Bilingual Human Services Accounting Technician (English/Spanish) - Promotional

THIS RECRUITMENT IS PROMOTIONAL ONLY. YOU MUST PRESENTLY BE A FULL- OR PART-TIME REGULAR OR PROBATIONARY COUNTY OF SONOMA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, SONOMA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, OR SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY EMPLOYEE IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.

The Human Services Department (HSD) has requested a county-wide promotional certification to fill a Bilingual Human Services Accounting Technician (English/Spanish) position in their Finance Division. Qualified County employees who wish to be considered for future positions should consider applying to this recruitment. The employment list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time and part-time positions as they occur during the active status of the list. The Civil Service title for this position is Accounting Technician.

The Bilingual Human Services Accounting Technician performs complex technical accounting which may include reviewing, processing, and recording financial, statistical, and/or fiscal records. They work independently and diligently to solve complicated transactions and accounting problems within the Human Services Department. In cooperation with internal department personnel and other department representatives, Accounting Technicians coordinate, evaluate, modify, and/or integrate various HSD fiscal reports. Additional responsibilities include:

• Processing and submitting CalSAWS monthly expenditure claims
• Answering phone calls from client's regarding overpayment inquiries and general questions
• Processing and distributing weekly and monthly CalSAWS collection reports to program staff
• Reconciling Human Services Trusts monthly
• Managing the HSD tax intercept program
• Processing client refunds and invoices in the Enterprise Financial System (EFS)
• Preparing and submitting quarterly reports to the State
• Participating in weekly and monthly meetings with the state and representing the county as a subject matter expert for the CalSAWS Collection Unit
• Establishing and updating procedures and business processes
• Assigning and reviewing the work of subordinate staff

The ideal candidate will possess many of the following:

• Experience interpreting and preparing financial, statistical, and operational data reports for county, state, and/or federal agency use
• Knowledge of governmental accounting principles and procedures
• The ability to interpret, apply, and explain the policies and regulations governing collection operations
• Experience managing collection activities for clients
• Knowledge and experience of the CalSAWS system and EFS PeopleSoft
• Experience solving complex problems and working well under pressure
• The ability to collaborate with others, multi-task in a busy environment, and communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Fluent bilingual (English/Spanish) skills required

Education and Experience: Any combination of education, training, and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. Normally, this would include completion of a two year course of study in accounting, financial analysis, statistics, or a closely related field, and two years of increasingly responsible full-time experience in the review, processing, and maintenance of fiscal transactions and accounts, or statistical data and records, including at least one year interpreting financial data and solving complex financial problems;

OR

Completion of at least six semester or eight quarter units in accounting, financial analysis, statistics, or a closely related field; and four years of increasingly responsible full-time experience in the review, processing, and maintenance of fiscal transactions and accounts, or statistical data and records, including at least one year interpreting financial data and solving complex financial problems.

License: Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position.

Thorough knowledge of: methods, practices, and terminology used in financial and statistical clerical work, including considerable knowledge of cost, basic accounting, and budgetary accounting principles; double entry bookkeeping; government and departmental policies, regulations, and procedures in order to satisfactorily perform assigned account or statistical record keeping functions, resolve related problems, or assess acceptability of work performance and procedures; department services, organization, and functions to proficiently plan, prioritize, coordinate, implement, direct, review, evaluate, and perform work assigned to a clerical accounting section.

Working knowledge of: principles and techniques of supervision, training, and performance evaluation; intermediate mathematics to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, percentages, decimals, and derivatives in order to count, calculate, balance, check, and adjust fiscal and/or statistical data; modern office methods and procedures; database, spreadsheet, and word processing applications.

Ability to: understand, coordinate, maintain, and monitor an entire accounting system; exercise judgment and technical accounting skill in performing assigned duties independently; establish, evaluate, and modify clerical accounting systems, procedures, records, and forms; review, code, post, adjust, and summarize fiscal transactions or statistical data; maintain and reconcile control records; prepare financial and statistical reports, statements, charts, and graphs; review, analyze, and evaluate data and reports for accuracy and conformance to standards and procedures; train and supervise others; plan, schedule, and assign work; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, coworkers, and administrative and professional personnel; read and interpret laws pertaining to departmental accounting practices and procedures; use and understand common database, spreadsheet, and word processing applications; operate office equipment such as adding machines, calculators, and computers in order to post, balance, summarize, and adjust data.

• Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
• You should list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
• You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately.
• Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.

• Relevance of work history, related experience, and achieved level of education and/or training as described in the application and responses to the supplemental questions.