•  Respect – We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.
•  Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
•  Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
•  Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
•  Transparency – We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance. 

• Working with a purpose for a better world today and for future generations through the preservation of open space, public access to the outdoors, and a commitment to the conservation of the natural world found east of the San Francisco Bay across 33 cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
• A community of colleagues who are passionate about public service and the East Bay Regional Park District, the communities it serves, and its mission.
• Excellent benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending, and pension benefits through California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Click herefordetails regarding additional benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free parking permit for EBRPD parks (for up to 2 privately owned vehicles)
• Employee discounts for certain EBRPD park amenities (reservations, daily fishing permit, public boat launch).

• Are detail-oriented, well-organized, and have the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Have excellent customer service skills and a proactive, get-the-job-done attitude!
• Are able to research, analyze and interpret policies, regulatory guidelines, and precedents.
• Are able to work independently and exercise sound judgment.

• Work is performed in accordance with established policies, procedures, or techniques; 
• Operates a personal computer and other standard office machines; 
• Interprets and applies regulations, policies, contracts, and precedents; 
• Communicates with District employees, supervisors, managers, outside vendors, and other jurisdictions; 
• Performs arithmetic calculations.

• Prepares bi-weekly payroll for processing; 
• Audits electronic timecards and reviews personnel change forms for completeness and accuracy, budget coding, compliance with MOU’s, policies, and procedures; 
• Maintains employee payroll records; 
• W-2 reporting, updates tax withholdings, exemptions, payroll deductions, disability payment integration, leave accruals, and direct deposit instructions; 
• Complies with Federal, State, and court-ordered garnishments, reconciles and transmits withholdings to benefit providers and initiates payment; 
• Calculates FLSA overtime and retroactive payments and adjustments to ensure accurate compensation; 
• Provides documentation for State unemployment audits; 
• Prepares complex calculations and reports in response to internal and external requests for payroll information; 
• Assists employees and supervisors with timecards to promote accuracy and compliance with MOU’s; 
• Secures confidential employee information.

• Audits purchase card requisitions, expense reports, purchase order requisitions, and petty cash replenishment requests; reviews, evaluates, and processes invoices for payments to vendors, Federal, State, and other jurisdictions; 
• Reviews descriptions, confirm coding to chart of accounts and purchase order, reviews for appropriate approvals and supporting documentation, compliance with District policies and procedures; 
• Audits calculates, and reconciles sales use taxes in accordance with State guidelines; 
• Disburses checks to vendors; researches and resolves vendor and employee inquiries and issues; 
• Maintains documents for 1099 reporting; 
• Records electronic funds transfer payments and prepares journal entries.

• Reviews invoice requests for proper account coding and completeness; 
• Processes invoices for posting, printing, record keeping, and distribution; 
• Monitors and communicates with departments and customers status of outstanding invoices and maintains payment documentation; 
• Interfaces audits, and posts Point of Sale (POS) transactions from third party reservation and recreation software into District’s financial system; 
• Prepares and processes bank deposits or cash receipts; 
• Prepares and posts approved accounts receivable batches and journal entries; 
• Reconciles bank accounts and maintains cash and investment records; 
• Researches and corrects transaction discrepancies.

• Administers and maintains financial records for grant and bond projects; 
• Tracks grant expenditures and contract reporting requirements; 
• Coordinates grants-related financial data; 
• Reviews project accounts for proper coding and funding status designations; 
• Prepares journal entries for corrections; 
• Maintains schedules and detailed documentation to support requests for reimbursement from granting agencies.

• Assists with the preparation, distribution, and monitoring of the annual operating and capital budgets;
• Prepares budget performance reports; processes budget transfers; 
• Provides accounting assistance for assessment districts.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:  Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, AND Completion of 30-semester units of college-level business courses, AND
Experience: Two years of experience in financial record-keeping and accounting.

Substitution: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

• Governmental accounting principles and practices; 
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. 

• Work independently and exercise sound judgment; 
• Make accurate arithmetic calculations; 
• Research, evaluate, and interpret policies, regulatory guidelines, and precedents; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications; 
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; 
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels, including a culturally diverse general public, with a focus on quality service to internal staff and external customers. 

• Must pass a Level 2 Background Check, which consists of Department of Justice (DOJ) fingerprinting, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Identity History Summary Check, Credit check in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, professional references, and education verification.
• Depending on work location and assignment, possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License may be a condition of initial and continued employment.

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