Accounting Technician

Account Technician

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications for the position of ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
. There is currently one vacancy in the Financial Services Department. The successful candidate will maintain accurate records, optimize city-wide financial transactions, and support fiscal operations.

• Maintain and balance general and subsidiary accounting ledgers, including journal entries and postings.
• Close and balance accounts, perform bank reconciliations, audit cash receipts and disbursements.
• Prepare statements, reports, spreadsheets, and budgets according to specific reporting formats and accounting principles.
• Analyze accounts, grants, bonds, and revenues; assist in preparing the department budget.
• Create and monitor new accounts, research computer errors, and make corrections.
• Assist professional staff in collecting accounting information and formulating related reports.
• Process invoices for payment, maintain vendor files, and lead accounting clerical personnel as needed.
• Notarize loan documents and perform related duties as assigned.

• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.
• Principles and procedures of financial recordkeeping and reporting.
• Applicable computer software and programs.
• Methods, practices, and terminology used in preparing and maintaining accounting reports.
• Principles and procedures of advanced accounting and investments.

• Understand and interpret the principles, laws and procedures involved in financial recordkeeping and clerical accounting functions.
• Analyze existing procedures and recommend new service delivery methods.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Maintain mental capacity to make sound decisions and demonstrate intellectual capabilities.
• Maintain effective audio/visual discrimination and perception necessary for successful performance of duties.

Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible technical accounting experience, preferably in a municipal accounting environment.

Training: Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade, supplemented by college-level coursework in accounting or a related field.

• Office environment; exposure to computer screens and telephones.
• Essential functions may require prolonged sitting, use of headsets while working, speaking, and hearing to exchange information.

The City of Oceanside is an equal opportunity employer.