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The Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector is an elected officer of the County. Operating under statutes of the State of California, the Treasurer-Tax Collector performs a variety of functions which collectively contribute to the financial management net
Examples of Duties:
  1. Learns to and/or performs professional accounting and budgetary duties involved in establishing, analyzing, reviewing, reconciling, monitoring, and maintaining financial records and reports; ensures financial integrity of assigned accounts.
  2. Learns to and/or prepares, analyzes, evaluates, and monitors a program including project costs, and provides recommendations.
  3. Prepares or verifies a variety of routine and simple accounting, statistical, and narrative statements or reports, requiring analysis and interpretation of data.
  4. Calculates, posts, and adjusts journal entries; updates accounts to reflect revenue and expenditures; audits accounts for errors and makes appropriate adjustments; coordinates and reconciles different computer financial systems statements; reconciles various financial statements to ensure accurate fund accounting; matches financial statements with cash amounts; initiates account transfers and other transactions as needed; utilizes manual and computerized record keeping systems.
  5. Reviews, analyzes, and documents a variety of accounts and transactions; reconciles general ledger, cash, and other designated accounting reports and statements with financial records; compares manual and automated records and transactions; identifies errors; verifies account balances; adjusts accounts; initiates transfers; and makes corrections.
  6. Learns to analyze and prepare portions of departmental budget; prepares income and expenditure detail; provides appropriate analysis and recommendations.
  7. Maintains current knowledge of and complies with applicable laws, codes, rules, regulations, established policies and procedures, and with generally accepted accounting principles; ensures accuracy of input and output data.
  8. Responds to inquiries, resolves issues and conflicts, and provides detailed and technical information concerning related standards, practices, pending legislation, laws, codes, regulations, polices, and procedures; attends and participates in various meetings, committees, and professional groups.
  9. Identifies, develops, and implements procedures and techniques to enhance fiscal accuracy, operational efficiency, financial effectiveness, and compliance with established requirements.
  10. May oversee the work of paraprofessional and clerical finance staff.
  11. Communicates with County staff, governmental agencies, and outside organizations to exchange information, coordinate activities, resolves issues and concerns; prepares and submits mandated reports within established time frames.
Examples of Experience/Education/Training:
The knowledge, skills and abilities listed above may be acquired through various types of experience, education or training, typically:
Education:
Completion of 15 semester units from an accredited college or university with coursework in elementary and advanced accounting; and

Experience:
Two years of experience performing paraprofessional-level accounting duties, or two years of experience at a level equivalent to an Accounting Technician in Monterey County.
Additional Information:
QUALIFICATIONS
A combination of experience, education, and/or training which substantially demonstrates the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Knowledge and Skills:
Working Knowledge:
  1. Methods, procedures, and terminology used in professional accounting
  2. Financial and statistical record keeping techniques
  3. Related computer hardware and applicable software
Some Knowledge:

  1. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
  2. Principles and practices of governmental accounting; budget preparation, monitoring and controlling; research and statistical evaluation; financial statement preparation and comprehensive accounting reports
  3. Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
  4. Internal control practices
  5. Analysis of basic accounting and budgeting internal reports
Skill and Ability to:
  1. Learn to and /or accurately perform professional accounting and budgetary work involved in preparing, analyzing, reconciling, and maintaining financial records and reports
  2. Learn to and/or prepare, analyze, and monitor funds, budgets and accounts
  3. Reconcile various statements
  4. Interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
  5. Prepare accounting reports
  6. Analyze financial reports and prepare reports, forecasts, and recommendations
  7. Understand administrative policies and their impact on routine accounting functions
  8. Perform mathematical calculations
  9. Meet schedules and timeliness
  10. Operate standard office equipment, including a computer and associated software
  11. Communicate effectively bother orally and in writing
  12. Provide excellent and courteous customer service and establish and maintain effective working relationships



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