Accountant I/II - ACO

The County of Riverside's Auditor-Controller's Office, General Accounting Division, Reporting & Capital Asset Section, is recruiting for an Accountant I/II located in Riverside.



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*ALL APPLICANTS MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF THEIR TRANSCRIPTS AS PROOF OF ACCOUNTING SPECIALIZATION COMPLETED AT AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.

The incumbent will report to the Supervising Accountant and will be responsible for analyzing complex accounting and financial data to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

This includes maintaining and updating the Count Chart of Accounts, providing a detailed review of journal entries received from departments to ensure proper accounting principles and standards have been followed.

Additionally, the candidate will be trained to review, approve, and post transactions related to capital assets and assist with year-end reporting and special projects as needed.

All necessary training will be provided as needed.

The most competitive applicants will have experience with Peoplesoft Financials, general ledgers, capital assets transactions, journal entries, knowledge of accounting practices, reconciliations and Excel including experience with V lookups, pivot tables and macros.

Incumbents will also have knowledge of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

The Accountant I is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant II.

Incumbents are expected to promote to Accountant II after obtaining one year of experience as an Accountant I, meeting the education requirement and obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation.

Failure to promote to the Accountant II class will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their probationary period.ACCOUNTANT I ($59,520.86 - $80,564.64 Annually) • Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal record-keeping functions.
• Examine and analyze fiscal record-keeping systems and procedures.
• Examine, analyze, and verify fiscal documents (e.g., vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices).
• Prepare trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
• Review, evaluate, and may assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of recommendations for the installation of new or revised accounting cost systems, procedures, and records.
• Review the classification and distribution of income and expenditures to proper accounts.
• Develop routine rates or cost models.

ACCOUNTANT II ($62,794.58 - $84,995.66 Annually) • Establish, review, revise, and maintain controls on fiscal recordkeeping functions in an assigned unit.
• Examine and analyze fiscal recordkeeping systems an...