Special Projects Accountant

Tuolumne County Auditor-Controller is seeking qualified candidates to preform professional accounting work in the establishment and maintenance of accounts, records and budgets for the County; to report financial and statistical information timely and accurately; and to maintain complex accounting records and reports; and to perform related duties as assigned.

Special Projects Accountant is a technical specialist class in the professional accounting series. Incumbents perform specialized and highly complex accounting project and fiscal related work. Incumbents are distinguished from Senior Accountant by the latter’s supervision of subordinate staff.

Examples of Duties (Illustrative Only)

• Provides responsible professional and technical assistance in the administration and implementation of the County's financial, auditing, and accounting programs to staff, other department personnel including department heads, The County Administrative Office, members of the public and outside audit firms.
• Prepares a wide variety of financial and statistical reports, including year-end reporting, budgetary reports, assisting in the preparation of the annual report, and preparing other legal documents and management analysis.
• Monitors expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine the County's financial status and prepares custom reports, graphs, and schedules as needed.
• Prepares journal entries and reconciles general ledger and subsidiary accounts related to postings from payroll, accounts payable, cash receipts, and accounts receivable; prepares monthly financial statements, including distributing monthly revenue and expenditure reports to departments; prepares numerous monthly financial reports.
• Analyzes and reconciles expenditure and revenue accounts; reviews and processes appropriation transfer requests between accounts; reconciles bank statements to the general ledger.
• Participates in and assumes responsibility for various departmental programs including financial statements, general ledger, monthly statements, and special projects accounting; conducts and prepares special studies and reports.
• Records and maintains appropriate controls for fixed assets including the scheduling of surplus asset sales; assists in the County's purchase orders and accounts payable system, auditing and financial analysis, grant accounting, and special reports.
• Maintains and monitors the County’s grant funds and ensures compliance with rules and regulations governing the use of each grant.
• Directs accounting for all County fixed assets. Schedules auctions for the sale of surplus assets; maintains related records.
• Prepares daily, weekly and/or monthly spreadsheets for use in analyzing financial activities and conditions.
• Performs general accounting work as assigned, which may include processing accounts payable and receivable, posting journal entries, auditing and verifying the accuracy of invoices for payment, balancing cash receipts, reconciling bank statements, etc.
• Prepare annual County A-87 cost plan.
• Balances accounts with the Auditor’s Office including but not limited to general fund contingency, outstanding warrants month balance, year end balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare State Controller’s reports for Special Districts.
• Completes year-end closing procedures.

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in accounting or a closely related field and two years of experience in governmental accounting at a level equivalent to the classification of Accountant I with Tuolumne County.

For more information and to apply online please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tuolumnecounty

Closes 06/17/2026

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CURRENT BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UNION:

PERSONAL PAID LEAVES

• 12 paid holidays
• 16 hours of floating holiday awarded on July 4th
• 80 – 160 hours vacation
• 96 hours of sick leave annually
• 12 paid Personal Flex Days

MONTHLY COUNTY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BENEFITS

The County contributes monthly:

• $1,146.54 towards single employee benefits
• $2,035 towards employee one dependent
• $2,701 towards family benefits
• $250 if you opt out of health insurance due to being covered under another qualifying plan.

BENEFITS AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

• Available Medical Plans: Anthem Blue Cross CARE PPO, Anthem Blue Cross CHOICE PPO, and Kaiser for those within their service area. Law Enforcement Anthem Blue Cross plan available for specific positions. Tuolumne County is not within the Kaiser service area.
• Dental Plan: Delta Dental
• Vision: VSP Vision Care
• Life Insurance: $50,000 option life insurance plan for purchase
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: $50,000
• Retirement: Social Security and CalPERS
• Retirement: Voluntary Deferred Compensation plan (457b)
• Longevity/Retention Pay:
• 5 years = 2.5%
• 10 years = 5%
• 15 years = 10%
• 20 years = 15%
• 25 years = 20%
• Education Incentive Pay: 1 Certificate 2.5%, 2 Certificates 5%
• Probation: 26 completed pay periods

VOLUNTARY BENEFITS

• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance

ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS

• Credit Unions
• California 529 College Savings Program
• Propane Discounts
• Verizon & AT&T Wireless Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employees may qualify for:

• Employee down payment and closing cost assistance
• Student loan forgiveness
• Educational assistance program

COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

The County has a “Learning Forward” commitment to staff. We are dedicated to our employee’s growth and provide access to a career coach/employee development professional and provides an educational assistance program.