Senior Accounting Technician
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 1C0321
Location: District Office
Department:
Position Number: 1C0321
Percentage of Full Time: 100%
FLSA: Non-Exempt (accrues overtime)
Months per Year: 12
If other, please specify:
Min Salary: $82,164 (annual)
Max Salary: $104,952 (annual)
Position Type: Classified Positions
Who We Are:
The College and the District:
Who We Want:
The Position:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Exchanges information with department and College staff, outside and governmental agencies, and students regarding budget issues, accounting reports, grants and other categorical funding, research information, reporting deadlines, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, year-end closing, accounts balancing
- Enters, modifies, and retrieves data using a computer
- Plans changes to computer data records in conjunction with professional accounting and management staff
- Audits computer records for accuracy
- Provides input to auditors regarding current status of account records, documentation and other related issues as entered online and in manual records
- Leads and coordinates the work of accounting clerical and other staff on special and regular projects as assigned
- Sets up and maintains detailed accounting records
- Reviews various accounts to audit their current or overdue status
- Ensures compliance with policy and procedures by comparing work in progress to required formats, deadlines, and linkages
- Monitors the due dates for payments
- Audits accounting records of college staff; sets liabilities and receivables
- Uses a database and a variety of computer software to compile data for, format, and prepare required financial and related reports, and to compose and prepare routine correspondence, memoranda
- Researches data for, prepares, and submits claims to State, Federal, and local agencies
- Prepares, analyzes, and reviews estimates of revenues, expenditures, fund conditions, budgetary accounts and transfers
- Enters monthly journal entries for revenue and expense control
- Posts to general ledger from all sources
- Reconciles bank and cash positions to fund balances maintained by outside agencies
- Analyzes and verifies financial reports, statements, accounts, and records of expenditures and revenues
- Reconciles, records, and makes deposits to financial institutions and County Treasury; maintains and reconciles cash balances with financial institutions, District, and County Treasury
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate degree in accounting or a closely related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Successful accounting clerical work experience of increasing responsibility that has included financial analysis and reporting such as full-charge bookkeeping
- Skill in the use of spreadsheets, charts, and a variety of computer software to format, compose, and present accounting data, reports, correspondence, and other documents
- Experience with training and leading the work of others
- Skill in the preparation and maintenance of financial and accounting records
- Experience with research and compiling data for, formatting, and preparing statistical, financial, accounting, and other reports and records
- Demonstrated skill in multi-tasking, prioritizing workloads, and working independently
- Demonstrated skill in working as part of a customer service team
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff
Physical Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of accounting practices, procedures and terminology
- Knowledge of the techniques that are commonly used in financial and statistical record-keeping
- Knowledge of fund accounting, budgetary and financial analysis, and research procedures
- Skill in respectful, tactful and sensitive interaction with people who are diverse in their academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
- Skill in the use of a database and a variety of computer software, including the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat, to enter, modify, research, retrieve, and format data and to prepare routine correspondence and other written materials
- Skill in training and leading the work of others
- Skill in working accurately under deadline pressure
- Skill in oral and written communication
- Skill in the preparation of financial statements and comprehensive accounting reports
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Ability to work effectively as part of a customer service team
Preferred Qualifications:
Benefits:
Open Date: 01/28/2025
First Review Date: 02/26/2025
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
All applicants are required to submit:
1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position).
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and other work experience.
3. A cover letter of no more than 3 pages that addresses the applicant’s cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff as well as the applicant’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in this announcement.
Candidates for interview will be selected from among those who most closely meet the requirements and knowledge, skills, and abilities. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to demonstrate job-related knowledge and skills.
For questions related to this posting, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555
Fax: (650) 574-6574
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
Conditions of Employment:
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
EEO Statement:
The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
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To apply, visit: https://jobs.smccd.edu/
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