Accountant I - Controller's Office (Extra Help) (Open)

The County of San Mateo's Controller's Office provides accounting, audit, financial reporting, tax, and payroll services to support the County's operational effectiveness and financial transparency. The Accountant I performs professional accounting work involving County accounting procedures and records, including reconciliations, financial reporting, budgeting, tax apportionment, and accounting system support under general supervision.

What you'll do:

• Review accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations, and make correcting entries
• Examine supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal regulations
• Prepare and maintain control and subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts
• Prepare trial balances; coordinate and calculate periodic closings
• Prepare journal entries and reconciliation of general ledger, journals, subsidiary accounts, and bank statements
• Compile and prepare general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules
• Assist in and/or coordinate the preparation and analysis of budgets for departmental and County funds
• Maintain expenditure and budgetary control accounts; prepare and coordinate budget appropriation transfers
• Confer with departmental representatives and provide information regarding budgeting and accounting processes
• Analyze and prepare varied financial statements and reports
• Apportion monies, including secured, unsecured, impounded, redeemed, and other taxes
• Review and approve claims for referral of tax, grant, or other monies and prepare claims for reimbursement from various state or funding agencies and/or programs

What they're looking for:

• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and skills is qualifying
• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, or a closely related field
• Sub-professional accounting support work may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years
• This classification requires the successful completion of a minimum of twelve semester units of college-level accounting coursework
• Principles, practices, and terminology of general, fund, and governmental accounting
• Principles and practices of business data processing, particularly as related to the processing of accounting information
• Applicable laws regulating public fiscal operations
• Budgeting principles and terminology
• Basic auditing and financial reconciliation principles and methods
• Review, analyze, interpret, and reconcile financial reports and transactions
• Verify the accuracy of financial data and information
• Prepare clear, concise, and complete financial reports and statements

Benefits:

• Some extra help positions are eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits available to eligible employees of the County of San Mateo.
• Health and wellness benefits available to eligible employees of the County of San Mateo.
• Financial security benefits available to eligible employees of the County of San Mateo.
• A variety of wellness and professional development programs, most available during work hours and at no cost to you.
• Coverage by the federal Social Security system, earning valuable retirement benefits based on salary and years of service.