City of Dana Point
The City of Dana Point is seeking a talented, highly motivated, and customer-oriented individual to join the Administrative Services Department.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive team player with strong communication skills and a commitment to providing excellent service in a positive and collaborative work environment. Candidates with governmental accounting experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
First Review of Applications: Monday, October 27, 2025
Salary Range: $79,020 - $112,116 Annually
Examples of Essential Duties
Perform professional accounting work including preparing a variety of financial and statistical reports, reconciling bank accounts, and preparing cash control. Audit and analyze accounting transactions; post receipts to the general ledger including accounts payable and receivable, employee payroll, fringe benefits, and fixed assets; audit journal entries. Assist with annual audit; provide financial statements and records. Prepare year-end financial reports; analyze revenue and expenditure reports; summarize discrepancies. Assist in the development, implementation and modification of accounting and auditing systems and programs; recommend modifications as appropriate. Participate in the development of the City’s budget and assist in compiling the departmental bi-annual budget. Maintain and oversee administration of the fixed asset program. Perform comprehensive financial activity studies as directed; prepare monthly reports on investment performance. Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of accounting and finance. Participate in a variety of clerical and technical accounting functions; provide assistance to City staff and the public as necessary. Research and audit a variety of reports, records and documents to reconcile ledgers and journals and to produce a variety of specialized reports; may develop report formats and utilize varied databases. Perform accounts payable check processing; verify and answer questions related to proper coding, proper authorizations and available budget. Record interest revenue and prepare interest allocations for distribution of pooled revenue; post year-end revenue accruals; analyze and reconcile City revenues such as property taxes, transient occupancy taxes, and sales taxes. Assist with preparing the year-end close of City books; assist in preparing annual audit book containing all schedules requested by auditors. Assist with fixed assets accounting procedures, contract procedures, miscellaneous holding accounts and purchasing requirements consistent with public contract code. Assist in monitoring various accounts, verifying availability of funds and classification of expenditures; research and analyze transactions to resolve concerns. Oversee reconciliation of City bank accounts to the general ledger on a monthly basis, inclusive of providing support for fiscal agent and investment reconciliation; monitor cash flow and make banking transfers as necessary; may monitor and coordinate City investments. Record and verify a variety of complex financial transactions; prepare and maintain records and a variety of periodic and special financial, accounting and statistical reports. Assist with updating City records and procedures in assigned areas pursuant to changes in law, City policies and procedures, Memoranda of Understanding, and other pertinent rules and regulations. Identify and recommend opportunities for improving service delivery methods, procedures, and effectiveness of City financial operations. Perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of: Professional accounting principles and practices. Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting. Laws regulating public finance. Practices and techniques of automated and manual financial and accounting document processing and record keeping. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Records management principles and practices. Safe work principles and practices. Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations. Ability to: Perform a variety of professional accounting duties. Apply federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to accounting and auditing work. Examine and verify a wide variety of financial documents and reports. Prepare a variety of complex and routine financial statements, reports, and analyses. Apply accounting principles to the maintenance of financial and accounting transactions and the audit of financial records. Collect, evaluate and interpret information and data. Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines. Organize work, set priorities and meet multiple deadlines. Recommend improvements in financial record keeping systems. Maintain accurate records and files of work performed. Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Education and Experience A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, business or public administration, finance administration, or a closely related field and three years of professional accounting experience. Some governmental accounting experience is desired.
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Perform professional accounting work including preparing a variety of financial and statistical reports, reconciling bank accounts, and preparing cash control. Audit and analyze accounting transactions; post receipts to the general ledger including accounts payable and receivable, employee payroll, fringe benefits, and fixed assets; audit journal entries. Assist with annual audit; provide financial statements and records. Prepare year-end financial reports; analyze revenue and expenditure reports; summarize discrepancies. Assist in the development, implementation and modification of accounting and auditing systems and programs; recommend modifications as appropriate. Participate in the development of the City’s budget and assist in compiling the departmental bi-annual budget. Maintain and oversee administration of the fixed asset program. Perform comprehensive financial activity studies as directed; prepare monthly reports on investment performance. Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of accounting and finance. Participate in a variety of clerical and technical accounting functions; provide assistance to City staff and the public as necessary. Research and audit a variety of reports, records and documents to reconcile ledgers and journals and to produce a variety of specialized reports; may develop report formats and utilize varied databases. Perform accounts payable check processing; verify and answer questions related to proper coding, proper authorizations and available budget. Record interest revenue and prepare interest allocations for distribution of pooled revenue; post year-end revenue accruals; analyze and reconcile City revenues such as property taxes, transient occupancy taxes, and sales taxes. Assist with preparing the year-end close of City books; assist in preparing annual audit book containing all schedules requested by auditors. Assist with fixed assets accounting procedures, contract procedures, miscellaneous holding accounts and purchasing requirements consistent with public contract code. Assist in monitoring various accounts, verifying availability of funds and classification of expenditures; research and analyze transactions to resolve concerns. Oversee reconciliation of City bank accounts to the general ledger on a monthly basis, inclusive of providing support for fiscal agent and investment reconciliation; monitor cash flow and make banking transfers as necessary; may monitor and coordinate City investments. Record and verify a variety of complex financial transactions; prepare and maintain records and a variety of periodic and special financial, accounting and statistical reports. Assist with updating City records and procedures in assigned areas pursuant to changes in law, City policies and procedures, Memoranda of Understanding, and other pertinent rules and regulations. Identify and recommend opportunities for improving service delivery methods, procedures, and effectiveness of City financial operations. Perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of: Professional accounting principles and practices. Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting. Laws regulating public finance. Practices and techniques of automated and manual financial and accounting document processing and record keeping. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Records management principles and practices. Safe work principles and practices. Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations. Ability to: Perform a variety of professional accounting duties. Apply federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to accounting and auditing work. Examine and verify a wide variety of financial documents and reports. Prepare a variety of complex and routine financial statements, reports, and analyses. Apply accounting principles to the maintenance of financial and accounting transactions and the audit of financial records. Collect, evaluate and interpret information and data. Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines. Organize work, set priorities and meet multiple deadlines. Recommend improvements in financial record keeping systems. Maintain accurate records and files of work performed. Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Education and Experience A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, business or public administration, finance administration, or a closely related field and three years of professional accounting experience. Some governmental accounting experience is desired.
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