Accountant Trainee/I

The County of Riverside's Housing and Workforce Solutions Department is seeking a qualified Accountant Trainee/I to join the Workforce Development Division in Riverside.

This position will report to the office full-time.

The Accountant Trainee/I supports departmental fiscal operations by managing and monitoring grant budgets, tracking both expenditures and revenue, and preparing monthly fiscal reports for submission to the State.

This position assists with year-end financial reporting and ensures the accuracy and completeness of vouchers so that payments can be processed the following business day.

The role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to work with financial data, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

This position will require the incumbent to travel to offsite locations to pick up checks on their assigned day.

Most competitive candidates will have prior experience with Microsoft Excel (including formulas and pivot tables), Microsoft Access (creating and managing data tables), PeopleSoft Financials, and supporting fiscal operations in a public sector agency.

The Accountant Trainee is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant I.

Incumbents are eligible to promote to the Accountant I class after obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation and meeting the education and experience requirements.

Failure to promote to the Accountant I will result in incumbents either being returned to their former County job classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their initial probationary period.

The Accountant I is a natural progression underfill for the Accountant II.

Incumbents are expected to promote to Accountant II after obtaining one year of experience as an Accountant I, meeting the education requirement and obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation.

Failure to promote to the Accountant II class will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their probationary period.

The level at which this position is filled is based on the candidates qualifications and at the departments discretion.

Salary Range:

Accountant Trainee - $30.8042 - $42.7377

Accountant I - $32.4984 - $45.0880

Meet the Team! Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) provides services that enhance the lives and wellbeing of the county's most vulnerable constituents and consists of the following Divisions: Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR), County of Riverside Community and Housing Development (CHD), Riverside County Workforce Development (WD), Community Action Partnership of Riverside County (CAP), and the Office of Homeless Services (OHS).

All 5 of these Divisions work in a collaborative and integrated approach to decrease poverty, provide homelessness prevention and services, increase the supply of affordable housing, and administer federal and state programs that address these issues.Accountant Tr...