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Accountant III

County San Bernardino

Accountant III

San Bernardino, CA
Full Time
Paid
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    Accountant III Salary $56,992.00 - $78,332.80 Annually Location Throughout San Bernardino County, CA Job Type Full-time Department Multiple County Departments Job Number 18-19060-01 Closing 11/30/2018 5:00 PM Pacific The Job The County is recruiting for Accountants III who prepare, analyze, and interpret a variety of complex financial statements; prepare and monitor budgets and claims which require the application of cost accounting; establish new accounting procedures and controls; and review legislation for fiscal impact and advise department management of recommendations. For more detailed information regarding job duties, refer to the job description. Certified Public Accountant Stipend - $750 annual CPA stipend for employees who attain and maintain a valid CPA License. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 1) Applicant must successfully pass a background check prior to appointment. 2) Travel throughout the County may be required. A valid California Class C driver license is required at time of appointment; employees in this class may be required to use personal vehicles and show proof of automobile liability insurance. Minimum Requirements Experience: Two (2) years of professional level accounting experience. AND Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting OR Bachelor's degree in another field which includes 30 semester (45 quarter) units of completed college coursework in accounting or related field, half of which MUST be upper division. A list of completed college coursework or legible transcripts MUST be submitted with the application if the applicant does not possess a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. Substitution: An active California Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license may substitute for the education requirements. List your license number under the license/certification section of the application. Note: Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Desired Qualifications The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, extensive professional-level accounting experience in the public sector and an active CPA license. Selection Process Examination : There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible, as resumes will not be reviewed in lieu of the application materials. Application Procedure : To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 pm, November 30, 2018. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire. To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application. If you require technical assistance , please click to review the Government Jobs , or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the internet connection, computer or browser used to submit the application. . Administrative Services Unit The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked. For a summary of benefits, please click . Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at . 01 Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to supplemental questions 4 - 8 will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications and will be used to determine your placement on the eligible list . To be given credit, experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application. I have read and understand the instructions stated above. 02 Coursework: If you do not possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting or an active CPA license, you MUST list your coursework or upload copies of your transcripts. Please list the school, course title and number, and number of units (semester or quarter) earned. Example: CSUSB, Intro to Acct, Acct 100, 4 qtr units 03 If your degree was completed outside of the United States, please upload your Education Equivalency Evaluation with your application; otherwise your application may not be considered. I have uploaded my Education Equivalency Evaluation with my application. The Education Equivalency does not apply to me. I do not have my Education Equivalency Evaluation. 04 Accounting Systems: Briefly describe your experience in the use and application of computer programs in accounting and auditing. Include software, technology and/or systems used, and purpose (e.g., financial reporting, audits, account analysis, financial analysis/budgeting). 05 Research of Accounting Pronouncements and Legal Code: Briefly describe your professional accounting or auditing experience implementing and researching accounting pronouncements and legislation. 06 Financial Transactions: Briefly describe your experience analyzing, reconciling and/or preparing financial data and accounting transactions. 07 Communications: Briefly describe your experience communicating recommendations on accounting processes and procedures to others. Indicate the nature and complexity of the processes/recommendations, as well as to whom this information was conveyed (e.g., staff, other departments, external agencies, etc.), and in what manner (e.g., written report, verbal report, formal presentation, etc.). 08 Writing Reports: Briefly describe your experience preparing accounting or auditing reports. Indicate the types of reports you have written/prepared as well as any standards utilized. 09 Special Skills (Optional): Some positions require specialized work experience. To be considered for a special skill, indicate the area(s) in which you have professional-level accounting experience AND complete the supplemental question for that skill. Employers listed on the Supplemental Questionnaire must also be listed on the Work Experience section of the application. Cost Accounting Auditing Property Tax Grant Accounting Payroll Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Financial Statement Preparation Budgeting/Fiscal Monitoring Hospital/Healthcare Accounting SAP Accounting None of the above 10 Cost Accounting: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience in cost accounting and cost allocations. Include the type of products or services provided by the organization and the cost methodologies used. 11 Auditing: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience conducting audits, preparing audit documentation or auditing processes/procedures. If applicable, indicate auditing standards in which the audits were conducted. 12 Property Tax: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience preparing tax rolls, annual tax rates, determining agency allocations and redevelopment agency pass-through calculations. 13 Grant Accounting: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience preparing reimbursement claims or cost reports for state, federal, or locally funded programs. 14 Payroll: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience processing or auditing payroll, computing and applying payroll taxes, calculating deductions for taxes and benefits, and preparing employment tax deposits and tax returns. 15 Accounts Receivable: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience accounting for receivables and the cash controls associated with the receipt of cash, checks, credit card, and EFT payments received. Indicate the software used to track receivables. 16 Accounts Payable: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience accounting for payables and the controls associated with managing the master vendor file, applying sales and use taxes, 1099 reporting, auditing payment documents, and other activities associated with products or services received. 17 Financial Statement Preparation: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience preparing financial statements for governments. (e.g., CAFR, PAFR, and State Controller's Report of Financial Transactions in accordance with authoritative guidance. 18 Budgeting/Fiscal Monitoring: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience preparing or monitoring a budget unit. Include the name and type of software used. 19 Statistical Reporting: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience forecasting, projecting, or analyzing historical trends and developing/communicating findings and corrective actions. 20 Hospital/Healthcare Accounting: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your experience preparing contractual schedules for hospital revenue and preparing hospital financial statements. Include experience preparing Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Office of Statewide Health and Planning Development (OSHPD) cost reports. 21 SAP Accounting: To be considered for this optional special skill, briefly describe your SAP accounting experience navigating, entering, executing, AND customizing reports in any of the following SAP Modules: FI (Financial) CM (Cash Management) SRM (Purchasing) HCM (Human Resources) SAP Query (reporting/analysis), and/or Business Warehouse/Business Intelligence (custom reports). 22 Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, Human Resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email.) Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided with your application is current, secure and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis). I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above statement. 23 ** ATTENTION GMAIL USERS** We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox. For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to . Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources. Note: If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there. I understand. 24 Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application. I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted. Required Question Agency County of San Bernardino Address 157 West Fifth Street, 1st Floor San Bernardino, California, 92415-0440 Phone (909) 387-8304 TTY Users: 711 Website

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