's discretion and is based on candidate qualifications.

The Accountant I is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant II. Incumbents are expected to promote to Accountant II after obtaining one year of experience as an Accountant I, meeting the education requirement and obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation. Failure to promote to the Accountant II class will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their probationary period.

The Accountant II is the fully qualified journey level classification in the professional Accountant series and reports to a supervisory or manager position. Incumbents perform the full range of assignments requiring a greater technical knowledge than those given to the Accountant I class. Incumbents may be assigned the responsibility for an accounting subdivision or for the accounting function of a County department or may be given auditing assignments of average difficulty. In addition, incumbents may supervise clerical or technical staff, and may mentor Accountant Trainees.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services , with over 4,000 employees, supports working class individuals and families who are struggling with low income. We offer access to health care coverage, temporary financial assistance, employment programs and training, and services that protect children and adults from abuse and neglect. We do all of this through our five divisions: Administration, Adult Services, Children's Services, Self Sufficiency, and Fiscal and Forecasting.

" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=""> ACCOUNTANT I ($64,996.83 - $90,175.90 Annually)

• Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal record-keeping functions.

• Examine and analyze fiscal record-keeping systems and procedures.

• Examine, analyze, and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).

• Prepare trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules.

• Prepare or assist in the preparation of a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.

• Review, evaluate, and may assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls.

• Prepare or assist in the preparation of recommendations for the installation of new or revised accounting cost systems, procedures, and records.

• Review the classification and distribution of income and expenditures to proper accounts.

• Develop routine rates or cost models.

ACCOUNTANT II ($68,571.66 - $95,135.58 Annually)

• Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal recordkeeping functions in an assigned unit.

• Examine and analyze fiscal recordkeeping systems and procedures.

• Examine, analyze, and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).

• Prepare trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules.

• Prepare a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.

• Review, evaluate, and may assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls.

• Prepare recommendations for the installation of new or revised accounting and cost systems, procedures, and records.

• Analyze the classification and distribution of income and expenditures to proper accounts.

• Develop complex rate or cost models.

• Track, report, and reimburse routine federal or state grants. ACCOUNTANT I ($64,996.83 - $90,175.90 Annually)

OPTION I
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework.

OPTION II
Certification: Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

OPTION III
Education: Completion of 90 semester or 135 quarter units from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework.

Experience: One year equivalent to the County of Riverside Accountant Trainee classification.

OPTION IV
Education: Completion of 90 semester or 135 quarter units from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, or another field of that study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework.

Experience: Three years of paraprofessional accounting experience equivalent to the County of Riverside Accounting Technician classification series.

ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Accounting principles and practices; general business laws and budgeting methods.

Ability to: Analyze data, define problem areas, and draw logical conclusions; understand and apply the principles, laws, and procedures involved in the accounting and auditing functions; examine and verify records; maintain records and prepare accounting, statistical, and narrative reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships; communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

ACCOUNTANT II ($68,571.66 - $95,135.58 Annually)

OPTION I Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework. (One year of experience as a professional accountant with the County of Riverside may substitute for the 18 semester or 27 quarter units of specialized coursework.)

Experience: One year of professional level accounting experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Accountant I classification.

OPTION IICertificate: Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

Experience: One year of professional level accounting experience equivalent to a County of Riverside Accountant I classification.

ALL OPTIONSKnowledge of: Accounting principles and practices; principles and procedures of governmental accounting; general business law and budgeting methods; principles of good office management and effective supervision; computerized data processing.

Ability to: Analyze data and draw logical conclusions; maintain records and prepare accounting, statistical, and narrative reports; supervise the work of others; establish and maintain effective working relationships; communicate effectively both orally and in writing.• EQUIVALENT TO ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN refers to functioning primarily as a key assistant to a professional accountant or other management staff in a large organization; performing difficult and complex paraprofessional accounting work that required the use of a wide range and variety of basic accounting principles and procedures in the establishment and maintenance of an accounting system for a large organization; performing highly responsible and complex work in specialized/technical reviews; having final approval and control of complex and varied accounting records, accounts, or claims.

• EQUIVALENT TO SUPERVISING ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN refers to the planning, coordinating, and supervising of a large fiscal support unit in a large organization; performing a variety of program and administrative support duties for higher level positions, which may have included the research, analysis, and interpretation of complex legislation or codes, and the development of related financial program and/or operational changes.

What's Next?

Open to All Applicants

This recruitment is open to all applicants. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the department.

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Department of Public Social Services may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

For questions regarding this recruitment

Contact Lital Slobodsky at lslobodsky@rivco.org