Accountant Auditor III
Accountant Auditor III
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Position Description
- Final Filing Date: Monday April 7 2025Exam #: 25/20B22/03NDDepartment
The AuditorController is an elected official who provides the County of Monterey with financial leadership and expert advice on a wide range of fiscal matters and advocates financial integrity and accountability in all County business practices. The department consists of five divisions: Administration Systems General Accounting Internal Audit and Disbursements (Accounts Payable Payroll and Property Tax).
Position Summary
Under direction performs the most complex professional accounting duties involved in establishing maintaining analyzing auditing reconciling and verifying financial records in support of Countywide programs; provides fiscal administrative support in preparing analyzing and monitoring accounting transactions and balances; prepares and audits a variety of accounting and complex financial statistical and budgetary reports statements and records utilizing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); and performs other work as required. Incumbents may be assigned the following professional specialized areas: General Accounting Property Tax Accounts Payable Auditing Systems and Payroll. The current vacancies are in General Accounting and Payroll.
The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used Countywide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular fulltime parttime or temporary basis. Examples of Duties
- Prepares the most complex accounting records and transactions; reviews accounting records and transactions for accuracy; analyzes records and transactions in order to project results; reviews large or complex federal or state claims; performs professional accounting and auditing duties.
- Calculates posts audits and adjusts journal entries; updates accounts to reflect revenue and expenditures; audits accounts for errors and makes appropriate adjustments; reviews and reconciles different financial systems; reconciles various financial statements to ensure accurate fund accounting; matches financial statements with cash amounts; reviews and approves account transfers and other transactions.
- Provides complex technical accounting and auditing consultation to departments divisions or programs; responds to inquiries resolves issues and conflicts and provides detailed and technical information concerning related standards practices pending legislation laws codes regulations policies and procedures; attends and participates in various meetings committees and professional groups.
- Oversees the preparation of or prepares a variety of comprehensive financial narrative and statistical reports including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report state and federal reports and special district reports; prepares and submits mandated reports within established timeframes.
- Ensures integrity of financial information provided to Board of Supervisors County Administrative Officer state and federal officials and auditors and county staff; makes corrections to balance sheet accounts; reviews reconciliations such as warrants payables cash and investments; performs variance analysis and makes appropriate corrections.
- Assists AuditorController Analysts and Auditor/Controller Division Chiefs with the implementation oversight and auditing of accounting budgetary operational and other fiscalrelated policies and procedures. Provides consulting
services for departmental executive staff finance and accounting managers and CAO Budget Office staff. - Maintains current knowledge of and complies with applicable laws codes rules regulations established policies and procedures and with generally accepted accounting principles; ensures accuracy of input and output data.
- Monitors and assesses budgetary and accounting systems techniques and procedures for financial effectiveness and operational efficiency; identifies develops and implements policies procedures techniques and systems to enhance fiscal accuracy operational efficiency financial effectiveness and compliance with established requirements.
- Communicates with County staff governmental agencies and outside organizations to exchange information coordinate activities and resolve issues and concerns.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge skills and abilities:
Thorough knowledgeof:- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Internal control systems cost accounting and general ledger.
- Methods procedures and terminology used in professional accounting.
- Principles and practices of governmental accounting.
- Financial statement and report analysis; techniques of financial forecasting.
- Principles practices and techniques of financial and statistical recordkeeping.
- Principles practices methods and techniques in preparing financial statements and comprehensive accounting reports.
- Research and assessment techniques.
- Applicable laws codes regulations policies and procedures.
- Related computer hardware and applicable software.
- Principles and practices of management theory.
- Principles and practices of supervision including work planning scheduling reviewing evaluating training and corrective action.
- Interpret explain and apply legal and procedural rules regulations policies procedures and requirements.
- Interpret and apply professional accounting and auditing principles and standards.
- Gather organize and evaluate data.
- Analyze highly complex fiscal data and operating procedures making projections and recommendations.
- Review reconcile and analyze complex financial statements and reports.
- Prepare analyze and monitor funds budgets and accounts.
- Accurately perform professional accounting and auditing work.
- Apply principles and practices of governmental accounting.
- Analyze financial data; prepare reports forecasts and recommendations.
- Explain County financial processes and systems to departmental accounting and finance staff.
- Perform complex mathematical calculations.
- Meet schedules and timelines.
- Operate standard office equipment including a computer and associated software.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Provide excellent and courteous customer service and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Examples of Experience/Education/Training
- The knowledge skills and abilities listed above may be acquired through various types of experience education or training typically:
Education:
Completion of the requirements for a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in accounting finance business administration or a related field.ANDExperience:
Three years of experience performing full workinglevel accounting/auditing duties with a CPA firm a public agency or the private sector or two years of experience at a level equivalent to an AccountantAuditor II in the County of Monterey. Additional Information
- CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The required conditions of employment include but are not limited to the following:- Successfully complete a background check to include fingerprinting.
The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view theUnit XBenefit Summary Sheet. This information is not legally binding nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the County of Monterey Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.
NOTES:- As a condition of employment prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment driving record and record of any criminal convictions.
- Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I9.
- If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position your rate of pay will be hourly and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURESCounty of Monterey AuditorControllers OfficeAttn: Nairi Davis Senior Human Resources Analyst168 W. Alisal Street 3rd Floor Salinas CA 93901Phone:Email: Fax:The selection process is tentative and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants possession of required qualifications the examination process may include an oral examination preexamination exercises performance examination and/or written examination. The competitive examination process includes the submittal of required application materials. A complete application packet will include:- A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
- Responses to the Supplemental Questions
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The County of Monterey is a drugfree workplace and an equal opportunity employer. The County seeks candidates who can make contributions in an environment of cultural and ethnic diversity. The County of Monterey is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation contact Nairi Davis Senior Human Resources Analyst ator email
Employment Type
Full-Time
