City of Los Angeles-Associate Accountant

6/1/2022 12:36:36 PM 506

Salary

$55,723.20 - $72,425.60 Annually

Location 

Los Angeles, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

00293

Division

Finance

Closing date and time

6/17/2022 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana




You will be a good fit if you have these must-haves

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting or related degree.

EXPERIENCE: One year of professional experience in an accounting environment.
 
You will hit the ground running in this role if you also have:

  • Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, excellent customer service skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills, and excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to manage several concurrent projects at various stages; ability to establish and maintain priorities and work independently, as well as with a team
  • Experience calculating and preparing reimbursement billings, tracking accounts receivables, and reconciling accounts.
  • Ability to research and analyze financial issues, evaluate alternative solutions, and prepare recommendations. 
  • Demonstrated ability to research and analyze financial issues, evaluate alternative solutions, and prepare recommendations. 
  • Knowledge of theories, principles, and best practices of governmental accounting.
KNOWLEDGE OF: Accounting and financial record keeping principles, procedures, and methods and their application to projects and activities. Methods, practices, and procedures used in payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial record keeping and reporting. Operations, services, and activities of an accounting program. Basic principles of budget preparation and control. Automated financial management systems and computer accounting software programs. Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations. Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment. Principles and practices used in dealing with the public. Mathematical principles.

ABILITY TO: Independently perform difficult technical accounting and financial operations work including projects and activities. Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to accounting programs and functions. Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals. Research, collect, compile, and analyze information and data. Handle multiple concurrent projects and manage priorities and tasks. Apply accounting principles to the maintenance of general governmental financial and accounting transactions and audit of financial records.

Maintain ledgers and journals and reconcile bank statements. Understand the organization and operation of the assigned department and SCAG necessary to assume assigned responsibilities. Prepare, examine, and verify financial and accounting documents, statements, reports, and analyses. Perform comparisons of data quickly and accurately. Accurately tabulate, record, balance, and audit assigned transactions. Classify fiscal documents and transactions. Respond to questions from the public and SCAG personnel regarding policies and procedures for assigned accounting area. Perform mathematical computations quickly and accurately. Plan and organize work to meet schedules and deadlines. Prepare and maintain accurate and complete financial records. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships, team spirit, and collaboration with those contacted in the course of work.

Supplemental Information

Important Applicant Information: Candidates must fill out the application and supplemental questions completely. Incomplete applications including references to see the resume for qualifications are incomplete and will be disqualified. Candidates are encouraged to provide accurate answers as SCAG will verify the qualifications for each candidate.
 
SCAG is an equal opportunity employer. SCAG's policy is to provide employment opportunity for all qualified persons.  All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression and pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics or information, marital status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status.
 
The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, and any provision contained in this job announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.

Agency
Southern California Association of Governments
Phone
213-236-1800
Website
http://www.scag.ca.gov
Address
900 Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor

Los Angeles, California, 90017
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