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Senior Accountant-Auditor-Limited-Term

Salary

$74,869.44 - $91,400.28 Annually

Location

Nevada City, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2024-0059

Department

Auditor-Controller

Opening Date

03/13/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

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• Benefits

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Definition and Class Characteristics

The County of Nevada, California, is in search of a Senior Accountant Auditor.

The highly professional Auditor-Controller's Office is interested in motivated candidates ready to complete a variety of sophisticated accounting duties in finance, accounts receivable and payable, general ledger, expense management, reporting, and analysis, in addition to statistical, and narrative reports vital to producing accurate and timely financial statements.

The position is limited-term for the period of April 2024-December 2026. Even though it is limited term, candidates will be offered all the benefits and perks of full-time employment.

We need additional staff support to help us continue our excellence in business operations while existing staff plan and implement a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system. The ERP software helps us conduct business with citizens in areas such as Finance, Human Resources, Audit/Treasury, Payroll, and Information Services. The project requires current staff experts to be directly involved in the implementation of this exciting new system, which is where you come in.

So, if you're interested in learning and getting hands-on experience to support the Auditor-Controller while current staff work on the multi-year, multi-phase software implementation, we want to hear from you!

Main Duties:

This position will be primarily focused on fiscal and administrative activities related to the daily operations of the Auditor-Controller’s office including but not limited to:

• Assist with daily cash balancing and revenue research

• Review and post accounts payable documents and reconcile County credit card activities

• Participate in preparation of various financial statements and footnotes for the County Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

• Review and post journal entries

• Assist with preparation of the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan

• Reconcile various accounts and conduct ledger reviews

• Assist with the implementation of new GASB pronouncements

• Prepare and file claims and reports with various governmental regulatory agencies

The ideal candidate must have a good working knowledge of governmental accounting principles and standards, be proficient in the use of spreadsheets and general software programs, be a good critical thinker, be a quick learner, and be comfortable taking on a variety of accounting assignments with limited training. Familiarity with GASB pronouncements is a plus.

Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and clear communication, sets us up to be a high-performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides significant programming to keep us safe and balanced.

Our staff members enjoy an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to, a generous sick time/vacation/leave benefit; 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays; CalPERS retirement; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; a flexible spending account (FSA); a dependent care account (DCA); and a deferred compensation plan including 401(a), 457(b) and Roth options. The County also participates in thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Read more about the job classification and minimum requirementshere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/classspecs/1082935?keywords=senior%20acc&pagetype=classSpecifications) .

Education and Experience Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with major coursework in accounting, auditing or related field and three years of progressively responsible, professional or journey level accounting or auditing experience, preferably in governmental accounting.

Benefits Guide

The Benefits Guide (https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50968/Nevada-County-2024-Open-Enrollment-Benefits-Guide) is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) (https://nevadacountyca.gov/475/Memoranda-of-Understanding-MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group.

Health Insurance

The County sponsored plan for 2024 is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.

2024 Health Insurance Plans

• Anthem Select HMO

• Anthem Traditional HMO

• Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO

• Blue Shield Trio HMO

• Kaiser HMO

• PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)

• PERS Platinum PPO

• PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts

The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.

Life Insurance

Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Basic Term Life

• Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans

• Optional Dependent Term Life

• Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance

Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Delta Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.

Retirement

The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60

Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50.

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55.

Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57.

We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page,www.calpers.ca.gov, to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Any information on this page or documents and links are subject to change without notice.

Nevada County Human Resources Department

950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2

Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov

www.nevadacountyca.gov

01

Which of the following best describes your level of education? Please note that failure to attach college level transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) or degree will result in disqualification.

• High School Diploma or GED

• Less than 60 college units

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

  02

  Please let us know the subject area of your college education.

• Public Administration

• Business Administration

• Economics

• Accounting/Auditing

• Other

• Not Applicable-No Degree

  03

  Please describe any major coursework you have in accounting, auditing, or a related field.

  04

  Which of the following best describes your years of experience performing advanced journey-level professional accounting and/or auditing work?

• No experience

• Less than one year

• 1 year to less than 2 years

• 2 years to less than 3 years

• 3 years to less than 4 years

• 4 years to less than 5 years

• 5 or more years

  05

  Please describe a complex spreadsheet or workbook you created. Describe the need you were trying to meet and how your spreadsheet helped.

  06

  Please explain your familiarity with GAAP, GASB, Single Audit, Governmental Accounting and Governmental Reporting.

  07

  Please describe your experience with financial statement preparations.

  Required Question

Agency

County of Nevada

Address

950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California, 95959

Phone

530 265 7010

Website

https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/

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