NEOGOV is seeking a skilled Accountant Auditor III to join the County of Monterey's Auditor-Controller department. The role involves performing complex professional accounting duties, maintaining financial records, and providing fiscal administrative support while ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Responsibilities
• Prepares the most complex accounting records and transactions; reviews accounting records and transactions for accuracy; analyzes records and transactions in order to project results; reviews large or complex federal or state claims; performs professional accounting and auditing duties
• Calculates, posts, audits, and adjusts journal entries; updates accounts to reflect revenue and expenditures; audits accounts for errors and makes appropriate adjustments; reviews and reconciles different financial systems; reconciles various financial statements to ensure accurate fund accounting; matches financial statements with cash amounts; reviews and approves account transfers and other transactions
• Provides complex technical accounting and auditing consultation to departments, divisions, or programs; responds to inquiries, resolves issues, and conflicts, and provides detailed and technical information concerning related standards, practices, pending legislation, laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures; attends and participates in various meetings, committees, and professional groups
• Oversees the preparation of or prepares a variety of comprehensive financial, narrative, and statistical reports, including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, state and federal reports, and special district reports; prepares and submits mandated reports within established timeframes
• Ensures integrity of financial information provided to Board of Supervisors, County Administrative Officer, state and federal officials and auditors, and county staff; makes corrections to balance sheet accounts; reviews reconciliations, such as warrants, payables, cash, and investments; performs variance analysis and makes appropriate corrections
• Assists Auditor-Controller Analysts and Auditor-Controller Division Chiefs with the implementation, oversight, and auditing of accounting, budgetary, operational, and other fiscal-related policies and procedures. Provides consulting services for departmental executive staff, finance and accounting managers, and CAO Budget Office staff
• 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
• Monitors and assesses budgetary and accounting systems, techniques, and procedures for financial effectiveness and operational efficiency; identifies, develops, and implements policies, procedures, techniques, and systems to enhance fiscal accuracy, operational efficiency, financial effectiveness, and compliance with established requirements
• Communicates with County staff, governmental agencies, and outside organizations to exchange information, coordinate activities, and resolve issues and concerns
Skills
• Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree, from an accredited college or university, in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
• Three years of experience performing full working-level accounting/auditing duties with a CPA firm, a public agency or the private sector, or two years of experience at a level equivalent to an Accountant-Auditor II in the County of Monterey
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Thorough knowledge of internal control systems, cost accounting, and general ledger
• Thorough knowledge of methods, procedures, and terminology used in professional accounting
• Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of governmental accounting
• Thorough knowledge of financial statement and report analysis; techniques of financial forecasting
• Thorough knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of financial and statistical recordkeeping
• Thorough knowledge of principles, practices, methods, and techniques in preparing financial statements and comprehensive accounting reports
• Thorough knowledge of research and assessment techniques
• Thorough knowledge of applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Working knowledge of related computer hardware and applicable software
• Working knowledge of principles and practices of management theory
• Working knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, including work planning, scheduling, reviewing, evaluating, training, and corrective action
• Skill and ability to interpret, explain, and apply legal and procedural rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements
• Skill and ability to interpret and apply professional accounting and auditing principles and standards
• Skill and ability to gather, organize, and evaluate data
• Skill and ability to analyze highly complex fiscal data and operating procedures, making projections and recommendations
• Skill and ability to review, reconcile, and analyze complex financial statements and reports
• Skill and ability to accurately perform professional accounting and auditing work
• Skill and ability to apply principles and practices of governmental accounting
• Skill and ability to analyze financial data; prepare reports, forecasts, and recommendations
• Skill and ability to explain County financial processes and systems to departmental accounting and finance staff
• Skill and ability to perform complex mathematical calculations
• Skill and ability to meet schedules and timelines
• Skill and ability to operate standard office equipment, including a computer and associated software
• Skill and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Skill and ability to provide excellent and courteous customer service and establish and maintain effective working relationships
Benefits
• The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package.
Company Overview
• NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.neogov.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• NEOGOV has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2025, 10 in 2024, 10 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 14 in 2021, 16 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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