Senior Accounting Assistant - Countywide Candidate Pool/ For Temporary And Permanent Positions
Salary: $47,738.31 - $71,046.11 Annually Location: Multiple Locations Job Type: Regular Job Number: 26-15913-01JM Department: All Departments Opening Date: December 1, 2025 Closing Date: February 5, 2026 11:59 PM Pacific Time
Description: Riverside County is seeking qualified candidates for Senior Accounting Assistants. This county-wide recruitment will establish a Senior Accounting Assistant Countywide Candidate Pool of qualified applicants for Regular and Temporary Senior Accounting Assistant openings for multiple departments. This candidate pool will be used to fill current and future vacancies throughout the county.
Please note, some Senior Accounting Assistant job openings may not be filled using this candidate pool and will require you to apply separately.
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How it Works: Applicants will answer questions about location preferences, work experience, and qualifications. The most competitive applicants (based on specialized skills) will be referred for interviews. Applicants will receive email notification once their application is no longer being considered due to Candidate Pool expiration.
Some positions may require a law enforcement background investigation which requires completion of an extensive questionnaire, meeting with a background investigator, and submitting several references.
Essential Duties: • Prepare reports on the status of service accounts, contracts, grants, fee receipts, entitlements and reimbursed programs, accounts receivable, accounts payable, trust accounts; prepare regular reports of revenues and expenditures which are sent directly to management. • Answer questions that involve searching for and abstracting technical data and detailed explanations of laws, policies or procedures referring matters requiring policy decisions to a superior. • Develop or assist in the development of software applications to collect and manipulate accounting data and fiscal information; prepare spreadsheets compiling revenue activity and trends for management use; reformat data or create specific reports, charts or graphs. • Assist staff in solving, or personally respond to, the more complex and difficult inquiries; train and orient new staff members; review and correct work. • Provide technical supervision to staff maintaining and compiling computer generated spreadsheets, tracking incoming revenue, auditing daily deposits reconciliations, preparing daily deposits and reconciliation and revenue distribution reports, posting and reconciling trust funds and revenue ledgers. • Supervise a small number of lower level Accounting Assistants and clerical support staff.
Minimum Qualifications: Option I: Experience: One year of experience as an Accounting Assistant II with the County of Riverside or an equivalent position.
Option II: Experience: Three years of experience in the review, reconciliation, and preparation of financial accounts. (Substitution: One year of the required experience may be substituted with the completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial reporting, business finance, financial statement analysis, or external and internal reporting, or closely related coursework from an accredited college or university.)
Knowledge of: Basic methods, practices, and terminology of fiscal record keeping, basic business mathematics; checks, money orders and other common negotiable instruments and their proper validation and endorsement; common methods of balancing cash and checks against records of receipt; methods of handling, recording and controlling monies received and disbursed; basic mathematical/fiscal computer applications; Basic payroll practices and procedures, including FLSA requirements; Accounting systems, procedures, regulations and source documents including expenditure, revenue, general ledger and related accounting procedures and the interrelationship of internal and external record-keeping systems; general bookkeeping, accounting and audit methodology, terminology and standards.
Ability to: Make arithmetical computations quickly and accurately; operate standard office equipment which may include computers, calculators, cash registers, adding machines, and duplicating machines; read, understand and follow written and oral instructions; use computerized accounting systems; prepare data in proper format for data entry; understand and maintain financial accounting files or other record systems; recognize and correct computational errors; accurately compare, post and transfer numbers; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and classifications; prepare routine and special financial reports; communicate effectively by phone or in person; learn County accounting systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; Perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible financial/accounting duties involving a broad range of technical/complex and/or specialized transactions; review and consolidate records from multiple sources and summarize into reports, abstracts and other accounting documents; analyze data and draw logical conclusions; review and evaluate the work of lower-level accounting clerical staff may be required for some positions in the class.
Pre-Employment: All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of both a pre-employment physical exam, including a drug/alcohol test, and a criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment.)
Probationary Period: As an Approved Local Merit System, all County of Riverside employees, except those serving "At Will," are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, County Resolution, or Salary Ordinance. Temporary and Per Diem employees serve at the pleasure of the agency/department head.
Supplemental Information: The closing date and time for this position Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Application Information: Veterans Preference: The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires. To qualify, upload a copy of your (or your spouses) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouses letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans preference. The Veterans Preference Policy, C-3 is available here: https://rivcocob.org/board-policies
Reasonable Accommodations: The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: https://rc-hr.com/disability
Proof of Education: If using education to qualify or when requested by the recruiter, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account at the time of application and before the closing date. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. The County of Riverside does not participate in visa sponsorship programs, including H1-B visas, and will not provide sponsorship for any employment-based visas.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County of Riverside to provide equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, or denial of medical and family care leave, or any other non-job-related factors.
Deferred Compensation: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
Vacation Accrual (Bi-Weekly Accrual): 0 < 3 years = 80 Hours (10 Days) 4 < 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days) 10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days) Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
Sick Leave: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
Holidays: Normally 12 paid holidays per year
Bereavement Leave: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)
Basic Life Insurance: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
Disability: Employees contribute to State Disability Insurance (SDI), which provides wage replacement benefits for those unable to work due to non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy. SDI also includes Paid Family Leave benefits. The wage replacement rate, as defined by current law, is between 60-70% of wages earned during the SDI eligibility period. Benefits can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of regular pay.
Post Retirement Medical Contribution: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.
Other: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.
Do you have one year of experience as an Accounting Assistant II with the County of Riverside? Yes No
How many years of experience do you possess in the review, reconciliation, and preparation of financial accounts? None Less than one year 1 year 2 years 3 years or more
Do you possess 12 semester or 18