Principal Accountant

ABOUT THE POSITION

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The County of Riverside's Facilities Management department has an opportunity for a Principal Accountant to join their team located in Riverside supporting purchasing, accounts payable, and/or budgeting functions. The department is ideally looking for a well-rounded candidate with experience and understanding in all of these areas.

The selected candidate will supervise a team of professionals engaged in the various aspects of the accountingprocess listed above.The incumbent willplan, organize, direct, and coordinate staff in performing this work.In addition, the Principal Accountant may be responsible for the preparation of budgets, monthly projections, annual rates, annual productivity reports, and other special assignments. Other duties will include preparing and presenting various periodic financial and statistical reports, reconciliations, Form 11s, and vouchering.

The department seeks applicants heavily experienced in PeopleSoft financials, Simpler,Dynamics. The most competitive candidates will be those with experience in the county budget process. Experiencesupervising or leading accounting professionals is also highly desired.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311(C) of the County Management Resolution. Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!

Riverside County Department of Facilities Management provides property management and operations services for county owned and leased facilities throughout the 7,200 square miles of Riverside County and over 14 million square feet of space. The department is responsible for keeping county buildings safe, comfortable and productive for both county staff and the public.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate through subordinate supervisors the establishment, review, revision, and daily operation of a departmental accounting function or a major division of the Auditor-Controller's Office.

• Determine how the departmental or division accounting management program should be structured and how accounting principles should be applied.

• Supervise specialized audits in the Auditor-Controller's Office of the fiscal records and accounting procedures in various County departments, divisions, and agencies.

• Participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of subordinate professional accounting and fiscal clerical personnel; coordinate accounting functions with data processing systems.

• Evaluate, develop, recommend, and coordinate implementation of computer applications to accounting systems and procedures.

• Supervise and participate in the development and maintenance of systems forms for fiscal transactions, recordkeeping and budgetary controls; supervise and perform analysis of complex fiscal recordkeeping systems and procedures.

• Provide technical guidance, direction, and training to subordinate staff performing complex accounting and auditing work, including computer applications.

• Review laws, legislation, and policies to ensure compliance and to determine impact on accounting procedures and recommend changes where appropriate.

• Coordinate the work of subordinate staff with other sections, departments, or outside fiscal intermediaries; assist in the budget preparation process.

• Confer with and advise department and other officials on a variety of accounting and budgetary matters.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPTION I

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, or another field of study that included at least 18 semester or 27 quarter units in accounting, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting. (One year as a professional accountant with the County of Riverside may substitute for the 18 semester or 27 quarter units of specialized coursework.)

• Please Note: If qualifying using educational units, proof is required by the closing deadline. Applications without proof of degree/educational units completed will not be considered. Please see "Supplemental Information" below for guidelines.*

Experience: Three years as a professional accountant, including one year in a supervisory or lead capacity over other professional accountants.

OPTION II

Certificate: Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor. (Upload proof of certificate with your application.)

Experience: Three years as a professional accountant, including one year in a supervisory or lead capacity over other professional accountants.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Veterans' Preference: The County has aVeterans 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. All applicants claiming Veterans' Preference status are required to submit documented proof of an Honorable or General Discharge, or certification of expected discharge under honorable conditions, to receive preference status. 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.

Education/Required Documents Guidelines: Upload a copy of any official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. 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).

What's Next?This is a continuous posting. This position will remain posted until filled and applications will be reviewed in the order received. For earliest consideration, apply now.

To be considered for this exceptional career opportunity, please submit an application that reflects the years and months of employment and positions held as well as relevant work experience and skills.

This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Facilities Management Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County. Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted so be sure to include all relevant work experience details in your application. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

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.

Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice

All referred candidates must be interviewed by the Department with priority established by the order of eligible list type in the following order:

• Layoff

• Accommodation

• Regular

Reasonable Accommodation

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 a 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:http://dao.rc-hr.com/.

General Information

If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Alyssa Wallace at alyssawallace@rivco.org

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