Accounting Technician

Salary : $50,315.20 - $61,235.20 Annually

Location : Various Merced County locations, CA

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 2500693

Department : Various Merced County Departments

Opening Date : 10 / 01 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Bargaining Unit : 03 Admin Support

Examples of Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following :

When working within the general County departments, the incumbent may be responsible for the following duties :

• Compiles data and interprets such data for budget preparation purposes in a large department;
• Supervises and participates in the maintenance of records in accounting systems for fund appropriations and expenditures, accounts payable and accounts receivable, purchasing and similar financial and statistical activities.
• Assists in developing forms and methods of financial record keeping, or accounting systems.
• Initiates fund transfers, interdepartmental billing and other administrative adjustments in budget appropriations.
• May prepare technically difficult statistical and / or accounting reports from a variety of sources.
• May prepare grant expenditure claims and reports.
• Reviews time cards of the employees and tracks vacation, holiday, and time off earned and taken.

When working within the Auditor / Controller Department, the incumbent may be responsible for the following duties :

Acts in a lead capacity and is responsible for performing the more difficult work which may include :

Minimum Qualifications

Experience :

Three (3) years of responsible technical experience in financial, accounting, or statistical record keeping activities. Formal education in basic accounting, bookkeeping may substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Essential Functions

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

HOLIDAYS & LEAVES

VACATION

10 days the first 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 160 hours), 15 days in the second 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 240 hours), and 20 days after 10 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 320 hours).

SICK LEAVE

0.0625 hours sick leave for each paid regularly scheduled work hour. 16 days (130 hours per year) with unlimited accumulation. Optional annual buy back of a portion of accumulated sick leave hours upon meeting certain criteria.

HOLIDAYS

Twelve paid holidays annually plus two optional holidays.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Five (5) regularly scheduled workdays.

INSURANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE

Medical Insurance - Merced County offers multiple Medical Plans and contributes towards employee and dependent premiums. Medical plan availability varies based on bargaining units.

Dental Insurance - Delta Dental

Vision Insurance - VSP

DISABILITY INSURANCE

State Disability Insurance (SDI)

Merced County non-management employees are enrolled in the State Disability Insurance Program (SDI). Premiums for this insurance are paid by the employee. This insurance is administered solely by the State, who determines eligibility and payments. Benefit amounts are based on the quarter with the highest wages earned within the base period.

LIFE INSURANCE

County-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

Voluntary Term and Whole Life Insurance are available - premium paid by employee

RETIREMENT

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

The County offers a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees choose their investment funds and can make pretax contributions to the plan up to the maximum allowable.

MERCED COUNTY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other provisions of the California Government Code. MCERA members also pay into Social Security. The applicable benefit formula is dependent upon your hire date with an MCERA employer; your pension amount will be determined by your age, years of service and final compensation amount.

EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COUNTY BENEFITS.

EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

Anthem EAP services provide up to five face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and provides a toll-free "800" hotline available 24 / 7 for emergencies and crisis intervention. EAP services include counseling services, legal services, financial services and work-life resource services.

EMPLOYEE TICKETS, COUPONS, and DISCOUNTS

The County of Merced has partnered with Employee Savings Tickets to provide discounted coupons and tickets for all county employees to attractions throughout the state and out-of-state. The discounts and coupons are available for shopping, movies, sporting events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums and much more.

THIS BULLETIN IS NOT A CONTRACT AND DOES NOT CREATE CONTRACTUAL OR LEGAL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF ANY EMPLOYEE. THIS BULLETIN IS SUBJECT OF BEING SUPPLEMENTED, MODIFIED, WITHDRAWN OR OTHERWISE CHANGED PENDING LABOR AGREEMENTS AND / OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DEEM NECESSARY.

For answers to specific questions regarding employee benefits, please call Human Resources at 209.385.7682