Accountant ; Chula Vista Admin Office

Under general supervision, performs routine to moderately difficult professional accounting duties in the preparation and maintenance of financial records for various agency accounts and funds; compiles routine reports; and performs related duties as assigned. The incumbents is required to understand and apply professional accounting theories, principles, terms and practices in the preparation and evaluation of financial records, transactions and reports.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Maintains accounts payable, accounts receivable, and subsidiary ledgers; processes vendor invoices for payment and compares receiving reports to vendor statements; provides a monthly balance sheet and submits it to appropriate persons.
• Reviews accounting documents to ensure accurate information and calculations and makes correcting entries; examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal requirements; prepares and maintains control and subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts.
• Prepares journal entries; performs periodic reconciliation of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements; analyzes and prepares reports on revenue estimates, expenditures and fund conditions.
• Compiles and prepares periodic financial statements, supporting schedules and reports.
• Maintains and reviews fixed asset and other special funds and reconciles such funds to accounting records.
• Prepares, reviews, and corrects department and/or program expenditures transfers; verifies account numbers and related information; conducts assigned internal audits.
• Analyzes budget documentation to assure that expenditures are properly charged and do not exceed appropriations.
• Conducts research and prepares special studies as requested; analyzes financial accounting data and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Provides technical guidance to Accounting Technicians and other accounting support staff in performing accounting entries.
• Works directly with staff from other departments to resolve technical accounting issues and problems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, performs routine to moderately difficult professional accounting duties in the preparation and maintenance of financial records for various agency accounts and funds; compiles routine reports; and performs related duties as assigned. The incumbents is required to understand and apply professional accounting theories, principles, terms and practices in the preparation and evaluation of financial records, transactions and reports.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Maintains accounts payable, accounts receivable, and subsidiary ledgers; processes vendor invoices for payment and compares receiving reports to vendor statements; provides a monthly balance sheet and submits it to appropriate persons.
• Reviews accounting documents to ensure accurate information and calculations and makes correcting entries; examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal requirements; prepares and maintains control and subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts.
• Prepares journal entries; performs periodic reconciliation of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements; analyzes and prepares reports on revenue estimates, expenditures and fund conditions.
• Compiles and prepares periodic financial statements, supporting schedules and reports.
• Maintains and reviews fixed asset and other special funds and reconciles such funds to accounting records.
• Prepares, reviews, and corrects department and/or program expenditures transfers; verifies account numbers and related information; conducts assigned internal audits.
• Analyzes budget documentation to…