Accounting Technician-CC

Description

Under general supervision, performs full-charge bookkeeping and para-professional accounting work requiring evaluation and analysis of financial or fiscal data for a specified assigned area; examines, reconciles, and adjusts accounting records from subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger; makes adjustments to correct posting errors and misclassified transactions; and prepares periodic summaries of financial transactions including trial balances, revenue and expense statements, and statistical, cost and operating reports to support annual reports to federal and state agencies.

Each successive level in the Accounting Technician-Confidential series is distinguished by scope of independence and responsibility. The level of the position within the series is commensurate with the complexity of the assigned tasks.

This is the fully experienced/journey-level classification in the Accounting Technician-Confidential series, competent to independently perform the full range of duties assigned to the classification. This classification performs the full range of duties as a journey level full-charge bookkeeper in the maintenance of a departmental or agency accounting system. This classification is distinguished from the Senior Accounting Technician-Confidential in that positions assigned to the advanced journey level classification perform more complex work requiring a specialized technical or functional expertise.

Incumbents may be eligible to receive an educational incentive of either 2.5%, for an associate's degree, 3.5%, for a bachelor's degree, or 5% for a master's degree that is not required to work in the classification.

County Executive Office - Fiscal & Administration

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed Term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for these classifications throughout the County. There is currently one (1) Regular Full-Time vacancy within the County Executive Office.

The Accounting Technician-CC is confidential clerical employees represented by the Management Resolution and are eligible for overtime compensation.

RECRUITMENT OPENS:
Monday, July 27, 2026

RECRUITMENT CLOSES:
Monday, August 3, 2026

The following duties are considered characteristic but not inclusive and are examples only. Specific assigned duties may differ depending on the needs of the department/agency.

• Performs a technical review of accounting records and accounts; reviews and verifies source documents used in the receipt, distribution, collection and disbursement of monies to ensure proper coding and classifications, accurate accounting treatment and compliance with provisions of contracts/programs/legal requirements.
• Prepares and processes revenue receipts and facilitates banking services including balancing bank statements, transmitting wires, placing stop payments, and providing banking information.
• Reconciles daily bank statements; researches outstanding and/or misrouted deposits; prepares journal vouchers to adjust accounts accordingly; performs posting functions; enters fiscal information into automated system.
• Reconciles checking accounts with bank balances; researches exceptions and advises parties on necessary corrections; prepares cash receipts.
• Reconciles investment purchases, sales and exchange of securities with County investment custodian and brokers; writes investment trade tickets for submission to custodial bank.
• Receives approved wire requests; reconciles and informs appropriate group on anticipated amounts of wires for next day balancing; coordinates any discrepancies with the Auditor-Controller's office and requesting department or agency.
• Receives, reviews and verifies claims, invoices, and payroll documents for authorization of expenditures, accuracy of amounts and accounts charged, and conformance to rules and procedures.
• Receives cash, warrants and checks from individuals or revenue sources; applies credit to the proper subsidiary ledger account; balances the cash register and forwards deposits to the proper accounting area for deposit with County Treasurer.
• Examines, reconciles, and adjusts accounting records from subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger; makes adjustments to correct posting errors and misclassified transactions; balances subsidiary ledger totals for the Auditor-Controller's Financial Status Reports.
• Reviews Board Letters for assigned fiscal area; verifies information and that payments are in compliance with any contract provisions and County policy.
• Resolves complex vendor and billing issues; monitors past due invoices and requests expedited payments; serves as liaison between vendor and County department or agency.
• Sets up subsidiary records for individual grant billings; researches and analyzes incurred costs; makes necessary adjustments for staff time and operating costs; converts total units of service…