Accounting Technician I-II

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Accounting Technician I-II

City of Tulare Tulare, California, United States

Job Description:

Accounting Technician I-II

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Position Description

Come Grow with Us!

The City of Tulare is excited to announce the addition of an Accounting Technician I-II position. This is a unique opportunity to become an entry-level (Accounting Technician I) or journey-level (Accounting Technician II), member of our Finance Department.

The selected candidate will assist other accounting personnel in performing a wide variety of responsible clerical and technical accounting duties in the preparation, maintenance, and processing of accounting records and financial transactions, including utility billing, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.

If you’re interested in pursuing a career in governmental accounting, we encourage you to apply!

RECRUITMENT OVERVIEW:

The City of Tulare is a vibrant and steadily growing community with a population of 70,693 located in the heart of California's Central Valley. The organization, staffed with 400 full-time employees, enjoys a culture of fiscal conservatism, collaboration, teamwork and dedication to public service and our community.

To be considered for this position applicants must submit an application with detailed information in each section of the application: Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills. In addition to submitting a detailed application, applicants are required to respond to the supplemental questions associated with the application. Your responses to the supplemental questions will be used to help us evaluate your qualifying knowledge, skills, and abilities. Resumes may be attached but will not be accepted in lieu of a complete, detailed application or in lieu of detailed responses to the supplemental questions. Applicants that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to interview for the position.

WRITTEN EXAM:
If we determine that you meet the minimum requirements for the position you will be invited to take a written exam which is the first phase of our recruitment process.

The exam will consist of a multiple-choice format with the following content categories:

*Ability to Handle Money
*Ability to Make Change
*Bank Reconciliation
*Interpersonal Skills

For planning purposes, we are including reference to the written exam. Additional details regarding the exam will be sent via email, to qualified applicants after our screening process is complete on or after July 25 th at 5 p.m.

INTERVIEW:

Applicants that achieve a minimum passing score of 70% on the written exam will be eligible to participate in the interview phase.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Under direct or general supervision, assists other accounting personnel in performing a wide variety of responsible clerical and technical accounting duties in the preparation, maintenance, and processing of accounting records and financial transactions, including utility billing, accounts payable, and accounts receivable; and performs related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direct or general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. No direct supervision of staff is exercised. May exercise technical and functional direction over assigned staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Accounting Technician I : This is the entry-level class in the paraprofessional accounting technician series. Initially, under direct supervision, incumbents perform work in the areas of routine billing, accounting, and financial duties related to customer accounts for water, solid waste, and sewer services. Incumbents have frequent contact with the public providing customer services associated with utility payments, requests for service, responding to complaints, providing information, and working closely with field operations to assess needed repairs, new accounts, or account terminations.

Accounting Technician II : This is the journey-level class in the paraprofessional accounting technician series. Incumbents are cross trained to perform the full range of technical work in all of the following areas: accounts receivable and/or accounts payable, in addition to performing a variety of record keeping, reconciliation, and report preparation activities. This class is distinguished from Payroll Specialist in that the latter performs duties specifically related to the payroll function. This class is further distinguished from the Accountant classification in that the latter is a professional level requiring completion of a four-year degree.

SALARY RANGES

Accounting Technician I: $ 4,357.19 - $ 5,296.19 / Mo.

Accounting Technician II: $ 4,814.22 - $ 5,851.71 / Mo.

Examples of Essential Functions

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.

When performing the Water/Solid Waste/Sewer Billing assignment:



When performing the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable assignment:



Qualifications / Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:



Accounting Technician II, in addition to the above:



Ability to:



Accounting Technician II, in addition to the above:



EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Accounting Technician I : Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Accounting Technician II : Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade. Equivalent to the completion of two years of college (equivalent to 60 semester units) with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field is desirable.

Accounting Technician I : One year of responsible clerical experience.

Accounting Technician II : In addition to the above, one (1) year of experience in processing financial documents, maintaining financial or accounting records, or billing and collections.

Licenses and Certifications:



Additional Information

Physical Demands

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, typewriter keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects necessary to perform job functions.

Environmental Elements

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.



Closing Date/Time: 7/22/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$52,286.28 - $70,220.52 Annually
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