Hours/Days: 8.0 hours per day, 5 days per week, Monday - Friday

Daily Schedule:  7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Work Year: 12 Months (260 work days)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

All of the following documents MUST be attached to your application:

1) Detailed, updated resume (relevant to this position) and work experience information is REQUIRED, as it will be factored in for the recruitment process and salary placement.
2) Two (2) Professional Letters of Recommendation (Signed and dated with in the last year)
3) Proof of High School or College Level courses in bookkeeping, budget and principles of accounting.

***Transcripts that clearly show applicant name and class completion must be attached.

Please Note:

Failure to attach ALL required documents will cause you to be screened out. Failure to submit a complete application, including two (2) references with complete contact information, will cause you to be screened out. Documents received in person, via email or fax, and/or after the deadline will NOT be considered. Only the most qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

 *If we are unable to open any required attachment(s), you will be screened out.  We recommend uploading in PDF or Word. We recommend working on a desktop to complete and submit your application, as you may encounter issues working on a mobile device.*

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III - RISK MANAGEMENT

JOB SUMMARY

Under direction to perform varied and increasingly responsible clerical work involved in fiscal transactions such as accounts payable, payroll, budget, and receivable, records and reports; and to do related work as required. Positions at this level are characterized by the responsibility assigned in connection with the more difficult clerical features of accounting operations and the degree of independent judgment involved in interpreting and applying procedures and precedents to specific cases. Incumbents are located in the District Accounting Office, report to the Director of Fiscal Services, and are assigned tasks of handling accounts and related activities. Employees at this level must have an extensive knowledge and skill in financial and statistical transactions that enable them to perform complex types of work with a minimum of supervision; may provide technical direction to Accounting Technicians I and Accounting Technicians II; perform essential job duties and responsibilities as may be required.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Carry responsibility for an assigned specialized function or a complex phase of a fiscal area;

2.Gather, assemble, tabulate, proof, extend, verify, balance, summarize and post fiscal and related data; audit and adjust source documents, budget appropriations and similar statistical data;

3. Check and code data according to prescribed procedures;

4. Receive, audit, and process invoices and assemble and match purchase order, receiving and other supporting documents for major district accounts, including general, special or similar project fund budgets;

5. Assist with the preparation of regular and special fiscal and tax reports;

6. Assist with the preparation of the budget;

7. Make mathematical computations;

8. File documents, reports and records; Answer questions and provide information;

9. In payroll organize, prepare, and maintain all payroll record information for classified and certificated personnel, prepare payroll input data for county processing and receive county printouts;

10. Check printouts and advise county of amendments, changes or corrections;

11. Receive and process appropriate documents authorizing employment or termination, change of status, tax, and insurance deductions, leaves and overtime;

12. Maintain central records on attendance, leaves, comp time, seniority hours, and deductions;

13. Process and distributes payroll warrants and W-2 forms;

14. Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer, printer, scanner, calculator, copy/fax machine, adding machine;

15. Perform other work as may be required.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

1. Methods and practices of financial record keeping;

2. Modern office methods and procedures including filing systems and software programs;

3. Basic mathematical, ledger, statistical procedures;

4. Office machines and equipment including the use of a computer and adding machines;

5. General public relations;

6. Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Ability to:

1. Perform financial clerical work of above average difficulty;

2. Make arithmetic calculations with speed and accuracy;

3. Operate office equipment such as calculators, computers, “ten-key” by touch and adding machines;

4. Interpret and resolve problems occurring in the natural flow of work;

5. Audit and tabulate, balance, reconcile and extend data;

6. Understand and carry out oral and written directions;

7. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; Learn and utilize new and current technologies;

8. Communicate clearly, both orally and in writing;

9. Type at a rate sufficient to effectively perform the typing duties required of the position; 10. Manage multiple tasks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Equivalent to graduation from high school, including or supplemented by high school or college level courses in bookkeeping, budget and principles of accounting.

Experience:

Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in office clerical work involving responsible account, financial, or statistical records maintenance.

REQUIRED LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATES

If driving a vehicle is required in the course of work, operator must possess a valid California Driver's License and maintain possession of such license; have an acceptable driving record; and must be insurable at standard rates by District's insurance carrier and maintain such insurability.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Physical Demands: Sitting (up to continuously); stand, walk, bend, stoop, look up/down (occasionally); push, pull, twist, squat, climb stairs (infrequently); repetitive hand activities within close reach, such as keyboard, mouse, handwriting, files and phone (continuously); lift/carry office supplies up to 10 pounds (occasionally); to 30 pounds (infrequently); use seeing, hearing, and speaking.

Working Conditions: Indoors office setting; Exposure to inside/outside temperature swings, moderate noise from office equipment, office dust and fumes or airborne particles. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Classified Bargaining Unit Position

Range 37                                                                                                                                                  January 2015

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Non-Discrimination Policy:

The Hemet Unified School District (District) is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in District programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

For all complaints concerning students, employees, and programs, please contact: 

Juan Santos, Director, Title IX, Compliance & Resolution

1791 W. Acacia Avenue

Hemet, CA 92545

(951) 765-5100 ext. 2255

For questions concerning Section 504, please contact: 

Joshua Workman, Director, Student Support Services

1791 W. Acacia Avenue

Hemet, CA 92545

(951) 765-5100 ext. 3500

For questions concerning educational equity, please contact: 

Michael Schanze, Coordinator of Child Welfare & Attendance

and Educational Equity

1791 W. Acacia Avenue

Hemet, CA 92545

(951) 765-5100 ext. 3700