What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Orange County Water District, CA?
Salary : $83,241.60 - $104,062.40 Annually
Location : Fountain Valley, CA
Job Type : Full Time
Job Number : 2025-00008
Department : Finance
Opening Date : 02 / 07 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 28 / 2025 4 : 00 PM Pacific
FLSA : Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit : Orange County Water District Employees Association
Description
The Orange County Water District is accepting applications for a Staff Accountant in the Finance Department. This position will primarily focus on accounts payable and serve as the primary backup for payroll but may support other areas of finance as needed.
Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
The Staff Accountant is the third level of a five-level accounting series, responsible for performing entry-level accounting work. The Staff Accountant is distinguished from the Senior Accountant, which is responsible for higher level accounting operations.
Examples of Duties
The following essential job functions are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed job functions and / or may be required to perform additional or different job functions from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
- Prepares, reviews, and processes accounting transactions related to cash receipts, customer billings, task orders, contracts, agreements, invoices, and / or purchase requisitions.
- Performs auditing functions involving purchase orders, invoices, accounts receivable, payroll, and / or other related functions. Prepares periodic reconciliation reports.
- Prepares updates, analyzes, and corrects general ledger entries.
- Prepares, submits, and reviews a variety of reports, ledgers, reconciliations, analytical reports, and / or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and / or government agencies.
- Prepares and submits use tax return.
- Researches and resolves automated accounting system issues independently.
Preparing travel expenses, cash disbursements, cash projects, and special reports.
Payroll duties include the following :
Typical Qualifications
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and / or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Knowledge of :
Payroll :
Ability and Skills in :
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES
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 / Training : Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or a related field, with major coursework in finance, accounting or business administration.
Experience :
License : Valid California Class "C" Driver's License.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment : Standard office setting.
Physical : Positions in this class typically require grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motion. Sedentary Work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Incumbents require sufficient physical ability to work in an office setting; stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; operate office equipment including use of a computer keyboard; push, pull, lift, and / or carry light amounts of weight; verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision : See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
All Orange County Water District employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employees are required to complete all related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Please visit the website below to view a summary of employee benefits :
NOTE : The provisions of this post do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this posting may be modified and / or revoked without notice.
Do you have a bachelor's degree or have completed major coursework in business administration, accounting, or a related field?
How many years of accounting experience do you have? Please describe your experience.
Do you have experience working with JD Edwards (JDE) system? If so, please describe your experience. If not, please indicate your experience with any other computerized accounting systems.
How many years of experience do you have in processing payroll? Please list the types of tasks you have completed related to processing payroll.
Which payroll processing systems do you have experience with? Please include your level of responsibility with these systems.
Describe your experience with Excel spreadsheets.
Do you have any experience working in the government or public sector? If not, please list the industries where you have worked in accounting and / or payroll roles.
Do you currently possess a valid California Class "C" Driver's License?For out-of-state applicants : Currently possessing the equivalent of a California Class "C" driver's license from another state and having the ability to readily obtain a Class "C" driver's license in the State of California would temporarily suffice this requirement.
I hereby understand and declare that the statements on this supplemental questionnaire are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. As applicable, I hereby authorize the Agency and / or designees to contact the references listed to verify the information I have supplied. I hereby release from liability all persons and organizations furnishing such information. I understand that the Agency reserves the right to validate information received on the supplemental questionnaire and that I will be subject to disqualification and / or termination if any statement in this supplemental questionnaire is found to be untrue or determined to be misleading.
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Salary : $83,242 - $104,062
