CLOSING DATE & TIME:  JULY 16, 2020 AT 4:00PM PACIFIC TIME

Under direction, the Accountant III performs complex professional accounting and financial analysis duties in the preparation and maintenance of financial records and reports for various District accounts and funds; organizes and participates in the development of lower-level staff in the professional Accountant series; provides sound professional recommendations for action; serves as department liaison to other District departments with respect to understanding accounting documents and financial reports; and performs related duties, as assigned.

This is the advanced-level classification in the Accountant series responsible for performing the more difficult and complex tasks and assignments.  Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment.

Required Skills

Requires the ability to:  operate a computer and spreadsheet software; verify the accuracy of financial data and information; ensure proper authorization and documentation for disbursements; analyze, post, balance and reconcile financial data and accounts; interpret and apply government and professional accounting standards in work performed;  perform complex mathematical calculations; prepare clear, concise and complete financial documents, statements and reports; motivate and evaluate staff and provide for their training and development; make sound judgments within established guidelines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; follow and apply oral and written work instructions; plan, direct and review the work of assigned staff.

Key Duties for this position will include:

• Provides complex professional and technical assistance in the administration and implementation of the District's financial, auditing, and accounting programs, including financial report development and collection of revenues.
• Prepares analysis, spreadsheets, schedules, journal entries and reconciliations to produce accurate balances in cash, liabilities, revenue, expenses, financial reports, and footnotes.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reconciliations for a diverse range of bonds, certificates, investments, and financial institution accounts.
• Coordinates and administers a wide variety of financial and accounting programs, including monitoring and maintenance of records of revenues, property tax levies, expenditures, and special funds; prepares accounting for annual tax levy; records remittance receipts for tax revenue and monitors special fund tax revenue balances.
• Assists with annual audit, including preparing year-end account reconciliations, providing documentation to the auditors, and researching/answering auditor queries.
• Assists with the compilation and quality assurance review of the District's annual CAFR and State Controllers Report.

Required Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field; and five (5) years of professional accounting experience and financial analysis, preferably in a public agency; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.  Proficiency in the use of personal computers and the use of spreadsheet software is required.  CPA PREFERRED.

Requires the ability to:  operate a computer and spreadsheet software; verify the accuracy of financial data and information; ensure proper authorization and documentation for disbursements; analyze, post, balance and reconcile financial data and accounts; interpret and apply government and professional accounting standards in work performed;  perform complex mathematical calculations; prepare clear, concise and complete financial documents, statements and reports; motivate and evaluate staff and provide for their training and development; make sound judgments within established guidelines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; follow and apply oral and written work instructions; plan, direct and review the work of assigned staff.

Key Duties for this position will include:

• Provides complex professional and technical assistance in the administration and implementation of the District's financial, auditing, and accounting programs, including financial report development and collection of revenues.
• Prepares analysis, spreadsheets, schedules, journal entries and reconciliations to produce accurate balances in cash, liabilities, revenue, expenses, financial reports, and footnotes.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reconciliations for a diverse range of bonds, certificates, investments, and financial institution accounts.
• Coordinates and administers a wide variety of financial and accounting programs, including monitoring and maintenance of records of revenues, property tax levies, expenditures, and special funds; prepares accounting for annual tax levy; records remittance receipts for tax revenue and monitors special fund tax revenue balances.
• Assists with annual audit, including preparing year-end account reconciliations, providing documentation to the auditors, and researching/answering auditor queries.
• Assists with the compilation and quality assurance review of the District's annual CAFR and State Controllers Report.