Finance Specialist II

Under general supervision, performs routine to complex professional accounting duties in support of San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) in the analysis, preparation, and maintenance of financial records and reports for assigned accounts and funds; and performs related duties as assigned.

Finance Specialist II is the journey-level class in the professional accounting class series. Incumbents perform moderately difficult to complex technical accounting, and financial analyses to provide accurate and timely financial reports to RTD management, other governmental bodies and the public to support sound decision-making and ensure appropriate public disclosure and accountability. Work involves independent judgment and requires a thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices and applicable accounting standards and requirements, as well as substantial familiarity with RTD financial management practices and procedures.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

• Prepares, reviews, analyzes, balances, and/or reconciles assigned general ledger accounts and other accounting transactions, requiring the interpretation and application of professional accounting theories, principles, and practices; identifies and resolves problems; prepares bank reconciliation's for accuracy; prepares financial statements and disclosures.
• Maintains revenue accounting records, expenditures, and special funds; prepares analyses, spreadsheets, schedules, journal vouchers, and reconciliations to produce accurate financial reports and footnotes; monitors and prepares periodic reports on special funds; reviews accounting transactions prepared by other staff members; update and reviews cash position on a regular basis and maintains cash flow projections.
• Participates in RTD's month-end and year-end closing and audit processes; prepares month-end reports during closing process, performs complex calculations, and prepares assigned month end and year-end journal entries; drafts, reviews, and analyzes audit work papers; performs financial and other analyses requested by auditors.
• Evaluates, updates, distributes, prepares, and/or develops specialized accounting records, reports, and spreadsheets; reviews accounts payable and other disbursements for accuracy and appropriate authorization for payment; prepares tax remittances; compiles, calculates, and analyzes highly technical data and information from a variety of sources; identifies discrepancies, resolves issues, and/or notifies appropriate sources and ensures that issues are resolved; distributes reports to internal and external sources in a timely manner.
• Generates reports and assists in preparation of monthly financial statements and footnotes for RTD management; conducts expenditure analyses; prepares journal entries; researches variances and discrepancies.
• Participates in the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of department and agency-wide operating and capital budgets; with direction, develops, reviews, summarizes, and analyzes financial plan projections and documents; utilizes budget and accounting system software to perform in-depth revenue, expenditure, budgetary, and other analyses; monitors, tracks, and analyzes actual performance against budget; identifies potential issues and formulates recommendations to management; drafts and/or analyzes budget proposals, requests, and other related documents, including budget amendments.
• Researches and answers financial and budget inquiries submitted by managers and staff; interprets and explains applicable laws, regulations, codes, and policies; develops materials for and provides instruction in formal training sessions, including those related to the budget cycle.
• Develops, analyzes, maintains, and distributes various periodic and ad-hoc financial, statistical, analytical, and management reports and statements; compiles, calculates, and analyzes complex data and information from a variety of sources; as necessary, performs extensive research, including analyzing and applying new regulatory requirements, performs in-depth analysis of financial conditions, variances, and trends.
• Performs a variety of responsibilities that require application of professional accounting principles, standards, and practices; analyzes complex accounting transactions and determines appropriate treatment (e.g. capital versus expense); processes, analyzes, and distributes overhead or other assigned rates; maintains, allocates, balances, analyzes, and reconciles assigned specialized accounts; updates and maintains appropriate records, reports, and spreadsheets.
• Assists in ensuring that RTD's accounting, financial, budgeting, and other business processes are efficient, effective, and maintain adequate internal…