Senior AP Supervisor & Accounting Tech Lead

County-of-Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is seeking a Supervising Accounting Technician in Riverside. The role leads the Accounts Payable team and two Accounting Technician IIs, overseeing invoices, vouchers, journal entries, and annual AP-related schedules.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, participate in recruitment, and liaise with multiple District divisions and external offices.

Qualifications

• 1+ year as Accounting Technician II or 2+ years as Accounting Technician I with Riverside County or equivalent, incl. at least 1 year AP experience.
• 4+ years maintaining and reviewing fiscal/financial records, incl. 1 year in reconciliations and AP functions.
• Completion of 12 college units in accounting may substitute for 1 year non-specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate staff; conduct performance evaluations.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, and training of staff.
• Review and approve invoices, payment vouchers, and journal entries.
• Independently prepare complex journal entries.
• Prepare year-end AP-related accounting entries and schedules.
• Review vendor statements for timely payment and accurate AP processing.
• Maintain daily AP aging with invoices and approval routing.
• Develop or update AP SOPs as needed.
• Review procedures; suggest efficiency and service improvements.
• Liaise with District divisions, ACO, County agencies, and the public as needed.

Skills

Staff supervision

Accounts payable

Journal entries

GL reconciliation

Finance software

Excel

Project accounting

Communication skills

Education

Accounting coursework

Tools

Finance Enterprise

PeopleSoft

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is seeking a Supervising Accounting Technician in Riverside. The role leads the Accounts Payable team and two Accounting Technician IIs, overseeing invoices, vouchers, journal entries, and annual AP-related schedules.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, participate in recruitment, and liaise with multiple District divisions and external offices.