Auditor Associate I

THE AGENCY:

The Alameda County Auditor-Controller Agency is a general government agency which provides direct services to County residents as well as administrative and operational support to County departments. The Agency develops and maintains the County’s accounting, payroll, audit, tax analysis, budget and grants, contract compliance, and cost plan systems and procedures. The Central Collections Department collects receivables mandated by State and federal laws and regulations. The Office of the Clerk-Recorder provides for the recording of all recordable documents and maps, collection and distribution of fees and taxes from recording documents, and maintenance of the vital statistics register.

For more detailed information about the agency, visit: Alameda County Auditor-Controller's Office.

THE POSITION

Under general supervision and direction, in the Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder Agency, to perform routine and moderately difficult and/or technical clerical work involving the exercise of some independent judgment in following instructions within established policies and procedures. Incumbents of this classification are expected to respond to inquiries from the public or other County departments and may be responsible for maintaining a variety of records and/or monitoring and compiling data from a variety of sources and are expected to do related work as required.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Auditor Associate I (#1527)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

Experience:

The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in the classification of Clerk II or in an equivalent or higher level clerical classification in Alameda County classified service.

OR II

Experience:

The equivalent of two (2) years full-time clerical experience including one (1) year full-time experience performing duties of a complex and technical nature in applying legal statutes and rules requiring expertise and specialized knowledge.

Substitution:

Education from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. One (1) year of education shall consist of either 30 semester or 45 quarter units.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Business arithmetic.
• Business correspondence, filing, and standard office equipment operations.
• Techniques and practices for dealing with individuals from various socioeconomic and ethnic groups both on the telephone and in person and through correspondence (including stressful contact with irate and/or hostile individuals).
• Modern office methods and equipment, including commonly used computer spreadsheets, word processing, and centralized financial and personnel/payroll programs, preferably ALCOLINK/HRMS.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, including co-workers.
• Prioritize work and coordinate several activities to meet critical deadlines.
• Operate common modern office machines, including calculator, computer, printer, and fax.
• Locate and provide basic analysis of data found in large accounting and payroll systems, such as those maintained by the Auditor Agency.
• Prepare periodic and special accounting and payroll reports.
• Identify and correct errors in a variety of mathematical computations and financial/payroll documents.
• Work independently when given specific instructions.
• Apply rules and regulations to specific cases.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Research and correct documents for errors.
• Maintain accurate records.