City of Sacramento, CA
Senior Accounting Technician
City of Sacramento, CA, Sacramento, CA, United States
Salary : $53,105.87 - $74,725.30 Annually
Location : Sacramento, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Career
Job Number: 015064-25-PW
Department: Public Works
Division: Engineering Services Administration
Opening Date: 01/04/2025
Closing Date: 1/25/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
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.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The Public Works Department, Engineering Services Division is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join the Fiscal Support team. The ideal candidate will manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently. They should be highly motivated, detail-oriented, have strong communication skills, work in a team environment, provide excellent and timely customer service to internal/external customers, and excel in a fast-paced work environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong fiscal and accounting experience, including experience with data extraction from various information technology systems. Governmental experience and Excel skills are desirable.
To provide supervision and direction to assigned personnel and to perform the more complex and paraprofessional accounting duties.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Senior Accounting Technician is given independent responsibility for the completion of paraprofessional accounting duties. This class is distinguished from an Accounting Technician in that the Senior Accounting Technician is required to exercise independent judgment and initiative and to supervise, schedule, assign, and coordinate the work of assigned personnel.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Direction is provided by professional or management personnel. Responsibilities include the direct supervision of paraprofessional accounting and general clerical personnel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TYPICAL DUTIES
- Plan, schedule, and assign work to subordinate accounting and clerical personnel.
- Review the work of assigned personnel to determine accuracy of accounting records.
- Supervise and participate in the preparation and auditing of 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.
- Supervise and participate in the preparation of a variety of State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports from various sources.
- 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.
- Train assigned personnel.
- 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.
- Principles of supervision and training.
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.
- Supervise and train assigned personnel.
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:
Four years of experience performing financial and statistical record keeping including one year at the paraprofessional level maintaining an accounting system.
Education:
Specialized courses in accounting and business practices.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.
1. Application: (Pass/Fail) - All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;
4. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail)- All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.
5. Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:
Bilingual Pay
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.
Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.
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.
Additional Information
Civil Service Rules:
Union Contracts:
Salary Schedule:
01
APPLICATION: I understand my application must meet the minimum qualifications for consideration of employment with the City of Sacramento. The experience I list in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section of the employment application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement. A resume, responses to the supplemental questions requiring a narrative response, employment history listed elsewhere in the application or attachments will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section of the employment application. Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Applicant Resources Page for Screening Instructions: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment
02
PROOF OF EDUCATION: To qualify for this classification you may use any combination of education and/or experience as listed to provide required knowledge, skills, and abilities.I understand proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with my application and will be required at the time of appointment if I am using education to qualify for this position.Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Proof of Education Requirements (https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment) for information on accepted documentation.
03
EDUCATION CONFIRMATION: If I am using education to qualify for this position, I attest I possess or will possess the following level of education by time of appointment if I am selected for this position.
04
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EXAMINATION: The following questions are the Training and Experience (T&E) Examination. In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application, applicants must complete and submit online responses to the T&E questions. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. Therefore, your responses to the T&E Exam questions should be thorough and complete because the exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. In accordance with the City of Sacramento's Racial and Gender Equity Action Plan (RGEAP), this examination contains non-binary names and pronouns. For additional information regarding the City's RGEAP, please copy and paste the following link into a web browser: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CMO/City-of-Sacramento-RGEAP-v810012020.pdf?la=enI understand and agree to the above instructions.
05
Select the one option that best describes your experience reviewing and/or reconciling account balances and reviewing and/or compiling financial records.
06
Select all the boxes that best describes the action(s) you have taken to encourage and/or motivate staff or colleagues.
07
Select the one option that best describes your experience with computer applications, accounting specific software and/or databases.
08
Select the one option that best describes your experience explaining financial information and training personnel on complex financial transactions.
Required Question
Location : Sacramento, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Career
Job Number: 015064-25-PW
Department: Public Works
Division: Engineering Services Administration
Opening Date: 01/04/2025
Closing Date: 1/25/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
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.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The Public Works Department, Engineering Services Division is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join the Fiscal Support team. The ideal candidate will manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently. They should be highly motivated, detail-oriented, have strong communication skills, work in a team environment, provide excellent and timely customer service to internal/external customers, and excel in a fast-paced work environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong fiscal and accounting experience, including experience with data extraction from various information technology systems. Governmental experience and Excel skills are desirable.
To provide supervision and direction to assigned personnel and to perform the more complex and paraprofessional accounting duties.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Senior Accounting Technician is given independent responsibility for the completion of paraprofessional accounting duties. This class is distinguished from an Accounting Technician in that the Senior Accounting Technician is required to exercise independent judgment and initiative and to supervise, schedule, assign, and coordinate the work of assigned personnel.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Direction is provided by professional or management personnel. Responsibilities include the direct supervision of paraprofessional accounting and general clerical personnel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TYPICAL DUTIES
- Plan, schedule, and assign work to subordinate accounting and clerical personnel.
- Review the work of assigned personnel to determine accuracy of accounting records.
- Supervise and participate in the preparation and auditing of 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.
- Supervise and participate in the preparation of a variety of State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports from various sources.
- 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.
- Train assigned personnel.
- 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.
- Principles of supervision and training.
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.
- Supervise and train assigned personnel.
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:
Four years of experience performing financial and statistical record keeping including one year at the paraprofessional level maintaining an accounting system.
Education:
Specialized courses in accounting and business practices.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.
1. Application: (Pass/Fail) - All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;
- Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
- Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
- If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
- If "see resume" is noted in the "Work Experience" section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section.
- Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
- Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
- If you're requesting Veteran's credit, a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veteran's credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
- Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
- Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
- A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.
4. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail)- All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.
5. Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:
- Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/Home/ApplicationGuide for a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the application process.
- For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT, contact Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627.
- Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment;
- Send an email to employment@cityofsacramento.org; or
- Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726
Bilingual Pay
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.
Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.
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.
Additional Information
Civil Service Rules:
Union Contracts:
Salary Schedule:
01
APPLICATION: I understand my application must meet the minimum qualifications for consideration of employment with the City of Sacramento. The experience I list in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section of the employment application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement. A resume, responses to the supplemental questions requiring a narrative response, employment history listed elsewhere in the application or attachments will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section of the employment application. Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Applicant Resources Page for Screening Instructions: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment
- Yes
02
PROOF OF EDUCATION: To qualify for this classification you may use any combination of education and/or experience as listed to provide required knowledge, skills, and abilities.I understand proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with my application and will be required at the time of appointment if I am using education to qualify for this position.Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Proof of Education Requirements (https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment) for information on accepted documentation.
- Yes
03
EDUCATION CONFIRMATION: If I am using education to qualify for this position, I attest I possess or will possess the following level of education by time of appointment if I am selected for this position.
- No units from an accredited college or university
- Less than 30 semester or 45 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- 30 semester or 45 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- 60 semester or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- Associates Degree
- 90 semester or 135 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- Doctorate
04
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EXAMINATION: The following questions are the Training and Experience (T&E) Examination. In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application, applicants must complete and submit online responses to the T&E questions. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. Therefore, your responses to the T&E Exam questions should be thorough and complete because the exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. In accordance with the City of Sacramento's Racial and Gender Equity Action Plan (RGEAP), this examination contains non-binary names and pronouns. For additional information regarding the City's RGEAP, please copy and paste the following link into a web browser: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CMO/City-of-Sacramento-RGEAP-v810012020.pdf?la=enI understand and agree to the above instructions.
- Yes
05
Select the one option that best describes your experience reviewing and/or reconciling account balances and reviewing and/or compiling financial records.
- Six years or more
- At least five years, but less than six years
- At least four years, but less than five years
- At least three years, but less than four years
- Less than three years
06
Select all the boxes that best describes the action(s) you have taken to encourage and/or motivate staff or colleagues.
- Positive verbal reinforcement
- Set a positive example
- Recognize sensitivities to diversity within the team
- Talk with staff or colleagues to make sure they understand the expectations of the job
- Let employee(s) know when they are performing especially well (they should also be informed when they are not meeting job standards)
- Treat the staff or colleagues impartially and with respect
- Let them know the importance of their work in relation to program, the department, and the agency/organization
- Stress the importance of providing positive customer service
- Recognizes motivation and encouragement should be tailored to the employee as not everyone is motivated or encouraged the same way
- Encourage feedback and questions from coworkers regarding work situations
- None of the above
07
Select the one option that best describes your experience with computer applications, accounting specific software and/or databases.
- Six years or more
- At least five years, but less than six years
- At least four years, but less than five years
- At least three years, but less than four years
- Less than three years
08
Select the one option that best describes your experience explaining financial information and training personnel on complex financial transactions.
- Six years or more
- At least five years, but less than six years
- At least four years, but less than five years
- At least three years, but less than four years
- Less than three years
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