Accounting Technician

Definition and Class Characteristics

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON MAY 5, 2025

**We are recruiting at multiple levels. Candidates are encouraged to apply to all levels of this position you qualify for.**

Looking to advance your current career with Nevada County in a law enforcement support role? If so, we hope you consider applying for our newest opportunity at the Nevada County Sheriff's Office!

Nevada County Sheriff's Office is seeking an Accounting Technician. This position will work closely with the Accounting team, the CFO, and the Administrative Services Officer. This is an experienced technical classification in the accounting support area, fully competent under minimal supervision to perform a variety of complex administrative and accounting tasks, including payroll, technical accounting, cost accounting, budget, support grant claims and related work.
An Accounting Technician is an integral part of the County's team whose mission is to support the Sheriff's Office by maintaining accurate records, recording transactions, and balancing accounts. This position is crafted for individuals who have graduated from high school and have two years of experience performing duties comparable to those of Nevada County's classification of Senior Accounting Assistant. No college degree is required but if you have an Associate's degree you only need one year experience as a Senior Accounting Assistant. Do you have your Bachelor's? If so, you qualify with no experience!

Why Nevada County Sheriff’s Office? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and clear communication, sets us up to be an impactful organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides meaningful programming to keep us safe and healthy.

Benefits:
This is a two-year limited-term position, and the County of Nevada offers an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to, CalPERS retirement, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and flexible spending and dependent care accounts (FSA & DCA), a deferred compensation plan including 401(a), 457(b) and Roth options. You will also receive a generous leave program that includes vacation, sick, administrative, and holiday leave.

You matter at the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. Your contribution, your worth, and your ideas all have a place here. We thrive on clear and ongoing employee communication, and we strive to be the best version of ourselves through continuous improvement. We learn and grow as a team. Phenomenal discoveries happen when people from diverse sets of backgrounds come together. Best of all, you make a difference in the lives of our community every day.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

To review the entire job specification, click here .

Examples of Duties

Vital duties of this position include:

• Receives, reviews, verifies and processes payroll and accounting records, documentation and related paperwork; reviews and approves payroll, claims, invoices, and associated documents for completeness, accuracy and conformance with policies and procedures; inputs payroll information; may generate payroll warrants
• Applies and implements County policies, MOU provisions, and State and Federal laws and regulations, responds to inquiries from employees and the public, and provides general accounting-related information
• Prepares vouchers for payment of payroll liabilities, including taxes, insurance premiums, retirement contributions and garnishments
• Provides support in the development of department budgets, maintains an accurate accounting of departmental expenditures and allocates expenditures to appropriate ledger accounts
• Computes and Verifies accuracy of charges, collections, special assessments and refunds; processes/authorizes claims for payment
• May prepare or make corrections to secured, unsecured and public utility bills and supplemental tax bills
• Prepares periodic and special reports and correspondence for the county, state and federal agencies
• Ensures accounts are maintained per appropriate laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and bargaining unit agreements
• Sets up and maintains journals, ledgers, controls and related documents
• Performs technical financial or statistical record keeping and review of finan?cial records and operations; generates warrants, vouchers, bills or other accounting documents
• Makes deposits with the Nevada County Treasurer
• Manages credit card and bank statement reconciliations.

Knowledge and Skills Required

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state and county laws, rules and regulations pertaining to accountability of funds and payroll
• Accounting principles and practices, governmental accounting and budgetary record keeping requirements
• Basic public agency payroll processes, including interpretation of various agreements with employee organizations
• Business data processing and data entry systems relating to accounting technical support work
• Business arithmetic, including percentages, decimals, and basic bookkeeping
• Correct English usage including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Office methods, practices and procedures

Skill in:

• Performing difficult and complex statistical or record keeping work involving use of considerable amount of judgement, speed and accuracy
• Performing accurate arithmetic calculations and financial reconciliations
• Explaining and applying accounting practices and principles within the guidelines of applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Preparing clear and concise payroll, financial or statistical statements and reports
• Reviewing and verifying the accuracy of financial data and information and ensuring appropriate authorizations are obtained
• Developing forms, records, systems and procedures
• Directing the work of others
• Operating office equipment including computers, printers, photocopiers, scanners and calculators
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

Education and Experience Required

Criteria 1:
Completion of twelfth grade or possession of a GED AND at least two years of experience at the level equivalent of Nevada County?s classification of Senior Accounting Assistant.
OR
Criteria II:
Alternately, possession of an Associate degree from an accredited college or university, in accounting, business or related field, plus one year of experience at the level equivalent of Nevada County?s classification of Senior Accounting Assistant is equivalent.
OR
Criteria III:
A candidate with a Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related degree from an accredited college or university is qualifying.

Benefits Guide

The Benefits Guide is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) for additional benefit information.
Health Insurance
The County sponsored plan is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.
Health Insurance Plans

• Anthem Blue Cross Select HMO
• Anthem Blue Cross Traditional HMO
• Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
• Blue Shield Trio HMO
• Kaiser HMO
• PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
• PERS Platinum PPO
• PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts
The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.
Life Insurance
Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Basic Term Life
• Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
• Optional Dependent Term Life
• Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance
Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Ameritas Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and Ameritas VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.
Retirement
The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and also provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55 Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60 Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50. Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55. Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57. We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page, www.calpers.ca.gov , to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Any information on this page or documents and links are subject to change without notice.

Nevada County Human Resources Department

950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2

Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov

www.nevadacountyca.gov

Closing Date/Time: 4/28/2025 8:00 AM Pacific

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