Accounting Assistant  (Part-Time)

FILING DEADLINE: Open until filled

Pay Scale: $30,918 - $41,694 ($29.72 - $40.09 per hour, depending on qualifications).

The Accounting Assistant serves an important role at the foundation of the financial operations of the agency. Reporting to the agency’s Finance Officer/Analyst, this position is responsible for processing many of the agency’s financial transactions, along with reconciling the bank and investment accounts. Many of the payment transactions are tied to vendor contracts, which is another important part of agency recordkeeping.

TAMC offers a hybrid telework/in office work arrangement.

This is a 20 hour per week part-time position.

 SIGNIFICANT DUTIES

• Post entries to the six fund accounts managed by the agency: deposits, accounts payable, and processing of claims.

• Maintain records on project payments and balances in vendor contracts.

• Assist with fund transfers between County trust funds and TAMC bank account.

• Maintain and update accounting records; assist with accounting and reporting for receivables, payables, payroll, invoices, purchases, investments, and fixed assets; support the monthly and year-end general ledger closing, prepare journal entries with proper documentation, and input entries onto the general ledger system.

• Perform varied research, data analysis, budgetary analysis, program analysis and computer support functions to support TAMC projects and programs and to monitor the performance of TAMC contracts and agreements.

• Assist the planning staff in the maintenance of project costs.

• Support the TAMC auditor with the annual fiscal audit and the triennial performance audits, including contract compliance audits.

• Update and maintain files of financial records and correspondence in an orderly fashion.

• Reconcile all TAMC fund and bank accounts.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and experience: Job placement will be based on qualifications:

• Eighteen months of experience performing accounting/bookkeeping duties equivalent to the Accounting Assistant at TAMC;

OR

• Completion of undergraduate accounting and bookkeeping classes or a training course leading to a bookkeeper certificate and twelve months of supervised experience.

• A strong candidate will have demonstrated experience with QuickBooks and Excel.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

To apply for the above position, please submit by the filing deadline a complete application package that includes each of these four items:

• Cover letter

• Résumé

• Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) application form

SELECTION PROCEDURES

Application packages must include all three documents in a single e-mail submittal. The application form may be obtained from our website: www.tamcmonterey.org. To be eligible for consideration, complete application packages must be sent to: Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Jefferson Kise, Director of Finance & Administration jeff@tamcmonterey.org

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer