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Rancho Santiago Community College District

Senior Accountant
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Position Number: 1339280
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Job Title: Senior Accountant
Req: CL18-1220
Location: District Operations Center
Department: Accounting
Position Type: Classified Staff
Posting Close Date: 12/07/2018

Job Description:
CLASS SUMMARY
Under general supervision - prepares financial reports and expenditure claims for specially funded (local, state, federal) projects; prepares budget changes; directs maintenance of subsidiary ledgers for all financial aid programs, grants, and loans, supervises preparation of special claims for reimbursement; performs related duties as required.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
Prepares the more complex financial reports and expenditure claims for specially funded projects; directs the work of Sr. Account Clerk - grants and loans section in maintaining subsidiary ledgers and related records for all financial aid programs; directs accountants in the preparation of specially funded project reports and claims for reimbursement; coordinates with the financial aids office, accounts payable section and computer center in setting up disbursement and cancellation schedules of the student grants and loans; approves requests for special disbursements, requests for holding checks beyond cancellation dates or issuing checks before scheduled disbursement date for extraordinary reasons; reconciles general ledger balances with subsidiary ledger balances of all financial aid grants and loans on a monthly basis; prepares monthly bank reconciliation for four accounts; prepares deposits, and maintains records for RSCCD revolving cash account; checks budgets for detailed special projects received from planning and development department as to accuracy of total budget and budget amounts as contained in the approved award letters, contracts and budgets from outside funding sources; prepares budget change forms to set up new projects or adjust budget amounts of existing special projects and then directs accountant for terminal input after required signatures are obtained; reconciles district's records of National Direct Student Loan and Nursing Loan Advances and collections with the billing agency's (Academic Financial Services Association) records; maintains regular contact with AFSA's client analyst in order to keep student accounts accurate and current; answers inquiries from students regarding problems on financial aid grants and loans and inquiries from other department or project directors on specially funded programs; reviews and monitors special project expenditures and provides technical assistance to planning and development department and project directors on matters concerning special project budgets and expenditures; performs other related duties as assigned by the Director of Accounting such as preparation of special reports and schedules related to special projects, analysis of general ledger accounts.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
This position reports to the Director of Accounting. It directs the work of a Sr. Account Clerk and an Accountant.

Job Qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS
Any combination of training and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or related field with a major in accounting; and four years of increasingly responsible accounting experience preferably in governmental or fund accounting. Good knowledge of principles of general of school district accounting; rules and regulations related to specially-funded projects; principles, practices and methods of general and governmental or school district accounting and budgeting; principles of management, supervision and training; legal, procedural and reporting requirements in school district financial work, potential application of data processing to accounting and other business office transactions. Ability to learn to read computer print-outs; interpret and apply California Education Code provisions which pertain to the school district; direct the work of others.

Method of Application
For consideration in the selection process, interested persons must complete the RSCCD application and upload all required documents online by the specified closing date for the position. If you do not have a computer, there is a computer which can only access RSCCD employment website and scanner to upload application materials/documents (no USB) available at the Human Resources Department, 2323 North Broadway, Santa Ana, California, 92706, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Please upload the following application materials in the appropriate boxes with your online application by the closing date:

Resume (Required)
Please respond to the supplemental questions listed below. (Required)

1. Describe your current experience performing complex accounting reconciliations.
2. Describe your knowledge of various Excel functions and your comfort level.
3. Describe your current experience training and or directing the work of accounting staff.
4. Describe your current experience with state and or federal grant accounting and reporting.
5. Describe a major contribution you have made to your department or organization recently.

Any additional supplemental materials (Optional)

This applicant pool may be used for vacancies in the same classification occurring within the next six months.

To apply, visit: https://rsccd.igreentree.com