Los Angeles County Superior Court
Accounting Technician Job at Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90079
Salary : $53,184.00 - $66,072.00 Annually
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: R9702F
Department: REVENUE AND ACCOUNTING
Opening Date: 12/31/2024
Closing Date: 1/21/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Position Description
ABOUT THE COURT
Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 36 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,800 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,752 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Accounting Technicians are responsible for performing highly responsible processing, reconciliation, verification, administration and reporting duties in one or more of the following specialized accounting support areas: collections, revenue distribution, claims processing, payroll, trust funds, non-sufficient fund checks, escheatment, refunds/disbursements, vendor payments and other Accounts Payable related functions. Incumbents in this class are expected to perform these functions in an accurate, timely manner in accordance with legal requirements and sound financial management principles and practices. For a detailed job description, please click
TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES
This position may be eligible for partial telework following an initial training period contingent upon the Court's operational unit.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet the following option at the time of application:
Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent; completion of course work in bookkeeping and accounting - and - three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in performing financial - or -statistical recordkeeping, at least two (2) years of which were at the level of Accounting Assistant.*
*NOTE: Experience at the level of Accounting Assistant is defined as performing work in a comparable class with the same level of responsibility and requiring the same knowledge, skills and abilities. Duties include performing routine to moderately difficult accounting support functions requiring a detailed knowledge of the Court's accounts payable, bond and bail processing, processing of claims, non-sufficient funds check and/or refund processing policies and procedures. Resolving problems related to these functions by referring to Court policies and procedures and knowledge of the function gained through experience.
COURSE WORK VERIFICATION:
To receive credit, a legible copy of your official transcripts (unofficial acceptable) with completed course work in accounting and bookkeeping posted from the college or university must be attached to application. Otherwise, your application materials will be deemed incomplete and rejected accordingly. For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit , , or
Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit or Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications:
PART I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials.
PART I: Online examination, weight 100% covering data entry skills, conscientiousness, service professionalism, quantitative ability, drive for success, and Microsoft Excel Skills.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTSApplications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the The Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.
Please provide a current and accurate e-mail address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via e-mail. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.
Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials. The applicants with the highest qualifications as determined by this evaluation will be selected.
Questions regarding this posting may be emailed toABetancourth@lacourt.org
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Choices Benefit Plan
Benefits may be purchased using a tax-free monthly benefits allowance between $1,099.20 and $2,369.10 for the 2023 plan year (based on number enrolled in medical coverage). If the monthly cost of the benefits selected is less than the monthly allowance, the employee receives the difference as additional taxable pay, up to a maximum of $244.00. For detailed plan information, click
Insurance
The Choices plan includes a robust range of insurance options, including medical, dental, disability, life, and AD&D insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees may contribute up to $237 per month into a tax-free Health Care Spending Account and up to $400 per month tax-free into a Dependent Care Spending Account. The Court contributes up to $375 per month to the Dependent Care Spending Account.
Leave Benefits
Vacation - All permanent and other designated categories of employees are eligible to earn paid vacation based on years of service. Vacation is based on continuous service and credited at the completion of each consecutive six-month period of employment.
Sick leave - Depending on the length of service and employment categories, up to one day of full pay per month of service is accrued monthly for qualifying service.
Holidays - 14 days per year.
Bereavement leave.
Retirement
- Optional tax-deferred supplemental retirement plan that includes a County match of up to 4% of employee's salary.
Retirement Pension Plan administered by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA).
If the candidate is a "new member" of the County's defined benefit plan (LACERA) on or after January 1, 2013, that person's pension will be limited under the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). For these purposes, a "new member" is someone who first becomes a member of LACERA on or after January 1, 2013 - that is, someone first employed by the County on or after December 1, 2012 - unless she or he established reciprocity with another public retirement system in which she or he was a member before January 1, 2013. For further information, visit
Other Benefits
The Commuter Benefit Plan (CBP) - Allows employees to pay for eligible public transit expenses using pre-tax dollars (up to IRS limits).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition Reimbursement - The Tuition Reimbursement Program provides eligible employees with tuition assistance (maximum $2000 per fiscal year) for courses toward a degree program at an accredited college and/or university. The program is intended to support the ongoing development of a highly effective workforce at the Court.
The information contained herein concerning the benefit package available to incumbents in this classification is based on an employee's appointment to a full-time, permanent position in the Court service in this class. The specific benefit package any individual employee may receive is subject to change based on that employee's particular employment status and payroll title.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The information you provide on this online supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your eligibility to participate in Part II of the examination process. All questions must be answered. You are encouraged to respond as specifically and as completely as possible. Attaching or referencing a resume will not be considered responsive. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission of a material fact, and partial information can result in disqualification.
02
Below describe your three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in performing financial or statistical recordkeeping, at least two years of which were at the level of Accounting Assistant.* If not applicable, indicate N/A. Use the following format:
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COURSE WORK VERIFICATION
Coursework in accounting and bookkeeping is required. To receive credit, a legible copy of your official transcripts (unofficial acceptable) .detailing the coursework completed and the name of the educational institution must be attached to the application.
04
Select if you have experience with the following:(check all that apply)
05
For each of the areas checked above, describe your experience. If not applicable, indicate N/A. Use the following format:
Required Question
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: R9702F
Department: REVENUE AND ACCOUNTING
Opening Date: 12/31/2024
Closing Date: 1/21/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Position Description
ABOUT THE COURT
Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 36 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,800 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,752 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Accounting Technicians are responsible for performing highly responsible processing, reconciliation, verification, administration and reporting duties in one or more of the following specialized accounting support areas: collections, revenue distribution, claims processing, payroll, trust funds, non-sufficient fund checks, escheatment, refunds/disbursements, vendor payments and other Accounts Payable related functions. Incumbents in this class are expected to perform these functions in an accurate, timely manner in accordance with legal requirements and sound financial management principles and practices. For a detailed job description, please click
TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES
This position may be eligible for partial telework following an initial training period contingent upon the Court's operational unit.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet the following option at the time of application:
Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent; completion of course work in bookkeeping and accounting - and - three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in performing financial - or -statistical recordkeeping, at least two (2) years of which were at the level of Accounting Assistant.*
*NOTE: Experience at the level of Accounting Assistant is defined as performing work in a comparable class with the same level of responsibility and requiring the same knowledge, skills and abilities. Duties include performing routine to moderately difficult accounting support functions requiring a detailed knowledge of the Court's accounts payable, bond and bail processing, processing of claims, non-sufficient funds check and/or refund processing policies and procedures. Resolving problems related to these functions by referring to Court policies and procedures and knowledge of the function gained through experience.
COURSE WORK VERIFICATION:
To receive credit, a legible copy of your official transcripts (unofficial acceptable) with completed course work in accounting and bookkeeping posted from the college or university must be attached to application. Otherwise, your application materials will be deemed incomplete and rejected accordingly. For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit , , or
Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit or Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications:
- Experience working in a public/government agency
- Experience working with Court or public agency financial systems
- Experience with Case Management Systems and/or financial software and systems
- Experience working with Accounts Payables and/or Accounts Receivables
- Extremely detailed oriented and conscientious about quality work product
- Experience working in a fast past paced environment
- Strong customer service skills
PART I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials.
PART I: Online examination, weight 100% covering data entry skills, conscientiousness, service professionalism, quantitative ability, drive for success, and Microsoft Excel Skills.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTSApplications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the The Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.
Please provide a current and accurate e-mail address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via e-mail. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.
Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials. The applicants with the highest qualifications as determined by this evaluation will be selected.
Questions regarding this posting may be emailed toABetancourth@lacourt.org
Follow us on social media!
| | | | |
Choices Benefit Plan
Benefits may be purchased using a tax-free monthly benefits allowance between $1,099.20 and $2,369.10 for the 2023 plan year (based on number enrolled in medical coverage). If the monthly cost of the benefits selected is less than the monthly allowance, the employee receives the difference as additional taxable pay, up to a maximum of $244.00. For detailed plan information, click
Insurance
The Choices plan includes a robust range of insurance options, including medical, dental, disability, life, and AD&D insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees may contribute up to $237 per month into a tax-free Health Care Spending Account and up to $400 per month tax-free into a Dependent Care Spending Account. The Court contributes up to $375 per month to the Dependent Care Spending Account.
Leave Benefits
Vacation - All permanent and other designated categories of employees are eligible to earn paid vacation based on years of service. Vacation is based on continuous service and credited at the completion of each consecutive six-month period of employment.
Sick leave - Depending on the length of service and employment categories, up to one day of full pay per month of service is accrued monthly for qualifying service.
Holidays - 14 days per year.
Bereavement leave.
Retirement
- Optional tax-deferred supplemental retirement plan that includes a County match of up to 4% of employee's salary.
Retirement Pension Plan administered by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA).
If the candidate is a "new member" of the County's defined benefit plan (LACERA) on or after January 1, 2013, that person's pension will be limited under the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). For these purposes, a "new member" is someone who first becomes a member of LACERA on or after January 1, 2013 - that is, someone first employed by the County on or after December 1, 2012 - unless she or he established reciprocity with another public retirement system in which she or he was a member before January 1, 2013. For further information, visit
Other Benefits
The Commuter Benefit Plan (CBP) - Allows employees to pay for eligible public transit expenses using pre-tax dollars (up to IRS limits).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition Reimbursement - The Tuition Reimbursement Program provides eligible employees with tuition assistance (maximum $2000 per fiscal year) for courses toward a degree program at an accredited college and/or university. The program is intended to support the ongoing development of a highly effective workforce at the Court.
The information contained herein concerning the benefit package available to incumbents in this classification is based on an employee's appointment to a full-time, permanent position in the Court service in this class. The specific benefit package any individual employee may receive is subject to change based on that employee's particular employment status and payroll title.
01
INSTRUCTIONS: The information you provide on this online supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your eligibility to participate in Part II of the examination process. All questions must be answered. You are encouraged to respond as specifically and as completely as possible. Attaching or referencing a resume will not be considered responsive. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission of a material fact, and partial information can result in disqualification.
- Please check the box to acknowledge you have read and understood the instructions.
02
Below describe your three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in performing financial or statistical recordkeeping, at least two years of which were at the level of Accounting Assistant.* If not applicable, indicate N/A. Use the following format:
- Name of the employer(s)
- Department/unit
- Dates of employment
- Number of hours worked per week
- Describe the SPECIFIC DUTIES and LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY that supports your response. Please describe specific duties ONLY.
03
COURSE WORK VERIFICATION
Coursework in accounting and bookkeeping is required. To receive credit, a legible copy of your official transcripts (unofficial acceptable) .detailing the coursework completed and the name of the educational institution must be attached to the application.
- Please check the box to indicate you have read and understood the instructions.
04
Select if you have experience with the following:(check all that apply)
- Experience working in a public/government agency
- Experience working with Court or public agency financial systems
- Experience with Case Management Systems and/or financial systems or software
- Experience working with Accounts Payables
- Experience working with Accounts Receivables
05
For each of the areas checked above, describe your experience. If not applicable, indicate N/A. Use the following format:
- Name of the employer(s)
- Department/unit
- Dates of employment
- Number of hours worked per week
- Describe the SPECIFIC DUTIES and LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY that supports your response. Please describe specific duties ONLY.
Required Question