Lead Accounting Technician

JOB SUMMARY

Performs tasks that contribute to the implementation of basic accounting and fiscal records management processes supporting a major County function or operation. The work involves giving directions and reviewing outputs in the implementation of processes, guided by scope of responsibilities, instructions, established work routines, policies, guidelines and procedures. The worker is permitted some latitude to set own priorities subject to supervisor's approval.

STARTING SALARY: $20.81 hourly/ $43,284.80 annually

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers and provide the highest standards of service
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of procedures, policies, and rules of assigned division or unit.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and policies governing assigned functional accounting area.
• Knowledge of computer operations using accounting and spreadsheet applications.
• Skill in the use of computers, computer related software or programs, local networks, databases and internet search engines.
• Skill in communication and effective writing.
• Ability to handle restricted, sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to effectively lead or supervise lower-level administrative/clerical staff.
• Ability to plan, schedule, assign, monitor, train, review and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and apply job related rules, policies and procedures.
• Ability to prepare accounting, financial, and statistical reports.
• Ability to compile, analyze and/or audit accounting, budgetary, fiscal, and data related to specific functional area.
• Ability to use accounting software, word processing, spreadsheet, and related software applications.
• Ability to make and verify mathematical calculations.
• Ability to analyze and audit accounting, budgetary, and fiscal data.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and apply job-related rules, policies and procedures.
• Ability to review and monitor the work of support staff.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Analyzes and audits accounting and fiscal data, records and reports.
• Accesses and secures restricted, sensitive and confidential records or information.
• Reconciles accounting records and compiles and prepares basic fiscal reports and statements.
• Compiles and prepares fiscal reports, statements and data for specific fiscal requirements.
• Processes payment requests and reimbursements.
• Post transactions and prepares journal entries related to functional area of responsibility.
• Inspects, reviews and/or maintains a complex record system involving varied accounting, fiscal, payroll, and leave transactions, or of a less complex system involving a large number of transactions, in compliance with agency and/or departmental rules and procedures.
• Performs audit review to ensure data entry accuracy of transactions under functional area of responsibility.
• Processes fund transfers.
• Prepares accounting and fiscal reports, statements, and summaries.
• Provides technical expertise in training other members of the organization.
• Handles and resolves (including research, determining priority status, referral to management and professional staff) requests, inquiries and concerns related to functional area of responsibility. 
• Composes, proofreads and edits correspondence, memos, spreadsheets, minutes, logs, and reports in final form, for management approval or signature.
• Performs other tasks that support administrative processes, and business needs.

Performs other duties as needed, including those performed by subordinate fiscal, financial, and/or clerical staff.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 

Graduation from High School or a GED certificate. Experience and/or an Associate Degree or higher degree (in any field) is appreciated, but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects; may also require crouching, manual dexterity, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity and responsiveness to changes that include goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and position. This position is fully on-site and requires regular presence in the office.

JOB CLASS

Classified - An employee who is appointed to a full-time classified position (including reduced hour position) and not identified as an unclassified employee. Classified employees obtain appeal rights upon successful completion of their initial probation.

CAREER PATH

• Lead Accounting Technician
• Senior Accounting Technician
• Accountant
• Accounting Manager
• Senior Accounting Manager
• Senior Director
• Chief

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein.  Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.