Staff Accountant

County of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Diego invites current County employees in the Sheriff’s Office to apply for the Staff Accountants promotional opportunity. Staff Accountants perform professional accounting work, maintaining financial records, conducting audits, and supporting journal entries for general ledger accounts.

Applicants must hold a California CPA certificate and a bachelor’s degree with accounting coursework; documentation must be attached to the application.

Qualifications

• CPA certificate and accounting degree required; transcript/diploma must be attached to application.
• Job requires twelve (12) semester or eighteen (18) quarter units of accounting coursework (Principles/Intermediate/Advanced/Cost/Auditing).

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial records and perform audits/test work.
• Prepare trial balances and journal entries for general ledger accounts.
• Assist higher-level accountants in large audits.
• Analyze and reconcile accounts; review accounting transactions for accuracy and validity.

Education

California CPA certificate

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with required coursework

Job description

This is a promotional opportunity open only to current County of San Diego employees currently working in the Sheriff's Office. Temporary employees, with the exception of Certified Temporary employees, are not eligible for promotional recruitments.

Staff Accountants

Staff Accountants perform professional accounting work in the maintenance of financial records, audits/audit tests, and related work. This class is responsible for performing professional accounting work in the development and maintenance of a set of financial records; assisting higher level accountants in large audits; preparing trial balances, performing review for accounting transactions, preparing and reviewing journal entries for accuracy and validity on general ledger accounts of average difficulty; analyzing, verifying and performing account reconciliation processes; and for performing the more routine audit tests. Staff Accountants may supervise others performing clerical and/or paraprofessional accounting work. The eligibility list created as the result of this recruitment will be used by various County departments to fill vacancies.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. Possession of a California CPA certificate;
• 2. A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in accounting or a closely related field such as finance, business administration, or economics, with at least twelve (12) semester or eighteen (18) quarter units of accounting from among the following courses; Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Fund Accounting, Cost Accounting or Auditing.

Important Notes

In order for your CPA certificate or college education to be considered you must attach a copy of the CPA certificate and/or college transcript, diploma, and/or foreign equivalency report to your application no later than the closing date for this recruitment.

Blind Applicant Screening

The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all new recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, will hide a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. This process will help contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.

Conditions of Employment

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.

Evaluation

Qualified applicants will be placed on a three (3) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment and supplemental applications. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate, as the responses you provide on the supplemental application questionnaire will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.

Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.

Strategic Plan

The County of San Diego and its employees embrace the vision of: a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all. Our values include: integrity, equity, access, belonging, excellence, and sustainability. Each of which are infused throughout our operations. While also embracing a mission of strengthening our communities with innovative, inclusive, and data driven services through a skilled and supported workforce. Our commitment to serve everyone, to build a Framework for the Future that will create a County that works for all.

Disaster Service Worker

Under California Government Code Sections 3100 - 3109, public employees are designated as disaster service workers. The term "public employees" includes all persons employed by the state or any county, city, state agency, or public district. Disaster service workers are required to participate in such disaster service activities as may be assigned to them by their employer or by law.

Diversity & Inclusion

The County of San Diego is committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion because our diverse workforce is our greatest asset and our customers are our number one priority.

Live Well San Diego

The County of San Diego and its employees embrace the Live Well San Diego vision: A region that is Building Better Health, Living Safely and Thriving. www.livewellsd.org.