Senior Accountant

This is a reinstatement, transfer or voluntary demotion opportunity for current and former regularly appointed employees of Alameda County.

Reinstatement:
Pursuant to Civil Service Rule 1744: On the request of a department head and approval of the Commission, a regularly appointed employee who resigned in good standing may, within three years after the effective date of his/her resignation, be reinstated in a position in the class from which he/she resigned or in a position in another class for which he/she may be eligible as determined by the Commission. Appointments by reinstatement following resignation are subject to the probationary period established for the class. You must have been a classified County employee in the same job code or in a job code at the same salary maximum and left the County in good standing. In addition, you must meet the minimum and special qualifications of the specific position.

Transfer:
You must be a current County classified employee in the same job code or in a job code with the same salary maximum for which you are applying. In addition, you must meet the minimum and special qualifications of the specific position.

Voluntary Demotion:
You must be a current County classified employee in a job code which is at a higher salary maximum than the vacancy for which you are applying. In addition, you must meet the minimum and special qualifications of the specific position.

THE AGENCY:

The Department of Child Support Services operates the County’s local Child Support Enforcement Program. The Department locates absent parents, establishes paternity, obtains and enforces child support orders and distributes child support collections via the State Distribution Unit. These services are provided to applicants and their children and all recipients of CalWorks and foster care grants.

The department has 207 full time employees and a budget of close to $29 million. The department is organized into functional silos that serve to align program objectives and goals to systems, policies and procedures, work-load, and staff resources.

The department is staffed with professional, administrative, para-professional, technical, and clerical staff and is currently organized into the following functional areas: Administration; Performance, Training and Technology; Intake/Pre-Order; Court Support; Post-Order; Client Services; and Office Support. Services California Family Code § 17000 et seq and State regulations mandate that the Alameda County Department of Child Support Services provide a variety of child support related services including:

• Location of non-custodial parents
• Establishment of paternity, child support, and medical support orders
• Enforcement of child support and medical support orders
• Modification of child support orders
• Collection and distribution of child support payments to families; and complaint and formal hearing processes

THE POSITION:
Under direction, to perform professional accounting work in a department with a moderately complex fiscal record keeping function, to act as lead worker of a portion of a departmental accounting program with a varied and complex fiscal record-keeping system; to prepare a variety of complex accounting, statistical, and narrative reports; and to do related work as required. 

TYPICAL DUTIES:
NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all duties listed.

1. May plan, organize, and oversee a major component the accounting program within a department with a moderately complex fiscal record-keeping system.

2. Prepares or oversees the preparation of financial reports and analytical accounting, statistical and narrative reports for use by department, County Auditor, governing boards, and other agencies.

3. Verifies receipts are classified to; the appropriate accounting distribution; maintains and reconciles records for trust funds, claims, receivables, revenues and expenditures; prepares trial and final balances, P & L statements, cash flow statements, labor rates, amortization and depreciation schedules, perpetual inventories, etc.

4. May coordinate, direct and review the work of paraprofessional level and clerical accounting staff in routine office work such as reconciliation, trial balancing, computing accounts and performing other fiscal record-keeping duties.

5. Examines, verifies and screens fiscal documents such as approving vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records and invoices; may assist in preparation of budgets by assembling, reviewing, and evaluating supporting technical accounting and statistical data.

6. Maintains or oversees the maintenance of general and subsidiary ledgers to ensure that they are current, accurate and adhere to prescribed work methods and directions; prepares adjusting entries; reconciles accounts and prepares financial reports. Initiates and reconciles electronic transfers to interface with financial institutions, federal, state and local agencies, and other County departments.

Either I

The equivalent of one year of full time experience as an Accountant in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)

Or II

The equivalent of five years full-time increasingly responsible professional accounting, auditing or administrative experience which included significant accounting/fiscal duties and responsibilities. (Possession of a Bachelor’s degree with specialization in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for two years of the required experience.)

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.

Knowledge of:

• General and governmental accounting and auditing principles, theory, and procedures.
• Business office practices.
• Working knowledge of computer spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Computerized accounting systems to track accounting transactions and to generate/retrieve financial reports.
• Principles of personnel management.

Ability to:

• Interpret and apply business and governmental laws and regulations.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Exercise judgment.
• Organize and direct the work of others.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others.
• Prepare comprehensive, clear, and concise accounting and statistical reports.
• Communicate effectively in writing.
• Communicate effectively orally.

To apply please contact Carol Brookens at (925) 468-9021 or carol.brookens@acgov.org to apply. You are encouraged to apply immediately as this posting is open until filled and may close at anytime.