THE POSITION

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The Public Works Department, Engineering Services Division, is seeking an Accounting Technician to join the Fiscal Support team. This position will prepare accounting entries, maintain fiscal records, reconcile accounts, enter customer billings, and perform accounting related duties.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate should be a self-motivated, detail-oriented, communicate effectively, work well in a team environment, provide excellent and timely customer service to internal/external customers, and excel in a fast-paced work environment.

To maintain an accounting system and to perform paraprofessional accounting duties.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Direction is provided by a Senior Accounting Technician, professional or management personnel. Responsibilities may include the indirect supervision of accounting clerical and general clerical positions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and audit materials requiring analyses of supporting documents insuring that all entries and adjustments are entered properly in the system.
  
• Identify and resolve problems and inconsistencies, determining corrective entries involved in maintaining accounting controls.
  
• Examine, reconcile, balance, and adjust accounting records.
  
• Prepare a variety of State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports from a variety of sources including preliminary data, accounting records, and computer printouts.
  
• Answer questions and advise on procedures in preparing accounting transactions.
  
• Provide data on monies due, collected, and delinquent for accounting information and annual auditors reports.
  
• Prepare and submit accounting information for data processing; reconcile any differences between accounting records and data processing reports; request reports and end of year printouts from data processing.
  
• Coordinate accounting activities with other City departments, divisions, and sections.
  
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of financial record keeping.
  
• Basic accounting principles.
  
• Modern office procedures and equipment.

Ability to:

• Understand and interpret the principles, laws, and procedures involved in fiscal record keeping and accounting functions.
  
• Prepare financial reports and maintain ledgers and journals.
  
• Analyze data and draw logical conclusions.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Three years of increasingly responsible experience in the maintenance of financial, fiscal and related statistical records.

Education:
Specialized courses in accounting and business practices.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD:Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

Bilingual Pay
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Pension Reform Act
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.