Accountant (Journey)

Accountant Position

Salary : $33.17 - $40.31 Hourly

Location : Fairfield, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Department : Multiple

Closing Date : Continuous

Accountants apply professional accounting principles to facilitate fiscal control, perform financial analysis and / or establish accounting systems within a County department. A full range of complex technical tasks and work under direction within a framework of established procedures is performed, which require the application of accounting principles and a broad knowledge of accounting practices as well as analysis, evaluation and interpretation of laws, regulations and financial transactions.

Accountants perform professional accounting duties in the preparation of financial reports and / or statements, in the development, review and maintenance of a department's accounting, cost, and other financial reporting systems that meet Federal, State and local requirements, in the collection and interpretation of financial information, and in the analysis of financial records; monitors department financial systems to identify problems, recommend changes and take corrective action to maintain integrity of the department's accounting systems.

Employees in this class are expected to exercise sound professional judgment in the interpretation of Federal, State, local and general accounting policies.

The eligible list created as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur throughout the County.

Position Requirements

Education : A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, finance, accounting or a closely related field, which must have included at least 12 semester or 18 quarter units from among the following accounting courses : Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Fund Accounting, Cost Accounting, or Auditing; (All candidates must submit a copy of their official / unofficial transcripts (verifying the date and degree conferred, as well as the 12 semester or 18 quarter units from among the above accounting courses)

AND

Experience : Two years of professional accounting experience.

Note : Possession of a Certified Public Accountant Certificate may be substituted for the education requirement. (If you are utilizing the CPA substitution for the education requirement, please provide a copy of your CPA Certificate).

Other Requirements

Some positions in this class will require the applicant to possess a valid California driver's license, Class C, by the time of appointment.

The possession of a Certified Public Accountant Certificate is desired.

Employees must keep their licenses, certifications and registrations current and failure to do so may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.