Accountant I

JM Temporary Services & Affiliates; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

JM Temporary Services & Affiliates in California seeks an Accountant I to perform professional accounting and auditing duties under supervision. The role focuses on government accounting and grant compliance, with a pay range of $26.50–$31.00 per hour and a contract of 720 hours over 4–4.5 months, onsite only.

Responsibilities include preparing detailed financial statements, validating records, assisting with budgets, and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in Government accounting and grant requirements.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls.
• Proficiency in Excel and basic office skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares detailed accounting, statistical and narrative financial statements or reports requiring analysis.
• Examines fiscal documents to ensure adherence to internal controls and verifies accuracy.
• Prepares ledger entries, reconciliations, and trial balances for fiscal records.
• Makes adjusting entries affecting several subsystems of a departmental accounting system.
• Recommends new or revised accounting systems, procedures and records.
• Advises officials on accounting and fiscal actions and procedures.
• Prepares and maintains budgets and budgetary controls.
• Participates in audits of County departments and related entities.
• Performs specialized accounting functions in areas such as tax or cost accounting.
• Provides vacation and temporary relief as required.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Excel

Basic Office skills

Education

Bachelor's degree with 30 accounting units

Active California CPA license

Job description

Job Description

Accountant I

Must have experience in Government accounting and grant requirements

Pay range: $26.50-$31.00, flexible

Contract position: 720 hours/4-4 1/2 months, can get extended

Onsite only

Under direction, performs a variety of professional accounting and auditing duties; prepares factual and analytical statements and reports; analyzes and evaluates financial records; performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

Working under supervision of higher level accountants and with established guidelines, the Accountant I develops sufficient knowledge and skill to perform journey level responsibilities independently. This is a trainee level classification.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• 1. Prepares a variety of detailed accounting, statistical and/or narrative financial statements or reports requiring analysis and interpretation.
• 2. Examines and analyzes fiscal documents to ensure adherence to established internal controls; verifies the accuracy of accounting records and transactions and effectiveness of record keeping systems.
• 3. Prepares, or supervises technical and clerical personnel in the preparation of, manual and computerized ledger entries, original entries, reconciliations, trial balances, and other fiscal record keeping work.
• 4. Makes complex or difficult adjusting entries affecting several subsystems of a departmental accounting system.
• 5. Recommends the installation of new or revised accounting systems, procedures and records.
• 6. Advises officials and departmental personnel on accounting and fiscal actions and procedures.
• 7. Prepares, evaluates, justifies, and maintains budgets and establishes budgetary controls.
• 8. Participates in financial, compliance, and operational audits of County departments, courts, and special districts under the direction of a team leader; performs audits of limited scope alone.
• 9. Performs a specialized accounting function in an area such as tax or cost accounting.
• 10. Provides vacation and temporary relief as required.

Will be tested on the following:

• Basic Accounting
• Excel
• Basic Office skills

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

Option 1: 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 the units 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.

-OR- Option 2: An active California Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license. 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.

Company Description

JM Temporary Services & Affiliates, Inc., dba JM Staffing, JM Medi-Stat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Company Description

JM Temporary Services & Affiliates, Inc., dba JM Staffing, JM Medi-Stat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.