Thank you for your interest in the Accounting Specialist II position. Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants.
Responses should be thorough and specific. A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position. Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.
Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment. Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.
By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants are required to submit complete responses to the supplemental questions and a complete application in order to be considered for this recruitment.
Do you understand the above statement?
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2.
Please select how you qualify for this position by choosing one of the options below:
I possess the equivalent of one year of experience as an Accounting Specialist I in the Alameda County classified service. (Option 1)
I possess the equivalent to completion of two years of college (90 quarter or 60 semester units) from an accredited college or university in a bookkeeping or accounting curriculum AND the equivalent of two years of full-time bookkeeping experience at a level equivalent to the Accounting Specialist I classification which included some combination of document review and processing, administrative or financial record keeping and/or office management. (Option 2)
I possess the equivalent of at least four years of full-time bookkeeping experience at a level equivalent to the Accounting Specialist I classification which included some combination of document review and processing, administrative or financial record keeping and/or office management. (Option 3)
I do not meet any of the required qualifications above.
3.
Please describe your experience in each of the following areas. In your response, please indicate the name of the employer where you obtained the experience, dates of employment, and your role.
Document review and processing
Administrative or financial record keeping
Office management
4.
Describe your experience in auditing and reconciling financial, accounting and budgetary documents and records.
5.
The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to support the screening of minimum qualifications. Only the minimally qualified will be invited to participate in the next step of the testing process.
By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding.
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