Accounting Technician II

Join the City of Corona as an Accounting Technician II!
Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for public service? The City of Corona is looking for a dedicated Accounting Technician II to join our dynamic Finance Department. Under general direction, performs a variety of complex technical and administrative accounting support duties in the preparation, maintenance, and processing of accounting records and transactions, including accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Knowledge & Education

• Equivalent to an associate degree with major coursework in accounting or a related field.
• Terminology and practices of financial and account document processing and recordkeeping, including accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Business arithmetic and basic financial and statistical techniques.
• General accounting methods and internal control procedures.
• Principles and practices of auditing financial documents.
• Principles and practices of posting financial transactions to the general ledger.
• Methods and techniques of reconciling and balancing financial documents.
• Recordkeeping principles and procedures.
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

• Perform technical accounting duties in support of general accounting programs.
• Verify, interpret, analyze, and reconcile financial data and accounting information; ensure proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
• Compose correspondence and reports independently or from brief instructions.
• Make accurate arithmetic, financial, and statistical computations.
• Enter and retrieve data from a computer with sufficient speed and accuracy to perform assigned work.
• Establish and maintain a variety of filing, recordkeeping, and tracking systems.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in the preparation, maintenance, and processing of account records including accounts payable, accounts receivable, or related experience.

• An upbeat attitude, eager to participate.
• A passion for producing outstanding quality of work.
• A high performing, genuine, authentic individual with a good sense of humor.
• Ability to build and maintain the trust of coworkers, subordinates, and city staff.
• A genuine interest in supporting the employees.

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