Senior Accounting Assistant

Senior Accounting Assistant

Salary

$55,910.40 - $68,244.80 Annually

Location

Eric Rood Government Center (Western County), 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2026-0175

Department

Treasurer-Tax Collector

Opening Date

09/10/2026

Closing Date

9/24/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Definition and Class Characteristics

INTERVIEWS FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD

THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2026

Do you enjoy working with the public and have excellent cash handling skills? Does collecting taxes and balancing various accounts sound interesting? Then serving as a Senior Accounting Assistant within the Treasurer - Tax Collector's office may be the position for you.

The Treasurer-Tax Collector's office is comprised of a successful team of dedicated professionals and has two divisions: Property Taxes and the County Treasury. The property tax division is responsible for the collection of over $380M in annual property taxes along with other revenues to help a variety of public agencies meet their financial goals. The Treasury division manages the County Treasury pool of $450M and accepts deposits for all County departments, school districts, and special districts, and ensures accurate payment and reconciliation of approved check disbursements and wire transfers while ensuring there are adequate funds to cover liquidity needs of the County Treasury.

This is an advanced-level position where individuals perform a wide range of duties in the processing and maintenance of financial and tax related records along with providing exceptional customer service to our community and County Departments.

Vital duties of this position include:

• Handling monetary transactions, including cash and checks, by accurately posting customer payments. Providing correct change, and issues receipts.
• Interfacing with the public over the telephone, in person, and through email correspondence.
• Researching a variety of complex tax records and calculating tax amounts owed.
• Maintaining detailed records and compiling appropriate backup to support accounting entries.
• Possessing a thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs.
• Reviewing and reconciling treasury and tax accounts to ensure accuracy. Reviews and reconciles treasury and tax accounts to ensure accuracy and proper financial record keeping.
• Monitoring departmental contracts and process accounts payable for the department; may also assist with budget preparation and ongoing monitoring of departmental revenue and expenditure budget.

A Senior Accounting Assistant is an integral part of the Countys team whose mission is to support the Treasurer - Tax Collector department by maintaining accurate records, recording critical payment 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 Countys classification of Accounting Assistant II. No college degree is required but if you have taken a few courses in accounting or a related field, thats a plus, along with recent cash handling experience!

Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a high-performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides important programming to keep us safe and healthy.

This is a full-time position; the County of Nevada offers an extensive benefit package including, but not limited to, CalPERS retirement, medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts (FSA).

Nevada County is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program through the Department of Education.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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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 Countys 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

01

Which of the following best describes your level of education?

• High School or GED
• Some College 0-59 units
• Some College 60-89 units
• Some College 90-119 units
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree

02

Which of the following choices best describes your years of experience preparing, processing, and maintaining a variety of statistical, financial, billing, and other records? This may include compiling, investigating and/or verifying numerical or financial information such as accounts payable and receivable, expense claims, and invoices.

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 or more years

03

The Senior Accounting Technician will handle a wide variety of assignments and situations that will require solid accounting skills. This individual should have experience in handling accounts payable and receivable which would include the ability to research and review expenditures, transactions and collections. Please select the response that best fits your experience and education in handling these tasks.

• I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.
• I have had education or training in how to perform this task but have not yet performed it on the job.
• I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
• I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
• I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing this task because of my expertise.

04

What experience do you have in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable? If none, please respond with "n/a".

05

Tell us about a decision that you made that was made based primarily on customer needs and input.

06

How would your co-workers describe your work style and contributions in your former job?

07

When you work with a team, describe the role that you are most likely to play on the team.

Required Question

Employer County of Nevada

Address 950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California, 95959

Phone 530 265 7010

Website https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/