Under general supervision, to perform a variety of the more difficult and complex account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of County fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to perform general office support assignments; and to do related work as required.

Under general direction, to perform a variety of the more difficult and complex paraprofessional, technical account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of County fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other fiscal support staff, when assigned; and to do related work as required.

Under general direction, to have day-to-day assigned responsibility for a major component of a Department’s or the County’s fiscal system; to perform a variety of the most difficult and complex paraprofessional, technical account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of County fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other fiscal support staff, when assigned; and to do related work as required.

Under general supervision, to perform a variety of accounting, fiscal analysis, and auditing in the preparation, maintenance, and analysis of County/Department fiscal records and financial transactions; to learn County fiscal policies, procedures, and computerized fiscal management, payroll, and tax systems; and to do related work as required.

Performs a wide scope of the more complex and specialized financial and statistical record keeping work; distributes material, labor, and equipment costs to appropriate cost centers and project amounts; posts and balances general and subsidiary ledgers; has responsibility for a department’s cash, vendor payments, and receipts; identifies and resolves a variety of difficult account and statistical and record keeping problems; posts and balances general and subsidiary ledgers; performs corrections in maintaining accounting controls; maintains control of financial records and documents prior to submission to other departments; reviews, compiles, and records a variety of financial transactions; prepares periodic special financial and statistical reports; maintains controls and records warrants; reconciles monthly cash balances; examines, reconciles, and balances fiscal records; performs complex financial record keeping related to Public Assistance Programs; may perform the more complex fiscal support work related to the collection and distribution of family support payments; may collect current Secured, Supplemental, and Unsecured Property Tax bills; may develop a consolidated record of accounts for delinquent assessments, guaranteeing fiscal accountability and providing an official permanent tax history for each individual parcel; may facilitate redemption of delinquent tax obligations, initiating installment payment plans and performing associated functions according to contractual obligations; may maintain the State of California’s Tax Postponement Program for senior and disabled citizens;  coordinates, prepares, and monitors budget expenditures; operates computers, using County financial software, special software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area account record keeping requirements to other staff and the public; may provide lead direction, work coordination, and training for Account Clerk staff.

Performs a wide scope of the more complex and specialized paraprofessional financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; updates budget accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; calculates and compiles apportionments, shares of financial appropriations, or subventions; receives and  classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical  record keeping problems; prepares periodic billings for special contracts; maintains records for revolving and trust accounts; prepares claims for other government agencies; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special   on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; may process financial adjustments/corrections on child support cases; may audit Court orders and calculate arrearage on child support cases; may collect current Secured, Supplemental, and Unsecured Property Tax bills; may develop a consolidated record of accounts for delinquent assessments, guaranteeing fiscal accountability and providing an official permanent tax history for each individual parcel; may facilitate redemption of delinquent tax obligations, initiating installment payment plans and performing associated functions according to contractual obligations; may maintain the State of California’s Tax Postponement Program for senior and disabled citizens; may reconcile accounts and prepare warrant registers for special districts; may post opening balances to County accounts at the beginning of each fiscal year; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.

Exercises day-to-day responsibility for a major component of the County’s or a Department’s fiscal system; performs a wide scope of the more complex and specialized paraprofessional financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; updates budget accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; calculates and compiles apportionments, shares of financial appropriations, or subventions; receives and  classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical  record keeping problems; prepares periodic billings for special contracts; maintains records for revolving and trust accounts; prepares claims for other government agencies; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special   on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; may process financial adjustments/corrections on child support cases; may audit Court orders and calculate arrearage on child support cases; may reconcile accounts and prepare warrant registers for special districts; may post opening balances to County accounts at the beginning of each fiscal year; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.

Performs accounting work in the establishment and maintenance of County fiscal records; maintains a variety of ledgers and journals; maintains and updates the General Ledger; reviews fiscal records to ensure proper disbursement of funds; may prepare the annual County cost allocation plan; tracks grant funds and consolidates data; maintains and balances revenue information; assists with employee insurance administration; audits financial records and prepares information for final audits; prepares a variety of financial reports and statements; assists with the development and control of budget information; may assist with payroll functions; performs special financial analysis assignments; coordinates balancing of cash accounts with the banks and other responsible County departments; coordinates posting of journal entries; reconciles problem accounts; oversees contract administration; provides work direction, coordination, and training for fiscal support staff, as assigned; serves as a liaison with other government agencies, auditors, and the public; provides first line contact with contract auditors, preparing and providing documentation for the annual audit; performs verification of draft financial audit reports; performs adjusting entries, after verification as requested in audit reports; provides other County staff with a variety of information regarding fiscal processes and procedures; may provide coordination regarding property tax fiscal accounting with the Assessor’s Office and Tax Collector’s Office, as necessary; may be assigned some coordination responsibilities regarding the County’s computerized financial management, payroll, and tax systems.

Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.  Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment. Basic principles and terminology of accounting.  Good public relations techniques.  Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems. Computerized financial information systems used by the County.  Modern office methods and procedures. Principles of lead direction and work coordination.

Perform a variety of the more complex financial and statistical record keeping work. Provide lead direction and work coordination for other staff. Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control. Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and statistical record keeping work. Gather and organize data and information. Prepare financial and statistical reports. Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately. Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work. Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Two (2) years of full time experience, or its equivalent, performing office support duties relating to fiscal, statistical, or case records maintenance, including at least one year of journey level Account Clerk experience equivalent to an Account Clerk II with Trinity County.

None

Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping. Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of  assignment. Basic principles and terminology of accounting. Good public relations techniques. Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems. Computerized financial information systems used by the County. Modern office methods and procedures. Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.

Perform a variety of the more complex and specialized paraprofessional financial and statistical record keeping work. Provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other staff, when assigned. Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control. Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and  statistical

record keeping work. Gather and organize data and information. Prepare financial and statistical reports. Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately. Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work. Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Two (2) years of previous financial and statistical record keeping work experience comparable to that of an Accounting Technician I with Trinity County.

None

Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping. Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of  assignment. Principles and terminology of accounting. Good public relations techniques. Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems. Computerized financial information systems used by the County. Modern office methods and procedures. Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.

Perform a variety of the more complex and specialized paraprofessional financial and statistical record keeping work. Provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other staff, when assigned. Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control. Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and  statistical

record keeping work. Gather and organize data and information. Prepare financial and statistical reports. Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately. Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work. Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Two (2) years of previous financial and statistical record keeping work experience comparable to that of an Accounting Technician II with Trinity County.

None

General accounting theory, principles, and practices and their application to a variety of accounting transactions and problems. Basic knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and policies affecting the financial operations and transactions of the County. Government cost accounting and budgeting. Auditing theory, principles, and techniques and their application to government finance. Principles of account classification. Budget development and control.

Perform a variety of accounting and financial transaction work. Learn and work with the County’s computerized financial management, payroll, and property tax systems. Proficiently use a variety of computerized spreadsheet, word processing, and data base software. Analyze and evaluate financial information, researching and gathering appropriate information to resolve problems. Monitor and update fiscal records. Prepare a variety of financial reports and statements. Gather, organize, analyze, and present a variety of information. Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately. Use a computerized financial management system. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Some experience in performing accounting and fiscal control work is highly desirable.

Education equivalent to successful completion of courses required for a major in accounting at an accredited four (4) year college or university, or successful completion of a professional accounting curriculum which included courses in elementary and advanced accounting, auditing, cost accounting, and business law.  (An additional two years of technical/professional accounting/auditing experience may be substituted for the required education.)

None

Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk;  normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 25 lbs.; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.

Work is performed in an office environment; continuous contact with other staff and the public.