Accounting Assistant II - Sheriff's Office at Cabazon and Palm Desert

Overview

The County of Riverside's Sheriff's Office seeks to fill multiple Accounting Assistant II positions to support the Cabazon and Palm Desert Station. The incumbent will perform accounting and fiscal duties requiring research and interpretation of guidelines. This position does not offer telecommute, remote, or hybrid work and requires the selected candidates to report to the office.

• Process warrants (PV's) to vendors, contractors, and consultants; process a variety of invoices or billings (JV's); process accounts receivable or payable on manual or automated systems; assemble accounts payable documents for approval.
• Review claims, invoices and other financial transactions for accuracy, legality, and compliance with procedures, rules, or regulations.
• Reconcile on a weekly/monthly basis statement of expenses, revenues, trial balance statements, tax and trust fund accounts, general fund, petty cash fund and department funds; reconcile balance sheet to general ledger.
• Distribute monies paid or received to a variety of accounts; prepare bank or account fund deposits.
• Determine validity of, or liability for, bills or charges; determine which account to credit with unidentified payment.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of statistical reports and records; compile and prepare periodic and special reports.

Option I:
One year as an Accounting Assistant I with the County of Riverside or in an equivalent position.

Option II:
Two years in the review, reconciliation, and preparation of financial accounts.

Completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or closely related coursework from an accredited college or university. Proof of education required.

All options knowledge of: basic methods, practices, and terminology of fiscal recordkeeping, basic business mathematics; checks, money orders and other 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.

License/Certificate:
Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.

Security Clearance: A successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriff's Office is required.

Current Sheriff's Office employees may receive interview preferences over external applicants.

Closing date and time:
Thursday 3/12/26 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Questions:
Please contact Joseph Miller at  or josephmiller. For general inquiries, please allow up to 2 business days to receive a response.