SENIOR ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Senior Accounting Assistant

The San Bernardino Superior Court is seeking a skilled and reliable Senior Accounting Assistant to support essential financial operations that help keep the Court running smoothly. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful public service while working across multiple courthouse locations. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful public service throughout San Bernardino County and requires frequent travel between courthouse locations to fulfill job-related essential functions of the position.

Completed applications will be reviewed, and only qualified applicants whose qualifications best meet or exceed the requirements of the position and needs of the Court will be invited to participate further in the selection process. This recruitment is scheduled to close on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Essential Functions

Under general supervision, performs a variety of routine to moderately complex accounting support and administrative duties in the preparation, processing, verification and maintenance of financial and accounting documents and records; reconciles cash receipts; verifies accuracy of postings from district courts; verifies proper appropriation of funds to various accounts; prepares change memorandums and other entries for posting receipts; and performs related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics Senior Accounting Assistant is the skilled, advanced-journey level class in this series. Incumbents perform the full range of assigned duties with a significant degree of independence and sound judgment. Incumbents perform routine to moderately complex accounting support functions requiring a detailed knowledge of the court's accounts receivables, accounts payable, and bond and bail processing. Assignments are typically received in general terms, and incumbents are expected to act within the framework of established policies, procedures and objectives. Employees in this class typically report to an Accounting Supervisor and may receive work direction from an Accounting Technician.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school and at least five (5) years of experience in financial or statistical recordkeeping duties in a governmental or public court environment; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Knowledge of:

• State, local and court codes, rules, procedures and legal terminology applicable to areas of responsibility, which includes one or more of the following: cash receipting, accounts receivable, accounts payable claims and court reporter fees processing, basic trust or grants accounting, and related financial transactions;
• Operations of the court's various financial systems and case management systems;
• Basic bookkeeping and elementary accounting practices and procedures;
• Records management, recordkeeping, filing and basic purchasing practices and procedures;
• Customer service practices and telephone etiquette;
• Uses and operations of computers, standard business software and specialized database and spreadsheet applications;
• Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation;
• Safety policies and safe work practices applicable to the work.

Ability to:

• Make calculations and tabulations and review fiscal documents accurately and rapidly;
• Prepare clear and accurate financial and statistical records and reports;
• Input data accurately at a speed necessary to meet the requirements of the position;
• Set priorities and exercise independent judgment within areas of responsibility;
• Understand, interpret, explain and apply applicable laws, ordinances and policies;
• Operate a computer and use standard business and operations support software;
• Represent the court effectively in dealings with the public, vendors and contractors;
• Use tact and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive, complex and/or confidential issues and situations;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all those encountered in the course of work.

Physical Characteristics

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

Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists; and stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds unaided. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands While performing the duties of this class, an employee uses written and oral communication skills; reads and interprets data, information and documents; analyzes and solves problems; uses math and mathematical reasoning; observes and interprets people and situations; learns and applies new information and skills; performs highly detailed work; deals with changing deadlines, constant interruptions and multiple concurrent tasks; and interacts with others encountered in the course of work, may include contact with the public.

Work Environment The employee works in an office environment where the noise level is usually quiet to moderate. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process may contact the Human Resources Office at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io . Individuals with hearing and/or speech impairments may also contact the recruiter for this position through the use of the California Relay Service by dialing 711.

Benefits

The San Bernardino Superior Court offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked. A summary of benefits is provided below.

Health and Welfare Benefits MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $225.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 59% to 61% based on plan selection and level of coverage. DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO coverage plan (but not less than twenty-three dollars and two cents {$23.02} per pay period.) VISION: Court-paid plan for employees. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months. SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-subsidized benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability. LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $35,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily. MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan. DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.

Leave Allowances VACATION: After completion of the requisite hours of continuous service (based on the bargaining unit), employees are eligible to use accrued vacation allowance. Depending on length of service, employees may accrue from 80 to 176 hours annually. HOLIDAY: Fourteen (14) paid recognized holidays and the accrual of two (2) floating holidays annually. SICK LEAVE: Employees in regular positions accrue approximately 3.39 hours of sick leave per pay period to use during instances of authorized absence due to illness, injury, or medically related appointments. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: ALL employees are eligible to receive a maximum of thirty- two (32) hours of paid leave per occurrence for bereavement leave due to the death of a person in the immediate family.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans RETIREMENT: The Court is a 1937 Act employer. More detailed information may be found by contacting SBCERA at View phone number on click.appcast.io or toll-free at View phone number on click.appcast.io or by visiting the website at San Bernardino County Retirement Association. The Court does not pay into the Social Security system; however, it does contribute to Medicare. Retirement benefits subject to change. DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Employees are eligible to participate in the Court's 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is the supplemental