Accounting Technician II; Payroll

The City of Rohnert Park is hiring an Accounting Technician II to join the Finance Department. Successful candidates will have experience processing and maintaining payroll records, calculating and verifying hours on timesheets, ensuring compliance with laws and City policies, reviewing related information for completeness and accuracy, resolving problems, and entering data into the payroll system to produce payroll checks and related documents and reports.

Excellent customer service skills are required.

Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of routine to complex technical and administrative account support duties in preparation, maintenance, and processing of accounting records and transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, utility billing, business licensing and payroll, in addition to balancing and maintaining manual and computerized accounting and financial records. May be responsible for contract administration and performs related duties, as assigned.

Receives direct or general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

Accounting Technician I:
This is the entry-level class in the Accounting Technician series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents with general administrative experience perform work in accounts receivable, accounts payable, utility billing, and record keeping, reconciliation, and account support activities. As knowledge and experience are gained, the work becomes broader in scope, assignments are more varied and are performed under more general supervision. Positions at this level usually perform most of the duties required of the positions at the journey-level but are not expected to function at the same skill level and exercise less independent discretion and judgment.

Accounting Technician II:
This is the journey-level class in the Accounting Technician series. Incumbents perform the full range of technical work in accounts receivable, accounts payable, utility billing and/or other billing and payroll in addition to a wide variety of record‑keeping, reconciliation, and account support activities including contract administration and preparing reports. Positions at this level are distinguished from the entry-level by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently and exercising judgment and initiative.

Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

• Processes and prepares necessary documents and notices regarding meter exchanges, hangtags, and payments.
• Reviews residential and commercial read meters; verifies readings to locate abnormal consumption, records reasons for fluctuations, and ensures resolution.
• Prepares utility bills and other bills, billing registers, and reports; interprets error messages and corrects errors.
• Processes periodic invoice requests; creates and maintains new accounts.
• Receives and balances cash and grant receipts and general ledger debits; allocates revenue to proper cost accounts; posts revenue; prepares bank deposits and related reports.
• Receives mail and direct payments from the public and other City departments, balances monies received, and prepares receipts.
• Processes miscellaneous receipts.
• Prepares centralized bank deposits and reports.
• Balances month‑end work and researches, compiles, enters, and classifies data for new business input.
• Participates in the implementation and adjustment of city rates, including business licenses, and maintains online forms and instructions.
• Coordinates other code or licensing requirements with other departments.
• Processes City‑wide returned checks and contacts customers as appropriate; prepares delinquent item reports, initiates and monitors delinquent processing for collection; prepares and processes year‑end write‑offs for un‑collectable accounts.
• Assists with the City’s Cost Recovery Program, which may include contract…