Accounting technician

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

9/4/26, 9/25/26, 10/9/26 (Final)

Under general supervision, an Accounting Technician's work involves responsibility for technical accounting work in reviewing and recording financial transactions within established systems and procedures. Some positions function in a technical capacity; other positions are required to perform supervisory, as well as technical duties. Positions in the Accounting Technician (Confidential) class are confidential in nature, in accordance with the County Employee Relations Ordinance, and are excluded from the representation unit which includes positions allocated to the regular class of Accounting Technician.

• General principles, procedures, terminology and practices used in financial and statistical accounting including posting, computing totals, reconciling accounts, and reviewing balance sheets
• Customer service techniques
• Principles and practices of supervision: performance evaluations, grievances, discipline
• Training techniques and methods
• Computer applications including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing
• Arithmetic to make calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals) and make correct change
• English language to communicate
• Clear writing: using proper English grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary
• Letter and memo format

• Apply governmental accounting principles to the creation of financial and accounting transactions including auditing and reconciling accounts
• Analyze and evaluate financial and accounting records, drawing logical conclusions, resolving discrepancies and making decisions
• Prepare financial and accounting reports and statements in accordance with predetermined requirements
• Interpret, apply, and explain laws, regulations, rules, policies & procedures
• Calculate solutions to math problems involving addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimals and math problems involving basic algebraic expressions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
• Communicate effectively with the public, other public agencies and subordinate staff
• Train and cross-train employees
• Supervise employees including giving instructions and assigning work to staff
• Counsel employees on performance problems
• Delegate work effectively
• Meet deadlines under pressure of interruptions
• Understand and follow complex oral and written instructions
• Read English at a level necessary to understand procedure manuals, policy guidelines, software manuals, technical documents, reports, and laws/regulations
• Understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions
• Write English at a level necessary to compose clear and concise reports, procedure manuals and correspondence
• Operate standard office machines and equipment used in work assignments such as typewriter, word processing equipment, computer terminals, printers, adding machines, copying equipment and fax machines

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

Either: 1. 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.
AND Two years of responsible experience in the preparation and maintenance of accounting records which may include: processing billings/invoices on a computerized accounting system, preparation of reports analyzed by management or reconciling accounts, preparing and reconciling general ledgers,…