The Position
The City of Riverside is accepting applications for the position of Senior Accounting Technician to fill one (1) vacancy in the Housing and Human Services Department. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to twelve (12) months
Under general supervision, a Senior Accounting Technician will supervise the technical and detailed accounting work of staff involved in the maintenance of the City's general ledger, accounts receivable and fixed asset systems; perform advanced technical accounting work as required; serve as a liaison to Information Systems and other City Departments on issues relating to the maintenance of the City's financial accounting system; and to do related work as required.
Work Performed
Typical duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Maintain and monitor technical aspects of the financial accounting system in coordination with Information Systems department.
- Supervise and participate in month-end and year-end close of financial accounting system.
- Supervise the preparation and audit of supporting documentation ensuring that all entries and adjustments are properly authorized and entered into the accounting systems.
- Supervise input and output controls surrounding the general ledger system and subsystems.
- Recommend and implement changes in accounting systems or procedures.
- Coordinate with Information Systems Department and/or external contract programmers all system modifications and program enhancements to financial accounting systems as necessary.
- Recognize, anticipate and/or analyze potential problems with the general ledger system and subsystems.
- Answer questions and provide training to other City Departments on procedures in preparing accounting transactions and use of financial accounting systems.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff.
- Create and edit complicated spreadsheets using EXCEL software.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Education: Equivalent to an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited university or college with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
Experience: A minimum of five years of progressive supervisory responsibility and technical work in the area of financial record keeping or bookkeeping within a large, complex organization to demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities.
Necessary Special Requirement Possession of an appropriate, valid class "C" California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
Highly Desirable Qualifications:- Experience in budget monitoring, purchase order development, and budget management including completing budget transfers, processing payments, petty cash requests, and process wire transfers.
- Experience completing quarterly budget reporting, develop appropriation recommendations, and provide fiscal grant expenditure reports.
Selection Process
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION :- Completed Employment Application
- Completed Supplemental Questions
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS: If you are selected to move forward in the assessment process, you may be required to self-schedule your appointment. You will be notified via email of your status and provided with self-scheduling instructions. Please check your email regularly following the closing date of this recruitment.
The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.
It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.
Appointment may be subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, and/or medical/physical examination.
NOTE : The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university.
Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options:
A. An equivalency statement from an evaluation company certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at
http://www.naces.org/members.html or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE) at
http://aice-eval.org/members/.
B. An advanced-level degree from an accredited US college or university.
All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT. 
