Accountant-Auditor Iis the entry-level class in the professional Accountant-Auditor series. Incumbents work under close supervision while being trained, and gradually work more independently as knowledge, skills and ability are acquired. Incumbents can promote to the Accountant-Auditor II class when they have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to enable them to assume a wider range of responsibility and perform the more difficult duties.
Accountant-Auditor II is the fully qualified working level class in the Accountant-Auditor series. Incumbents in this class work more independently and perform a full range of professional level duties in the accounting or auditing division.
Requirements :
Accountant-Auditor I
Experience : No related experience is required.
Education :
Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with major course work in accounting or a closely related field. If the major has been in a field other than accounting, at least 15 units of college level accounting courses must have been completed.
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Experience
Approximately five years of professional accounting experience
Education
No degree is required
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Certification: Possession of a Certified Public Accountant Certificate.
Continuing Education Requirement
Persons in this class who are assigned to perform auditing work are required by the United States General Accounting Office to complete 80 hours of continuing education, including 24 hours in governmental accounting, every two years.
License or Certificate : Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
Accountant-Auditor II
Experience: Two years of professional level accounting and/or auditing experience, preferably in a government agency.
Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in accounting or a closely related field. If the major has been in a field other than accounting, at least 15 units of college level accounting courses must have been completed.
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Experience:
Ten years of professional level accounting and/or auditing experience, preferably in a government agency.
Education:
A two-year degree with major course work in accounting or a closely related field. If the major has been in a field other than accounting, at least 15 units of college level accounting courses must have been completed.
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Certification :
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant Certificate shall be considered equivalent to the above education and may be substituted for the two years of experience listed above on a year-for-year basis.