Public Sector Accountant I: Growth & Impact

County of Tulare; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Tulare seeks an accounting professional to support the Tulare County Probation Department and Health & Human Services Agency in Visalia. This recruitment will establish an employment list with a six-month lifespan to fill current and future vacancies.

Duties include maintaining departmental financial records, preparing revenue and expenditure entries, reconciling accounts, analyzing data, and preparing management reports.

Qualifications

• Education: bachelor’s degree with accounting coursework (15 hours).
• Experience: None.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, procedures and terminology.
• Math skills including decimals, fractions, and percentages.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse clients and staff.
• Ability to operate office equipment and computer systems.
• Read and interpret complex laws, regulations and manuals.
• Write clear reports with proper grammar and punctuation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain departmental financial records and accounts.
• Prepare accounting entries for revenue and expenditures.
• Maintain claims using manual and automated systems.
• Analyze revenue and expenditures; prepare reports.
• Assist in designing manuals and subsystems.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Written reports

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/public administration

Tools

Accounting software

Spreadsheet software

Office equipment

Job description

County of Tulare seeks an accounting professional to support the Tulare County Probation Department and Health & Human Services Agency in Visalia. This recruitment will establish an employment list with a six-month lifespan to fill current and future vacancies.

Duties include maintaining departmental financial records, preparing revenue and expenditure entries, reconciling accounts, analyzing data, and preparing management reports.