Accounting Specialist

Essential Functions

In a training, learning, and basic working capacity: performs accounting work in the establishment and maintenance of County fiscal records; maintains a variety of ledgers and journals; reviews fiscal records to ensure proper disbursement of funds; maintains and balances revenue information; performs special financial analysis assignments; coordinates balancing of County cash accounts with the banks and Treasurer/Tax Collector's Office; coordinates posting of journal entries; reconciles problem accounts; provides work direction, coordination, and training for fiscal support staff for County departments; performs adjusting entries, after verification as requested in audit reports; provides other County staff with a variety of information regarding fiscal processes and  procedures; learns the County's computerized financial management systems with the goal of exercising coordination responsibilities. Performs a wide scope of the most complex and specialized technical financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; maintains and updates

complex financial and statistical reports; receives and classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical record keeping problems; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special  on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.

Knowledge of: 

•  Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment.
• Basic principles and terminology of government accounting, budget management and function.
• Good public relations techniques.
• Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems.
• Computerized financial information systems used by the County.
• Modern office methods and procedures.
• Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.
• County entity structure and function.
• Federal, state regulations including, but not limited to, Board of Equalization and
  Internal Revenue Service.
• Principles of account classification.
• Basic accounting theory, principles, and practices and their application to a variety of accounting transactions and problems.
• Computerized spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
• Principles of work direction, work coordination, and training.

Desired Skills: 

•  Perform a variety of accounting and financial transaction work.
• Learn the County's computerized financial management system with the goal of exercising coordination responsibilities.
• Proficiently use a variety of computerized spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
• Analyze and evaluate financial information, researching and gathering appropriate information to resolve problems.
• Provide lead direction, work coordination and training for other staff.
• Monitor and update fiscal records.
• Prepare a variety of financial reports and statements.
• Gather, organize, analyze, and present a variety of information.
• Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
• Use a computerized financial management system.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Recall and implement specific criteria for all departments within the county entity.
• Process a large volume of accounting work in an organized manner and consistently meet strict deadlines.

Training and Experience:

Any combination of training or experience that would provide the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the listed duties is qualifying.  A typical way, but not required, to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

    - Two years of previous financial and statistical record keeping work experience comparable to that of a Fiscal Technician III with Siskiyou County.

Special Requirements:

 None.

Typical Physical Requirements

 Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 25 lbs.; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.

Typical Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office environment; continuous contact with other staff and the public.