Job Details

THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

ADMINISTRATION BRANCH

ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2025

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: MARCH 31, 2025 AT 12:00 PM

SALARY INFORMATION

Accountant Auditor I: $4,284 - $5,460 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $24.72 - $31.55 APPROXIMATE HOURLY*

Accountant Auditor II: $4,960 - $6,331 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $28.62 - $36.53 APPROXIMATE HOURLY*

*Please refer to the appropriate Bargaining Unit Memorandum of Understanding for potential future salary increases* Please visit

ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY

Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Health and Human Services Agency

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with communities to protect and improve the health and well-being of Shasta County residents. Established in 2006, the HHSA is organized into four branches: Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, with a centralized Administration Services. The HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill, and those without resources look to the HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic needs and to protect their health and safety.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Accountant Auditor I:

Under close supervision, to perform professional accounting and auditing fiscal analysis work; to prepare a variety of accounting, statistical and narrative reports; to review accounting methods and practices of County departments, special districts and other agencies; directs a variety of complex accounting and related business management work; performs highly responsible staff assistance to the fiscal manager; and performs related work as required.

Accountant Auditor II:

Under general supervision, to perform professional accounting and auditing fiscal analysis work; to prepare a variety of accounting, statistical and narrative reports; to review accounting methods and practices of County departments, special districts and other agencies; involved in coordinating and overseeing various accounting activities in the preparation, maintenance, analysis, and verification of the department's fiscal and budget records; directs a variety of complex accounting and related business management work; performs highly responsible staff assistance to the fiscal manager; and performs related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Accountant Auditor I:

The minimum qualifications for this position are EITHER the equivalent to graduation from college with a major in accounting or a closely related field, including at least fifteen (15) semester units in elementary and advanced accounting, management accounting and business law; OR two (2) years of experience equivalent to an Accounting Technician in Shasta County and completion of at least fifteen (15) semester units in elementary and advanced accounting, management accounting and business law; OR professional level accounting or auditing experience which would provide the required standards may be substituted for college course work on a year for year basis; OR a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. Successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant exam may be substituted for the required education; OR successful completion of sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter college units from an accredited college or university, including fifteen (15) semester or twenty-two (22) quarter units in accounting; AND two (2) years of full-time experience comparable to an Accounting Technician, or two (2) years paraprofessional accounting experience.

Accountant Auditor II:

The minimum qualifications for this position are one (1) year of experience equivalent to an Accountant Auditor I with Shasta County; OR a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or a closely related field; AND one (1) year of increasingly responsible professional-level accounting experience. Successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant exam may be substituted for the required education; OR successful completion of sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter college units from an accredited college or university, including fifteen (15) semester or twenty-two (22) quarter units in accounting; AND two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional-level accounting experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a valid California driver's license.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

1. Do you have the equivalent to graduation from college with a major in accounting or a closely related field, including at least fifteen (15) semester units in elementary and advanced accounting, management accounting and business law? Yes/No
2. If “yes” to supplemental question #1, please list the relevant elementary and advanced accounting, management accounting and business law courses. If “no”, write “N/A”.
3. Do you have professional level accounting or auditing experience which would provide the required standards that may be substituted for college course work on a year for year basis? Yes/No
4. If “yes” to supplemental question #3, please list and explain how the relevant professional level accounting or auditing experience would substitute for college course work on a year for year basis. If “no”, write “N/A”.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Shasta County Personnel

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