Accounting Technician

at  City of Sacramento

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 Community Development Department, Administrative Services Division, is seeking an Accounting Technician to join their accounting and fiscal team. This position will assume responsibility for technical accounting activities. This may include performing accounts payable processing, such as auditing for correct account coding and proper approvals, and monitoring expenditure accounts for purchase order compliance. Additionally, it involves performing billing duties, including verifying fees and proper documentation to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Furthermore, responsibilities may involve cash and deposit handling, as well as preparing journal entries and reconciliations.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

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

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.

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.

• 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.