ABOUT THE POSITION
The County of Riverside’s
Sheriff’s Office seeks a Senior Accounting Assistant to support the
Thermal, Banning, Perris, Murrieta, and Riverside stations. The
incumbent will perform a variety of accounting and fiscal duties
requiring research and interpretation of established guidelines.
Meet the Team! The law enforcement professionals of
the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, with a staff of over 3,600
dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles
in southern California. The Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to serving
the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism,
leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Prepare reports on
the status of service accounts, contracts, grants, fee receipts,
entitlements and reimbursed programs, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, trust accounts; prepare regular reports of revenues and
expenditures which are sent directly to management.
• Answer
questions that involve searching for and abstracting technical data
and detailed explanations of laws, policies or procedures referring
matters requiring policy decisions to a superior.
• Develop or
assist in the development of software applications to collect and
manipulate accounting data and fiscal information; prepare
spreadsheets compiling revenue activity and trends for management use;
reformat data or create specific reports, charts or graphs.
• Assist
staff in solving, or personally respond to, the more complex and
difficult inquiries; train and orient new staff members; review and
correct work.
• Provide technical supervision to staff maintaining
and compiling computer generated spreadsheets, tracking incoming
revenue, auditing daily deposits reconciliations, preparing daily
deposits and reconciliation and revenue distribution reports, posting
and reconciling trust funds and revenue ledgers.
• Supervise a small
number of lower level Accounting Assistants and clerical support
staff.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPTION I
Experience: One year of experience as an
Accounting Assistant II with the County of Riverside or an equivalent
position.
OPTION II
Experience:
Three years of experience in the review, reconciliation, and
preparation of financial accounts. (Substitution: One year of the
required experience may be substituted with the completion of 12
semester or 18 quarter units in accounting from an accredited
college.)
Knowledge of: Basic methods, practices,
and terminology of fiscal record keeping, basic business mathematics;
checks, money orders and other common negotiable instruments and their
proper validation and endorsement; common methods of balancing cash
and checks against records of receipt; methods of handling, recording
and controlling monies received and disbursed; basic
mathematical/fiscal computer applications; Basic payroll practices and
procedures including FLSA requirements; Accounting systems,
procedures, regulations and source documents including expenditure,
revenue, general ledger and related accounting procedures and the
interrelationship of internal and external record keeping systems;
general bookkeeping, accounting and audit methodology, terminology and
standards.
Ability to: Make arithmetical
computations quickly and accurately; operate standard office equipment
which may include computers, calculators, cash registers, adding
machines, and duplicating machines; read, understand and follow
written and oral instructions; use computerized accounting systems;
prepare data in proper format for data entry; understand and maintain
financial accounting files or other record systems; recognize and
correct computational errors; accurately compare, post and transfer
numbers; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and
classifications; prepare routine and special financial reports;
communicate effectively by phone or in person; learn County accounting
systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with
others; Perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible
financial/accounting duties involving a broad range of
technical/complex and/or specialized transactions; review and
consolidate records from multiple sources and summarize into reports,
abstracts and other accounting documents; analyze data and draw
logical conclusions; review and evaluate the work of lower level
accounting clerical staff may be required for some positions in the
class.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Other
Requirements:
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid
California Driver’s License may be required.
Security
Clearance:
A successful Security Clearance conducted by
the Sheriff’s Department is required.
Veterans’ Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy
of your (or your spouse’s) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating
dates of service, and a copy of your spouse’s letter of disability (if
applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is
recommended that you remove your social security information from the
document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the
materials and determine if you qualify for veterans’ preference. See
the policy here .
What’s Next?
This recruitment
is open to all applicants. T he preliminary closing date for this
posting is Monday, April 15, 2023 at 11:59pm, however posting may
close at any time.
Current Sheriff’s Office employees may receive
interview preference over external applicants.
Upload a copy of your
credentials (license, certificate) and/or proof of education (degree,
transcripts, certificate of completion) as an attachment to your
account. (Official and unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
For
specific questions regarding this position, contact Joseph Miller at
GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Please read and follow any special application instructions on this
posting. Click the ‘Apply’ link located on this page to submit your
application. For instructions on the application process,
examinations, Veteran’s preference, pre-employment accommodation or
other employment questions, please refer to our web site, . A
pre-employment physical examination and background check may be
required.
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different
medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County
provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the
applicable LIUNA Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the
cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the
Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the
list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT : County of
Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public
Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).
A new member is
defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers
to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member
as “classic members”.
Contribution rates are subject to change based
on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only.
Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to or
by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS
agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to
determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is
governed by the Public Employees’ Retirement Law. The Retirement Law
is complex and subject to change. If there’s any conflict between this
summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice
between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL
(Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0410 or more years = 160 Hours (20
Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK
LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited
accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year
BEREAVEMENT
LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can
be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE:
Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term
life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional
Supplemental Life plan is available for employee
purchase.
DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a
maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.
POST
RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the
County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as
governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There
may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable
Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on
the job posting directly for more information.
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