With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice. The Department of Community Response (DCR) is seeking an Accountant Auditor to join the Office of the Director. Under the direction of the Support Services Manager, the Accountant Auditor reviews and approves fiscal transactions within DCR, reconciles operational and multi-year operational plan (MYOP) expenses, assists in budget preparation, and develops and implements accounting procedures. This position is also a vital liaison between DCR and the Finance Department, specifically Accounting. IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT - The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently. They should be highly motivated, detail-oriented, have strong communication skills, work in a team environment, provide excellent and timely customer service to internal/external customers, and excel in a fast-paced work environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong fiscal and accounting experience, including experience with data extraction from various information technology systems. Governmental experience and Excel skills are desirable. Under general supervision, the Accountant-Auditor performs professional accounting or auditing work including recording and reporting of financial transactions and budgetary control for assigned funds and City departments; review accounts payable, payroll, tax, and other fiscal records; develop, document, review, and determine impact of new accounting and auditing procedures and standards; and prepare financial reports, statements, audit reviews, analyses, and annual work papers. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS - The Accountant-Auditor class is the journey level class in this series and is populated with multiple incumbents who make routine and/or limited commitments related to assignment and prescribed by organizational policies and procedures. The Accountant-Auditor class is distinguished from the next higher level of Senior Accountant-Auditor in that the latter has responsibility for a higher degree of accounting knowledge, expertise, and ability to independently handle progressively difficult assignments. Additionally, at the Senior Accountant-Auditor level, incumbents develop and implement complex accounting system modifications usually involving the lead of subordinate professional accounting personnel. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED - General supervision is provided by higher-level administrative or accounting personnel. Responsibilities may include direct or indirect supervision of other lower level accounting or clerical personnel, or student interns. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Performs monthly cash reconciliation; reconciles bank accounts; identifies and resolves bank adjustments and discrepancies with City departments and the bank; obtains information from various departments to compile the activity and year-end balances for various governmental funds; performs analytical review of activity in each fund; substantiates compilation and analytical review with supporting work papers; obtains, reads, interprets, and understands technical master grant agreements and grant contracts; prepares capital grants roll forward schedule, and ensures the proper billing, collection, and spending of grant funds. Assists in budget preparation, proper expenditure coding, document preparation, and other accounting-related activities; monitors budget for various City departments and projects. Develops and documents accounting procedures; reviews and determines impact of new accounting and auditing standards; assists with implementation; incorporates changes in financial reporting standards into individual fund and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report templates; communicates changes in standards and impact of changes to other accountants. Provides accounting and tax reporting services to related organizations; reconciles, records, monitors, and accounts for major tax revenues, fines, and fees; responds to questions/issues/ complaints regarding transient occupancy taxes and utility user taxes; monitors and responds to delinquency issues through oral and written contact; calculates, prepares, and records regular transfers of certain taxes and fees between funds. Assists, advises, and communicates with assigned operating departments on accounting, financial, and budget concerns; provides accounting services to related organizations; performs analytical review of activity; monitors, evaluates, and provides professional guidance to payroll staff engaged in operation, maintenance, and control of the biweekly payroll process; reviews and approves accounting transactions, including payment vouchers, material receiving reports, and journal vouchers, for various funds and organizations; compiles and prepares statistical and other special reports and performs special projects as necessary. May supervise, assign, monitor, evaluate, and provide professional and technical guidance to staff engaged in operation, maintenance, and control of relevant activities. Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work. Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification. QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of:Generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and practices. PC hardware and software capabilities and accounting applications. Principles of financial administration, including budgeting, financial reporting, data processing and purchasing. Modern office practices, procedures, methods, and equipment. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Skill in: Basic accounting and auditing concepts. Use of computers, computer applications, and software, and preparation of complex spreadsheets and Word documents. Identification and implementation of adequate internal controls. Ability to: Examine and verify financial documents and reports. Prepare a variety of financial statements, reports, and analyses. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Train and evaluate technical and clerical personnel. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION - Education:A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in accounting, or in business administration, public administration or related field with major coursework in accounting.-AND-Experience:Two years of technical/professional level accounting experience. PROOF OF EDUCATION - Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable. An applicant with a college degree obtainedoutside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment. PROBATIONARY PERIOD:Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.