Accounting Officer/ Accountant Trainee

The California Department of Justice is seeking an Accounting Officer/Accountant Trainee to perform accounting duties under the supervision of the Senior Accounting Officer. The role involves reviewing payroll operations, coordinating employee payroll issues, and ensuring compliance with audit and internal control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting duties of average difficulty
• Reviewing, coordinating, reconciling, and maintaining accountability of employee payroll/warrant distribution
• Resolution of specific employee payroll issues
• Review operations and make recommendations for revision and documentation of existing desk procedures
• Act as departmental resources to provide assistance to department employees, personnel and general inquiries concerning payroll distribution, salary advance garnishments and escheated warrant issues
• Recognize and ensure that audit, internal control, and accounting related payroll procedures are being followed
• Responsible for processing returned items received from bank

Skills

• Under the general supervision of the Senior Accounting Officer, Supervisor
• Responsible for reviewing, coordinating, reconciling, and maintaining accountability of employee payroll/warrant distribution and resolution of specific employee payroll issues
• Review operations and make recommendations for revision and documentation of existing desk procedures
• Act as departmental resources to provide assistance to department employees, personnel and general inquiries concerning payroll distribution, salary advance garnishments and escheated warrant issues
• Recognize and ensure that audit, internal control, and accounting related payroll procedures are being followed
• Responsible for processing returned items received from bank

Benefits

• Work-life balance
• 11 paid holidays
• Flexible paid leave options
• Consistent wage increases
• Pension retirement
• Job stability
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and more!

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