1654 Accountant III
Recruitment #TEX-1654-102130
Department | Controller |
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Analyst | Karena Phung |
Date Opened | 7/14/2020 12:30:00 PM |
Filing Deadline | Continuous |
Salary | $44.94 - $54.61/hour; $7,789.00 - $9,466.00/month; $93,470.00 - $113,594.00/year |
Job Type | Temporary Exempt |
Employment Type |
Full-Time
|
Introduction
7/14/2020- This announcement has been reopened to accept additional applications, previously applicants need not to re-apply.
City Job Classification: 1654
Accountant III
Controller's Office - Accounting Operations and Supplier Division
PLEASE NOTE: In line with the Official Public Health Order to slow the spread of COVID-19, “shelter-in-place” has been issued for all San Francisco residents that is expected to be in effect until further notice. As a result, Department of Human Resources (DHR)’s office (located at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103) is currently closed to the general public. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Human Resources Analyst listed on this announcement.
Position Description
This 1654 Accountant
III position works on the accounting activities in the Controller’s Accounting
Operations and Supplier Division (AOSD).
AOSD’s primary mission
is to control the financial activities of the City. The division certifies
contracts, pays vendors, approves personnel requisitions and reviews, monitors,
controls, and projects departmental expenditures on a continuous basis to
assess overall fiscal condition. The division assists departments to achieve
fiscal compliance, accuracy, timeliness and meaningfulness for the resulting
financial information. The division is also responsible for the producing the
City's annual audited financial statements including the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR), the Single Audit Report, and other reports required by
federal, state, and local regulations, as well as the Countywide Cost
Allocation Plan (COWCAP). Other functions include developing and maintaining
citywide financial systems, system policies, procedures, training, security,
and documentation.
Under general direction, this class performs
complex accounting duties including but not limited to:
- Performs complex accounting functions in connection with budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll analysis and grants management.
- Processes and pre-audits accounting documents and transactions in conformance with established procedures and controls.
- Reviews, prepares, reconciles and supervises the preparation of complex financial reports.
- Reviews, reconciles and audits accounting records of receipts, disbursements and encumbrances to ensure fiscal accuracy and control.
- May supervise subordinate staff by delegating, planning, directing and assigning accounting work. Includes training, coaching, and evaluating staff performance.
- Performs fiscal year-end closing activities.
- Analyzes, recommends new or updated fiscal policies, procedures and internal controls and re-aligns business practices to improve operations.
- Maintains current knowledge of applicable ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and standards.
- Presents and explains reports to financial and non-financial managers, co-workers, and clients.
- May coordinate, define, develop and maintain financial data extracts, reports and interfaces.
- Participates in the identification of functional processing and reporting requirements, end-users testing and documentation, implementation support for financial processing and reporting systems.
- Participates in the identification, creation and maintenance of accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting and control in financial systems.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
1.
A baccalaureate degree
from an accredited college or university, preferably with major course work in
accounting, finance, business administration, or related field. Such education
must include eighteen(18) semester units or twenty-four ( 24) quarter
units of coursework in accounting. AND (4) years
of professional accounting which includes analysis or problem solving.
Experience must include: Working with an automated financial system,
(preferably a government system) performing difficult and responsible
accounting, as well as preparing financial records and reports. OR
2. City and County of San Francisco Employees with four (4) years of professional accounting experience including experience as a 1652 Accountant II.
Please note: Only
Accounting courses that are 3 units or more will be counted. We will NOT accept
any related coursework (e.g. Excel, QuickBooks, finance, economics or math
courses).
Substitution:
A Master's degree in accounting, business administration,
computer information systems, public policy, or a closely related field may be
substituted for one year of work experience.
How To Apply
Please include the following items with your online
application:
- All University transcripts with University Letterhead in PDF format. NOTE: Verification of qualifications will be collected prior to appointment for all finalists. Verification of education in the form of a college transcript must be submitted with the application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but must contain the college letterhead. Please include all transcripts from the colleges you have attended (i.e. junior colleges and universities). Copies of diploma(s) will not be accepted in lieu of transcripts. Course descriptions may be requested. Applicants who possess a degree that is from a foreign college or university will be required to provide an equivalency certification of the degree. Equivalency certifications and all transcripts must be submitted upon completion of the Written Examination in order to move forward in the process.
You will be able to upload transcripts to the online application OR email to Karena.Phung@sfgov.org and include TEX-1654 in subject line of email - (DO NOT email more than one copy)
- Updated Resume
Failure to submit verification
of education or partial transcripts will result in rejection of your
application.
Applications for City and
County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through
an online process. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to register an account
(if you have not already done so) and begin the application process.
·
Select the desired job
announcement
·
Select “Apply” and read and
acknowledge the information
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Select either “I am a New User”
if you have not previously registered, or “I have Registered Previously”
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Follow instructions on the screen
Computers are available for the
public (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online
applications in the lobby of the Dept. of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness
Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco.
Applicants may be contacted by
email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to
ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept
up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not
blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking,
applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following
addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org,
@sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org).
Applicants will receive a
confirmation email that their online application has been received in response
to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this
confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means
that the online application was not submitted or received.
All work experience, education,
training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum
qualifications must be included on your application by the filing
deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be
considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
Applications completed
improperly may be cause for ineligibility and disqualification.
If you have any questions
regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam
analyst, Karena Phung, by telephone at (415) 554-5246, or by email at Karena.Phung@sfgov.org
Selection Plan
The
selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to
minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not
guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants,
the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to
comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes
necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the
needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance
interview.
Verification of Education and
Experience:
All applicants, including City employees, must provide written verification of qualifying education needed to meet the minimum qualifications. Copies of transcripts must be submitted to verify college education. Incumbency in a class with the same education requirements may be reason to waive this requirement for current city employees. Verification of qualifying experience may be required. If requested, verification must be signed by the employer or the employer’s authorized representative on the employer’s business letterhead, and must include the name of the applicant, job title(s), dates of employment, and description of job duties performed. City employees may submit performance evaluations to verify qualifying City experience in lieu of the verification, but must verify education and other qualifying experience as stated above. City and County employees shall receive credit only for the duties of the class to which appointed or assigned unless sufficient and credible documentation is provided to verify performance of other duties. Employees may receive credit for duties not usually performed by incumbents in a class if their employee file contains contemporaneous documentation that the duties were assigned and performed. By way of example but not limitation, records that describe and verify the out-of-class assignment that may be accepted as documentation include a valid performance appraisal completed during the normal evaluation period, payroll records filed at the time of the assignment and Notice of Assignment. Credit for duties not usually performed by incumbents in a class based on non-contemporaneous documentation shall require the certification of the Appointing Officer and the approval of the Human Resources Director.
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work
experience or attempted deception on the application may result in
disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County
of San Francisco.
Notes regarding Verification of Education and Experience:
1. A degree from a U.S. or
foreign college or university not currently listed on accreditation websites
may require that an evaluation of the degree must be received before placement.
The evaluation must state that the degree has equivalency as described in the
minimum qualifications.
For information on "How to obtain equivalency certification", please
visit: http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456
2. Experience must be
professional in level and scope. Experience as an Account Clerk, Sr.
Account Clerk, Principal Account Clerk, for example, may not qualify unless it
meets the guidelines defined in Civil Service Rule 109 and 110.
3. Incumbency in Class
1652 Accountant II or admission to a previous examination administration
does not guarantee admission in this process. This determination is
governed by the terms of this announcement.
Conviction History
As a selected candidate for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a selected candidate. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances, such as:
- Candidates for positions with the Unified School District and the Community College District may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under the California Education Code.
- Candidates for positions with the Recreation and Park Department may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under California Public Resources Code 5164.
Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City.
If you are a selected candidate, the hiring department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.
Disaster Service Workers
Conclusion
General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures:
Important Employment Information for the City and County of San Francisco can
be obtained at http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process or hard copy at 1 South Van Ness
Avenue, 4th Floor.
Copies of
Application Documents:
Applicants should keep copies of all documents submitted, as these will not be
returned.
Right to
Work:
All persons entering the
City and County of San Francisco workforce are required to provide verification
of authorization to work in the United States.
Requests:
Applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum eligibility requirements for
this job announcement can find information on requesting a reasonable ADA
Accommodation at:
http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#applicantswithdisabilities
Temporary-Exempt (TEX) Appointment. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer. This appointment has a maximum duration of up to three (3) years.
Issued: November 26, 2019
Amended: July 14, 2020
Carol Isen
Acting Human Resources Director
Department of Human Resources
Recruitment ID Number: TEX-1654-102130
CON/KP/(415) 554-5246
Benefits
All employees hired on or after January 10, 2009 will be required (pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section A8.432) to contribute 2% of pre-tax compensation to fund retiree healthcare. In addition, most employees are required to make a member contribution towards retirement, ranging from 7.5%-13.25% of compensation. For more information on these provisions, please contact the personnel office of the hiring agency.
For more information about benefits, please click here.
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