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County of Los Angeles · 5 months ago

SENIOR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN/EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

The County of Los Angeles is seeking qualified individuals for the role of Senior Accounting Systems Technician to address the homelessness crisis. This position involves supervising accounting systems analysis work and ensuring compliance with fiscal control systems for State and Federally financed welfare programs.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Supervises the study, evaluation, development and implementation of accounting control and reporting systems to be incorporated in electronic data processing systems

Recommends and coordinates the implementation of policy and procedure relating to accounting control, fiscal record keeping methods, and audit trails; monitors the activities of organizations responsible for implementing these policies and procedures to ensure compliance

Discusses accounting systems studies and findings with departmental personnel

Develops financial controls to be incorporated in the administration of welfare programs

Participates in formal discussion of audit findings with auditors; serves as liaison for the department with auditors while audits are in progress

Prepares formal replies to audit findings of the Auditor's Office and other governmental agencies

Develops tests of accounting controls incorporated into electronic data processing systems

Serves as consultant to management on accounting systems matters

Qualification

Accounting degreeAuditing experienceCost accountingFiscal control systemsPolicy implementationAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with twenty-one units of accounting including cost accounting and auditing

Two years professional auditing or accounting experience at the level of Intermediate Accountant-Auditor, Accountant III or higher

In order to qualify include a copy of your official transcript from an accredited institution within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online

Professional experience: Work is professional when the position exercises discretion, judgment, or personal responsibility for the application of an organized body of knowledge that is consistently studied to make discoveries and interpretations and to improve data, materials, methods

In the County of Los Angeles, Intermediate Accountant-Auditor is defined as experience conducting management, performance, financial, and compliance audits and other studies of County departments and contract providers

In the County of Los Angeles, Accountant III is defined as experience performing responsible and highly complex professional accounting and auditing work in the preparation, analysis, review, maintenance, reconciliation and control of financial records and fiscal revenue and expenditures forecasting

Responsible and highly complex is defined as a significantly greater degree of originality, innovation, critical thinking, resourcefulness, and conceptualization, required to perform the task