Senior Accountant

JOB The Riverside County Probation Department has an opportunity for a Senior Accountant in Riverside.
The incumbent will be responsible for performing complex technical accounting or auditing work; preparing budgets, acting in a lead capacity over other accounting and clerical staff; preparing a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports; and performing other related duties as required.
Meet the Team!The Riverside County Probation Department is a progressive criminal justice agency that believes in continuous improvement, searching and applying evidence-based and best practices, using measurable outcomes to evaluate programs, and doing our utmost to fulfill our mission and make Riverside County a safe and law-abiding community for its citizens.
We recognize the value of a qualified, professional, dynamic, and diverse workforce and in building an organization that reflects the progressive community we serve.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES • Maintain and control the fiscal recordkeeping functions and systems in a departmental accounting function involving complex and diversified work, or in the Auditor-Controller's Office, plan, organize, and perform complex and specialized accounting work.
• Examine and analyze complex fiscal recordkeeping systems and procedures; prepare, review, and verify a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.
• Review accounting policies and procedures to ensure conformance to applicable laws, rules, and regulations; review, evaluate, and assist in the revision, design, and implementation of accounting systems.
• Provide advice and assistance to departments and other officials on a variety of accounting and budgetary problems.
• Review laws, legislation, and policies to determine impact on accounting procedures and to provide guidance in the performance of accounting and fiscal work.
• Coordinate work with other sections, departments, or outside fiscal intermediaries; may coordinate accounting functions with data processing systems.
• Represent the department at meetings relative to fiscal and budgetary operations.
• Perform purchasing or other fiscally related staff services; may assist in the preparation of district and departmental budgets.
• Train, lead, and assist in the evaluation of work performance of accounting and clerical personnel.
• Perform special accounting related assignments or projects as required.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION What’s Next? This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current Riverside County Probation and/or County employees may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted.
Changes or alterations cannot be accepted.
No late applications will be permitted.
Include relevant work experience details on your resume and/or application.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process.
A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
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 (Download PDF reader).
Proof of Education If using education to qualify, upload a copy of your education documents (degree/transcripts) to your Government Jobs profile when you apply.
Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.
(AICE).
Reasonable Accommodations The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Qualified individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above.
For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: https://dao.
rc-hr.
com/.
For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Mary Miller at 951-955-3464 or via email at mmiller@rivco.
org.
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