Description
The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, seeks a qualified
Accounting Supervisor. Are you ready to lead a team in maintaining impeccable financial records and ensuring regulatory compliance? As an accounting supervisor, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, guiding your team to excellence while implementing best practices to uphold financial integrity.
Salary Update 3% COLA increase effective October 2024; approximate bi-weekly range from $3,458-$4,338.
Benefit Highlights VIEW THE 2024 BENEFITS GUIDE (Download PDF reader) .
Telework/On-Site Opportunity After completing the probationary period, the position is eligible for a combination of telework and on-site work assignments OR an alternative (9/80) schedule. Telework must be completed from a pre-designated home-based location within the State of California, and employees may be required to report on-site to address business needs.
Telework is at the Court's sole discretion and may be rescinded immediately, without prior notice, based on the needs of the San Bernardino County Superior Court.
About the Position Under direction of the Finance Manager, plans, supervises and reviews the work of other employees engaged in the preparation and maintenance of financial records for various court accounts and funds; supervises accounting activities related to fund accounting, fixed-asset accounting and grant accounting as assigned; reviews, reconciles and approves journal entries; analyzes and evaluates financial accounting documents, records and accounts; prepares accurate and timely financial records; and performs related duties as assigned.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Accounting Supervisor is the advanced skill level in the professional accounting series and is responsible for supervising the work of one or more sections of professional and accounting support staff. Incumbents perform complex professional accounting in the areas of general accounting, fund accounting, trust accounting or auditing. Incumbents work with limited supervision and exercise independent judgment to ensure employees complete assigned tasks and responsibilities in accordance with established policies, procedures and objectives.
Employees in this class report to the Finance Manager and supervise the work of professional and accounting support staff.
Accounting Supervisor is distinguished from Finance Manager in that incumbents in the latter class have management responsibility for the department and oversee a number of units.
VIEW THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION .Essential Functions
Typical duties of an Accounting Supervisor include, but are not limited to:
Organizes, assigns, schedules, supervises and evaluates the work of assigned staff; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work plans to achieve assigned unit objectives.Provides input to the annual department budget; makes purchases and other expenditures in accordance with court procedures and monitors section performance against the annual budget.Participates in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, processes and procedures to achieve established goals and objectives in accordance with department standards; prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.Interviews and participates in selecting new unit staff; supervises and evaluates staff performance; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides training, coaching and mentoring for performance improvement; recommends performance recognition when warranted; with management concurrence, implements the progressive discipline process to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with Court Personnel Plan policies and labor contract agreements.Provides day-to-day leadership; works with staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service oriented work environment which supports achieving the section's and department's mission, objectives and values regarding teamwork, mutual trust, and respect; applies best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility; enforces the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensures safe work practices are followed by staff.Performs the more complex accounting, financial, and statistical analysis; prepares, reviews, and approves financial documents and transactions in accounting systems, budgets, and budget transfers; creates and reviews complex billing statements and invoices; stays abreast of changing regulatory and judicial reporting requirements.Supervises the processing of all court invoices, including the verification of account numbers, proper documentation, authorizations, and purchase order maintenance; supervises the processing and recording of all accounts receivables.Reconciles and/or supervises the reconciliation of the Court's trust accounts to ensure the integrity of the accounts and to safeguard against fraud and misappropriation.Reviews and ensures appropriate internal controls for areas of responsibility; monitors and takes action to require compliance with internal controls and Judicial Council policies and procedures; as necessary, recommends changes to achieve better control and/or to improve the efficiency of functional processes in areas of responsibility; explains changes in policies and procedures to staff of Court departments; may develop and provide training on internal controls to district courts as needed.Acts as liaison between court staff, county, Judicial Council, court customers, banks, vendors and credit card agencies on accounting discrepancies and operational concerns; resolves issues or escalates to the Finance Manager.Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a major in business administration, finance or accounting
and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in professional accounting, at least two (2) of which have been in a governmental or public court environment. Certified Public Accountant certificate is highly desirable and experience in a public agency is preferred.
Knowledge of:
- Principles, practices and terminology of general and enterprise accounting, including financial statement preparation, financial control, and reporting methods;
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) accounting standards and requirements applicable to public agencies;
- Internal control and audit principles and practices;
- Budget principles and terminology;
- Cost accounting methods and procedures;
- Laws and regulations relating to the financial administration of the Court, including; auditing principles and practices;
- Principles and practices of sound business communication;
- Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation;
- Principles and practices of effective supervision;
- Court Personnel Plan policies and labor contract provisions.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questions.Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all pertinent work experience. When listing court experience, please include the dates and classification of each position held if there is more than one.
Selection Process Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates with minimum qualifications and/or desirables. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted. Candidates who are successful in step 2 will be placed on the eligible list and may be considered for interview. Placement on the eligible list does not guarantee an interview or employment.
All candidates will be notified of their status via email at each process step. Additional steps in the selection process will include a background check and a reference check.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process may contact the Human Resources Office at (909) 521-3700 or via email at Careers@sb-court.org . Individuals with hearing and/or speech impairments may also contact the recruiter for this position through the use of the California Relay Service by dialing 711.
Physical Characteristics
The physical and mental demands described in the job description are representative of those that employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this class successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D/V.SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
BENEFITS SUMMARY
The San Bernardino Superior Court offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.A summary of benefits is provided below.
Health and Welfare Benefits MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $200.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 57% of lowest cost HMO plan based on level of coverage.
DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO coverage plan (but not less than twenty dollars {$20.00} per pay period.)
VISION: Court-paid plan for employees. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months.
SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-paid benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.
LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $50,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily.
MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan.
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.
Leave Allowances VACATION: After completion of the requisite hours of continuous service (based on the bargaining unit), employees are eligible to use accrued vacation allowance. Depending on length of service, employees may accrue from 80 to 160 hours annually.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE: Forty (40) hours of additional leave to be used during the calendar year, prorated depending on start date.
ANNUAL LEAVE: Forty (40) hours of additional leave to be used during the calendar year, prorated depending on start date.
HOLIDAY: Fourteen (14) paid recognized holidays and the accrual of two (2) floating holidays annually.
SICK LEAVE: Employees in regular positions accrue approximately 3.39 hours of sick leave per pay period to use during instances of authorized absence due to illness, injury, or medically related appointments.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: ALL employees are eligible to receive a maximum of thirty-two (32) hours of paid leave per occurrence for bereavement leave due to the death of a person in the immediate family.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans RETIREMENT: The Court is a 1937 Act employer. More detailed information may be found by contacting SBCERA at (909) 885-7980 or toll-free at 1-877-722-3721 or by visiting the website at San Bernardino County Retirement Association. The Court does not pay into the Social Security system; however, it does contribute to Medicare.
Retirement benefits subject to change.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Employees are eligible to participate in the Court's 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is the supplemental retirement plan that permits employees to defer a certain portion of their pre or post tax salary, within certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits, to an account maintained by an investment service provider. Participating employees in the pre-tax option postpone paying taxes on the deferred portion of their income.
RETIREMENT MEDICAL TRUST: This plan helps with the high cost of health care expenses after retirement. Participation is for those with ten (10) or more years of participation in the SBCERA or where the individual contributed to a public sector retirement system or system(s) over a ten (10) year period and did not withdraw the contribution form the retirement system(s). Under this plan, eligible retired participants pay for qualified expenses on a non-tax basis. All contributions, earnings, and reimbursements are tax free. The trust is funded by the eligible cash value of the participant's sick leave upon separation of service and Court contributions.
Additional Benefits TUITION BENEFIT:Employees with at least twelve (12) monthsof service will be allowed a maximum of $600.00each fiscal year.These monies may be used for job related education or career development, book fees or to reimburse membership dues in professional organizations.
FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: The Court recognizes the importance of work/life balance. Employees may request alternative work scheduling or flexible work schedules when classifications meet the requirements.
CAR ALLOWANCE: Use of Court Vehicle.
COMMUTER SERVICES: This program assists with providing information on carpools, rideshare matching, and public transportation options. The Court offers incentives for employees eligible to participating in Ridesharing activities.
The Human Resources Department reserves the right to modify the benefit programs in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations.
Closing Date/Time: 5/5/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
