Accounting Technician - Finance Division (2 Positions

Description

This recruitment is intended to fill vacancies at the William R Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse and the Carol Miller Justice Center.

The selected incumbents at the Carol Miller Justice Center will work a 4/10 schedule.

Under general supervision, work involves responsibility for technical accounting work in reviewing and recording financial transactions within established systems and procedures.

Accounting Technician is a technical class. Work involves the exercise of independent judgment in the analysis and interpretation of financial and statistical data which may include a wide variety of processes and accounts with varying degree of complexity/responsibility. In contrast the Account Clerk is at the advanced journey level, performing less complex duties concerning single processes or accounts.

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Note:

The following duties are typical of those performed by incumbents in this class series. Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual.)

• Prepares various accounting reports drawing on information from contracts, cases, leases, computer reports to project future revenues/expenditures.
• Interprets and applies contracts, leases, and policies and procedures to meet mandated guidelines and ensure payments meet guidelines.
• Audits accounts by verifying balances against beginning and ending information assuring that the accounting principles and procedures are adhered to with the appropriate checks and balances confirming the integrity of the systems.
• Researches accounts, error reports, payments, credits, and case files to ensure accounts balance, proper funds are distributed and expenditures are properly coded.
• Analyses, verifies and adjusts accounting data using various sources of information to reconcile/balance reports and accounts for further processing.
• Contacts and coordinates with departments and outside agencies to establish contracts, receive legal interpretation, establish procedures, resolve collection issues and identify resources.
• Researches and resolves difficult and complex customer service problems referring to rules, regulations, policies and procedures to meet customer needs.
• Explains policies and procedures to inform internal and external customers of correct process.
• Interprets work procedures to make decisions on difficult procedural problems.
• Answers questions from unit staff on policies, procedures, directives or changes in laws and regulations, accounting theory and auditing to facilitate workflow.
• Resolves complex/difficult problems with technical aspects of line work to ensure work is completed and conforms to legal requirements.
• Creates spreadsheets, databases and report applications to track and access information.
• Acts as liaison to systems analysts and programmers, identifying and documenting system errors or deficiencies to create, improve, update, test, and maintain database system.
• Completes, reviews, and approves various documents/forms to complete forms and financial documents, process requests, request payments, process licenses or claims.
• Composes documents (memos, letters, forms) using personal computer ensuring correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling to produce legible, accurate and clearly understood documents.

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and ability is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the requisite knowledge and abilities would be:

Either I

Experience One (1) year of experience in the class of Account Clerk or Senior Office Specialist responsible for financial record keeping in Sacramento Superior Court service.

Or II

Education:

Completion of an accounting curriculum or accounting certificate program given by an accredited institution, university or college including courses in general accounting principles, auditing, cost accounting and business law.

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Experience:

Two (2) years of responsible experience in the preparation and maintenance of accounting records which may include: processing billing/invoices on a computerized accounting system, preparation of…