Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco · 1 week ago
Accounting Specialist (472C)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$63K/yr - $89K/yr
2+ years expThe Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, is seeking an Accounting Specialist to perform complex accounting and statistical record keeping work. The role involves maintaining financial records, providing financial information, and supporting the Court’s Fiscal Services Division.
Judiciary
No H1B
Responsibilities
Perform routine bookkeeping and financial record-keeping operations within complex accounting systems to ensure accurate balances and available budgeted funds
Posts, adjusts and balances general and subsidiary ledgers by searching out details and resolving numerical imbalances
Verifies the correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy
Performs complex accounting analysis and financial transaction processing and resolves operating issues
Assists in the development and implementation of new operating policies and procedures
Prepares and presents basic financial and statistics reports in a clear, concise, and accurate manner
Processes cash functions such as balancing cash receipts, making deposits, preparing armored truck pickup, and reviewing cash accounting and procedures to ensure adequate controls and safeguards
Reconciles bank statements and revolving fund balances
Processes, verifies, and reconciles collection and distribution reports and maintains financial distribution data and calculations within each case management system
Assists in grant accounting activities which include processing, set-up, reconciling and reimbursement reports in accordance with grant requirements
Organizes, prioritizes, and coordinates job assignments, as necessary, to meet critical deadlines
Coordinates, prepares, and monitors budget expenditures
Performs tasks using software related to accounting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets, and word processing
Responds to fiscal inquiries, explains financial procedures and assigned area account record keeping requirements to other staff and the public
Performs job-related projects as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
Required
Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying
Two years of full-time work experience in processing financial and accounting matters (e.g., cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping and/or financial record keeping
Such experience should include verifying correctness of financial documents, maintaining expenditure records and reconciling subsidiary accounts and any discrepancies or variances
Basic generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and principles of internal control, applying the terminology and procedures involved in performing governmental accounting functions
Laws, rules, and regulations applicable to governmental accounting, audit, finance, and grants
Application and operation of computerized accounting systems and spreadsheets, using common accounting and spreadsheet software at an intermediate level
Financial record keeping and elementary accounting methods such as posting, adjusting, balancing, reconciling and single-entry bookkeeping
Maintenance of electronic and hard copy files and information retrieval systems
Computerized financial information systems used by the Court and Microsoft Office software applications (e.g., Excel)
Analyze financial record keeping problems and suggest corrective actions
Prepare and analyze financial and statistical reports
Apply accounting principles to a complex accounting system
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Organize, prioritize, and coordinate job assignments to meet critical deadlines
Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the assigned areas
Read, understand, and interpret codes, statutes, and information related to financial and statistical record keeping work and Court fiscal record keeping requirements
Gather and organize data and information
Make mathematical calculations accurately to arrive at correct balances when working on accounting matters such as cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations, taxes and penalties
Perform revenue and expense cost analysis and projection reports using spreadsheet programs such as Excel
Work with computerized financial and other information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work
Preferred
College credits in accounting from an accredited college or university, in addition to the work experience required above, are preferred
Benefits
A variety of health and dental insurance plans
A contributory retirement plan
A deferred compensation savings program
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Floating holidays
Holiday pay
Company
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
The purpose of the San Francisco Superior Court is to assure equal access, fair treatment, and the just and efficient resolution of disputes for all people asserting their rights under the law.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase