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Description
The Accounting and General Services Specialist III position is in the Community Action Department. This position performs a variety of highly complex technical para-professional administrative duties including lead and/or supervisory duties in support of one or more of the following functional areas; facilities management, fiscal and accounting; department administrative or department projects, or programs, that require a thorough knowledge of the terminology, procedures, and practices for the assigned functional area; and performs related work as assigned. The Accounting and General Services Specialist III classification differs from the level II classification, which is the journey level in the series and does not provide supervision or handle highly complex administrative support duties. This position is full-time and is scheduled for forty (40) hours per week.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Maintains routine and highly complex administrative, accounting, personnel, payroll, and/or fiscal records.
- Maintains journals and general ledgers of financial transactions and prepares analytical reports on revenues and expenditures.
- Enters data into computer systems and maintains information systems database; processes transactions, assesses and validates data, compiles documentation, reconciles reports.
- Reviews, verifies, and processes documents related to department activities including budgets, contracts, grants, claims, legislation, purchasing, and other specialized documents based on area of assignment.
- Verifies and reconciles various information, reports, journals or related fiscal and statistical data.
- Prepares presentations, general and technical correspondence, develops forms, tracking systems, databases, and spreadsheets.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be able to process accounting and financial transactions in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and county rules, regulations, and ordinances.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of full time experience performing the duties of a Account & General Services Specialist II in the County of Glenn. OR Four (4) years of full-time experience performing advanced journey-level increasingly responsible clerical, secretarial, or administrative support work.
EDUCATION:
Equivalent of two years (60 semester or 90 quarter units) of coursework in business administration, public administration, personnel, statistics, economics, accounting, or a closely relate field from an accredited college or university. Substitution: Additional progressively responsible experience in any of the functional areas noted above may be substituted for the required education.
Benefits
HOLIDAYS:
13 paid holidays per year and an additional twenty four hours of Holiday Leave. An employee must be employed the last working day before and the first working day after the holiday in order to receive holiday compensation. Employees on leave without pay shall not accrue holiday benefits.
VACATION:
88 hours (approximately 11 working days) per year during the first 2 years of service; 128 hours (approximately 16 working days) per year during years 3 through 12; 168 hours (approximately 21 working days) per year during years 13 through 19; 208 hours (approximately 26 working days) per year after 20 full years of service.
SICK LEAVE:
96 hours (approximately twelve working days) per year of paid sick leave.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE:
40 hours with pay for each instance for immediate family members. Immediate family includes spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, stepparent, parent, grandparent, parent-in-law, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother or sister.
LONGEVITY:
Service is based on employment with Glenn County. The County shall provide a longevity differential above the employee’s base rate of pay for those employees represented by this unit as follows: after 10 full years of service 5%, after 15 full years of service 2%, after 20 full years of service 2%, after 25 full years of service 2% and after 30 full years of service 2% for a total of 13%.
HEALTH PLAN:
Glenn County contracts with PERS for medical insurance. The County pays a portion of the medical insurance premium based on the carrier and amount of the total premium.
VISION PLAN:
The County pays the employee premium for a vision plan with EyeMed. The employee may enroll dependents at the employee’s expense.
DENTAL PLAN:
GCGU employees are offered a choice of two voluntary dental insurance plans; Delta Dental (PPO) and DeltaCare (HMO). The employee pays 100% of the premium through payroll deduction.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION:
The County offers three IRC § 457 voluntary Deferred Compensation Plans (tax deferred long-term savings plans): Voya, Nationwide and Edward Jones.
SHORT TERM DISABILITY:
The County coordinates with State Short Term Disability Insurance for regular employees.
LIFE INSURANCE:
The County pays the premium on a $10,000 Term Life Insurance policy for regular County employees. The employee pays the premium for optional life insurance.
RETIREMENT:
The County participates in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) which is coordinated with Social Security. The employee is responsible for 100% of the employee’s portion. Unused accrued sick leave can be converted to service credit at retirement.
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT:
GCGU employees participate in the Laborers’ International of North America (Industrial) Pension Fund.
PREMIUM PAY:
Premium pay such as shift differential, bilingual, and working-out-of-class pay may be paid depending upon the employee’s work assignment and class.
*Benefits are listed for full-time employees; certain benefits are pro-rated for part-time employees.
Special Instructions
To apply for this job opportunity, submit a completed County of Glenn employment application packet online at calopps.org or to the Personnel Department: 525 W. Sycamore Street, Willows, CA 95988 by
5:00 P.M., Thursday, October 17, 2024.
This recruitment may be used to establish a list to fill future vacancies for the next twelve (12) months.
Application packets must include the following
• A Glenn County Employment Application • Résumé
• Transcripts and/or Certificates (If applicable)• Cover Letter
THE SELECTION PROCESS: Candidates must submit a completed job application, resume and cover letter. Application packets will be screened and candidates considered best qualified will move forward to a competitive examination process, which may include a written exam, practical skills exam, an oral interview, fingerprinting/background check or medical examination process if applicable. Eligible lists are used for Full-Time (40 hrs./wk. with benefits), Part-Time (20-39 hrs./wk. with benefits), and Extra Help Employee (EXE) temporary (limited benefits).
The County of Glenn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the Personnel Department.
The above information is general in nature and does not constitute an expressed or implied contract. The County of Glenn has the right to rescind this recruitment at any time.