Accounting Assistant - Sheriff's Office

Why It s a Great Department/Business Unit

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is a “full-service agency” that provides law enforcement, jail, court security, and civil processing services to all areas of unincorporated Pierce County, and the contract cities of Edgewood and University Place.

The Sheriff’s Office is comprised of 638 commissioned law enforcement and corrections staff and 67 civilian personnel. Together, these dedicated employees support our three bureaus, including Services, Corrections, Operations.

You will join the Business Unit located at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters in downtown Tacoma. We encourage you to learn more about our department.

A career with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is your opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives every day as each employee plays a role in supporting our mission to protect life and property, uphold rights, and work in partnership to build strong, safe communities.

This rewarding and vital support position performs varied accounting tasks that impact the day-to-day operations of the department. When fully staffed, the Business Unit is a six-person team, who currently work day shifts, Monday – Friday. Employees can work a flexible schedule and receive paid holidays off.

Come join the Pierce County Business Unit!

A successful candidate will join the team with the ability to exercise good judgement, collaborate, and positively engage with the employees and citizens of Pierce County. This person will develop on the job skills to prioritize competing assignments while providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers. A willingness to learn and a desire to help and support your co-workers will be the key to your success.

You will gain a broad knowledge of the department and will receive on-the-job training from accounting staff and have access to Linked In Learning to further your growth as an accounting professional.

This is fiscal support work in the accounting field for the Pierce County Sheriff  Office. An employee in this classification is responsible for budget and accounting support work requiring broad knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Click Accounting Assistant 2 for a classification/job description with a more detailed list of essential functions, competencies, physical demands and working conditions/environment.

• Two or more years of progressively responsible bookkeeping, accounting, auditing or closely-related work experience or substituting on a month for month basis, successful completion of course work in bookkeeping, accounting or closely related subjects relevant to the requirements of the position for a maximum of one year experience requirement.
• High School diploma or G.E.D. certificate is required.
• United States citizenship, lawful permanent resident, or DACA recipient and the ability to speak, read and write the English language as required by RCW 41.14.100.
• Ability to successfully complete Pierce County Sheriff  Office background investigation, which will include, but is not limited to:
• Reference Checks
• Personal Interviews
• Oral Board Interview
• Pre-Offer Polygraph Examination
• Submission of Fingerprints
• Work History Check
• Criminal, Driving, and Financial History Checks
• Pre-Offer Drug Screening UA

• After the closing date, qualified applicants will receive an email with a link to an experience and training assessment.
• Individuals attaining a passing score of 70% or higher on the Accounting Assistant 2 assessment will be placed on the Civil Service register in order of final score.
• VETERAN  PREFERENCE / SCORING CRITERIA:
  Veteran  Scoring Criteria will be granted in accordance with RCW 41.04. IF YOU ARE CLAIMING VETERAN  SCORING CRITERIA, PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR MILITARY "DD FORM 214 MEMBER- 4" TO THE APPLICATION.
• Candidates will be referred from the register to fill vacant positions occurring within one (1) year from the date the name is placed on the register.
• All Sheriff Office employees serve a one (1) year probationary period.
• If you have a…