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Nevada County Senior Accounting Assistant in Nevada City, California
Senior Accounting Assistant
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Senior Accounting Assistant
Salary
$48,755.52 - $59,520.48 Annually
Location
Nevada City, CA
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
2024-0092
Department
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Opening Date
06/17/2024
Closing Date
7/1/2024 9:00 PM Pacific
Description
Benefits
Questions
Definition and Class Characteristics
INTERVIEWS FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD
THE WEEK OF JULY 8, 2024
Do you enjoy working with the public and have excellent cash handling skills? Does collecting taxes and balancing various accounts sound interesting? Then serving as a Senior Accounting Assistant within the Treasurer – Tax Collector’s office may be the position for you.
The Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office is comprised of a successful team of dedicated professionals and has two divisions: Property Taxes and the County Treasury. The property tax division is responsible for the collection of over $350M in annual property taxes along with other revenues to help a variety of public agencies meet their financial goals. The Treasury division manages the County Treasury pool of $400M and accepts deposits for all County departments, school districts, and special districts, and ensures accurate payment and reconciliation of approved check disbursements and wire transfers while ensuring there are adequate funds to cover liquidity needs of the County Treasury.
This is an advanced-level position where individuals perform a wide range of duties in the processing and maintenance of financial and tax related records along with providing exceptional customer service to our community and County Departments.
Vital duties of this position include:
Handling of monetary transactions (cash and checks) including posting transactions for customers and issuing receipts
Interfacing with the public over the telephone, in person, and through email correspondence
Researching a variety of complex tax records and calculating tax amounts owed
Maintaining detailed records and compiling appropriate backup to support accounting entries
Reconciliation of tax and treasury accounts using spreadsheets including Microsoft Excel
Monitor departmental contracts and process accounts payable for the department; may also assist with budget preparation and ongoing monitoring of departmental revenue and expenditure budget.
A Senior Accounting Assistant is an integral part of the County's team whose mission is to support the Treasurer – Tax Collector department by maintaining accurate records, recording transactions, and balancing accounts! This position is crafted for individuals who have graduated from high school and have two years of experience performing duties comparable to those of Nevada County's classification of Accounting Assistant II. No college degree is required but if you have taken a few courses in accounting or a related field, that's a plus along with recent cash handling experience!
Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a high-performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides important programming to keep us safe and healthy.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Please read the full job descriptionhere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/classspecs/1081227?keywords=senior%20accounting%20assistant&pagetype=classSpecifications) .
Benefits Guide
The Benefits Guide (https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50968/Nevada-County-2024-Open-Enrollment-Benefits-Guide) is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) (https://nevadacountyca.gov/475/Memoranda-of-Understanding-MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group.
Health Insurance
The County sponsored plan for 2024 is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.
2024 Health Insurance Plans
Anthem Select HMO
Anthem Traditional HMO
Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
Blue Shield Trio HMO
Kaiser HMO
PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
PERS Platinum PPO
PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)
Flexible Spending Accounts
The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.
Life Insurance
Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:
Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Basic Term Life
Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
Optional Dependent Term Life
Optional Term Life
Dental & Vision Insurance
Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Delta Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.
Retirement
The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.
CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers:
Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55
Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60
Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62
CalPERS Safety tiers:
Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50.
Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55.
Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57.
We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page,www.calpers.ca.gov, to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.
NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Nevada County Human Resources Department
950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2
Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov
www.nevadacountyca.gov
01
Which of the following choices best describes your level of education?
High School or GED
Some college: 0-59 units
Some college: 60-89 units
Some college: 90-119 units
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
02
Which of the following choices best describes your years of experience preparing, processing, and maintaining a variety of statistical, financial, billing, and other records? This may include compiling, investigating and/or verifying numerical or financial information such as accounts payable and receivable, expense claims and invoices.
None
Less than one year
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 or more years
03
The Senior Accounting Assistant will work with a variety of assignments and situations that will require solid accounting skills. This individual should have experience in handling accounts payable and receivable which would include the ability to research and review expenditures, transactions and collections. Please select which best fits your experience and education in handling these tasks.
I have not had education, training, or experience in performing these tasks.
I have had education or training in how to perform these tasks but have not yet performed it on the job.
I have performed these tasks on the job. My work on these tasks was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
I have performed these tasks as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
I am considered an expert in performing these tasks. I have supervised performance of these tasks or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing these tasks because of my expertise.
04
What experience do you have in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable? If none, please respond with "n/a".
05
Tell us about a decision that you made that was made based primarily on customer needs and input.
06
How would your co-workers describe your work style and contributions in your former job?
07
When you work with a team, describe the role that you are most likely to play on the team.
Required Question
Agency
County of Nevada
Address
950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, California, 95959
Phone
530 265 7010
Website
https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/
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