Accounting Assistant Jobs

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Accounting Assistants provide accounting and office support for departments, divisions and/or teams across the County. There are currently two (2) full-time Accounting Assistant vacancies described below. Candidates interested in these assignments, OR candidates interested in being considered for future Accounting Assistant vacancies in any department should apply.
Department of Finance - Property Tax Division
This Accounting Assistant supports the daily operations of the Department of Finance Property Tax Division and performs a variety of para-professional accounting duties with a focus on the billing and collection of local property taxes. In addition, the Accounting Assistant applies existing accounting and fiscal policies and procedures and is responsible for preparing, reviewing and analyzing accounting records and reports. The position involves extensive customer service, cashiering and direct public contact daily. Experience performing calculations and reconciliations and can use a variety of computer applications as well as property tax or other billing/collection experience is desirable. This position is located at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, CA.
Department of Finance – Accounts Payable
This Accounting Assistant supports the Accounts Payable business processes. It is primarily responsible for performing Countywide business critical activities such as auditing and approving documents for payment to ensure compliance and in accordance with current fiscal policies, performing check fulfillment and distribution processes and providing support and customer service to County departments, local agencies, vendors, members of the public. This position is also located at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, CA.

Our Highly Qualified Candidate is organized, dependable, flexible, accurate and able to work both independently and with a professional team. The ideal candidate is an excellent written and verbal communicator and has direct experience in customer service with the ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when dealing with the public and other departmental personnel. Additionally, they have the ability to clearly articulate and document appropriate accounting procedures and have experience in governmental accounting practices or similarly regulated environments in the private sector. Experience working with financial accounting, banking, customer account maintenance and statistical reporting systems is also highly desirable.
We recognize your time is valuable, so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required Minimum Qualifications: Two years of accounting and/or financial office support experience that includes preparing, processing, and maintaining accounting documents and records. Education or professional training that is directly related to the work may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience.
Special Requirements: The successful candidate will be required to successfully complete a background investigation.

Open & Continuous Recruitment: Because this recruitment is Open and Continuous, applicants are encouraged to submit completed applications as soon as possible. The filing period for Open and Continuous may be closed at any time.
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Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.
The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
Important COVID-19 Information: Depending on work assignment and applicable State or Federal Public Health Order, some employees may be required to be fully vaccinated and/or consent to weekly COVID-19 testing. To help mitigate transmission, masks are required for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, in certain workplace settings per the California Department of Public Health and masks are strongly recommended by the Marin County Public Health Officer in all other settings.
Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.