Ability To Work:
Accountant-Auditor I:
- Possession of a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field (candidates who are within 36 semester units or 45 quarter units of completing their degree may compete in the examination and be considered for appointment, but completion of the degree is required prior to or within the first six months of the probationary period); or,
- possession of an associate's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field, and two years of paraprofessional accounting experience performing duties equivalent to a full-charge bookkeeper or to an Accounting Technician, Senior with Santa Barbara County; or,
- three years of paraprofessional experience performing duties equivalent to a full-charge bookkeeper or to an Accounting Technician, Senior with Santa Barbara County, supplemented by professional training or college coursework in accounting or bookkeeping; or,
- a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Knowledge of: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, including internal control systems, cost accounting, and general ledger; personal computer applications; standard English grammar and usage.
Job Description:: The class of Accountant-Auditor is found only in the Auditor-Controller's Office. Incumbents in this class may be assigned accounting duties in the Operations, Financial Reporting, or Financial Systems Divisions of the Auditor-Controller's Office, or may be assigned auditing duties in the Internal Audit Division.
The Accountant-Auditor class is distinguished from the Accountant class in that the work of the Accountant-Auditors is broader in scope, encompassing the full range of responsibility for County, as opposed to departmental, finances; in addition, Accountant-Auditors may be assigned auditing duties.
The Accountant-Auditor class is further distinguished from the class of Auditor-Controller Division Chief and Audit Manager in that incumbents in the Accountant-Auditor class are primarily responsible for a specific function or project within a division, whereas the higher-level classes are responsible for the direction of all functions and programs within a division.