Accounting Technician

New hires are generally paid at the lower to mid-point of the salary range. Ride OMNITRANS to a satisfying career that lets you make a difference in the San Bernardino Valley. Omnitrans, provider of public mass transit for the San Bernardino Valley in Southern California is seeking a highly skilled professional to join our award-winning team. The ideal candidate hired will, under the general direction of the Accounting Manager or the Budget & Grants Manager, ensure accurate recording of revenue and expense transactions in one or more of the following areas: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, or grants and budget.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed depending on area of assignment. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position:

• Accurately records and analyzes revenue/payable transactions.
• Forecasts, monitors, and orders bus pass inventory.
• Receives/verifies and processes vendor invoices
• Reconciles revenue received to financial statements.
• Reconciles payments to vendors and providers for goods and services to financial statements.
• Invoices customers as necessary and monitors aging of receivables/payables.
• Communicates with armored cash collection service.
• Monitors unclaimed property to submit to state controller's office.
• Records ridership and electronic funds transfers.
• Conducts independent audit of accounts payable vendors statements to ensure timely payment.
• Assists in coordinating financial reporting of local/state/federal grants. Monitors the status of all active grants. Analyzes and reviews funding program activity against approved program budgets.
• Completes financial grant status/progress/milestone reports as needed.
• Assists in resolving grant funding discrepancies.
• Assists with operating and capital budget planning, preparation, and execution.
• Assists with preparation of budget reports.
• Assists with ensuring that budgets and expenditures comply with internal policies, state statutes, and applicable federal or state grant regulations.
• Assists with providing funding to departments within SAP for Capital Projects.
• Creates ad-hoc reports as necessary.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Associate degree (A.A.) from a two-year college or technical school; and two (2) or more years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS Must be familiar with current business operating systems, software, and programs.

Candidates will be screened for relevant qualifying experience that consists of an evaluation of education and experience. The most competitively qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the selection process. The selection process may include a combination of written, performance, and oral examinations. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical exam, including a drug test, and a criminal background investigation, which will include Live Scan fingerprinting.

As a leading employer in the San Bernardino Valley, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including:

• RETIREMENT CalPERS Retirement Plan (2% at 62) 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• HEALTH BENEFITS (Medical, Dental & Vision coverage options for Employee and Family) Kaiser HMO Anthem HMO Liberty Dental DHMO Vision Service Plan (VSP)
• PAID TIME OFF Up to five (5) weeks vacation annually (determined by years of service with the Agency) Up to ninety (96) hours of sick leave annually Seven (7) paid holidays, plus two (2) floating holidays annually (represented employees) Ten (10) paid holidays for management/office personnel
• ADDITIONAL Alternative work schedule - 9/80 flex schedule (upon approval/department needs) Tuition Reimbursement Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Health Care, Dependent Care Company paid life insurance for all full-time employees Long Term Disability Insurance (management only) EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Annual tool allowance (per union contract) Credit Unions