Salary: $94,265.60 - $120,640.00 Annually
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 01701-E
Location: CA, CA
Department: Financial Planning and Management Services
Closing: 10/23/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
Overview: Valley Water is a premier Water District in Santa Clara County; supplying wholesale water, providing flood protection, and serving as environmental stewards for clean, safe creeks and healthy ecosystems. Valley Water serves approximately two million people in 15 cities: Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mt. View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale, and the towns of Los Altos Hills and Los Gatos, and manages 10 dams and surface water reservoirs, three water treatment plants, a state-of-the-art water quality laboratory, 400 acres of groundwater recharge ponds, and 275 miles of streams.
Accountant I/II Position Code 055: This is a professional-level accounting position performing general ledger functions for the Accounting Department.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Doing bank and investment reconciliations
• Calculating and remitting sales tax for the District.
• Tracking, recording, and reporting Board of Director-related transactions.
• Participating in the month-end and year-end close process.
• Participating in the year-end audit and the preparation of the annual comprehensive financial report.
• Preparing audit schedules and responding to audit inquiries.
• Calculating the accrual for compensated absence per GASB16 and adjustment to the investment valuation per GASB31.
• Investigating and responding to inquiries from customers and vendors.
• Providing a backup/supporting role to the Senior Accountant to ensure that the operation of the section remains stable.
• Providing technical assistance and training to co-workers.

Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.
Ideal Experience:

• Accountant I: One (1) year of professional accounting experience in high-volume processing of journal entries, cost allocation, accruals, and reclasses.
• Accountant II: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience in high-volume processing of journal entries, cost allocation, accruals, and reclasses.
• Government accounting experience.
• Experience using enterprise-level financial systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the full range of professional accounting functions including payroll, accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger.
• Strong technical skills needed to provide user support and troubleshooting of the financial and payroll systems.
• Ability to prepare a variety of clear and concise financial summaries and accounting reports.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus.
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal direction.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Accurately tabulate, record, and balance assigned transactions.
• Audit, reconcile, and balance assigned accounts.
• Identify and correct accounting errors.
• Maintain a variety of financial records and files.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Learn new tasks and be a team player with the willingness to fill the gaps when needed.

Ideal Knowledge:

• General Ledger processing and reconciliation.
• Familiarity with other financial modules such as purchasing, accounts payable, budgeting, payroll, fixed assets, and inventory.
• Methods and techniques of governmental accounting and financial management.
• Principles and practices of financial analysis and auditing.

Ideal Training and Education:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting or a related field. Directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years
Required License or Certificate
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
To review the Classification Specification, please click here (Download PDF reader)
General Accounting Unit (Position Code 055)
COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
*To protect our most valuable assets, our employees, as well as the communities we serve, Valley Water requires all newly hired Valley Water personnel to be fully vaccinated (for COVID-19) or to be formally excused from the requirement through the **reasonable accommodation process (for details, see bottom of job posting)
Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.
This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite.
Selection Process
(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.
(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.
NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.
Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement:

• Fully vaccinated means (1) it has been at least two weeks since a person has completed the entire recommended series of a COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) the person has provided proof of vaccination in a form consistent with the requirements for verification of vaccine status in the State of California's July 26, 2021, Public Health Officer Order.

**Limited Exemptions to Vaccination Requirement
An individual who has been provided a job offer may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement if they:
1. Have a contraindication recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or by the vaccine's manufacturer to every approved COVID-19 vaccine. A contraindication means a condition that makes vaccination inadvisable;
2. Have a disability and are requesting an exception as a reasonable accommodation based upon this disability; or,
3. Object to COVID-19 vaccination based on their sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.
Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.
Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.
To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scvwd/jobs/4241780/accountant-i-ii
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