Accounting Technician Job at City of Sacramento in Sacramento

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. The Accounting Division provides fiscal support to the Administrative Services, Building, Planning, Code Compliance, and Animal Care divisions. This position ensures all transactions are accurate, timely, and compliant across these various program areas. The Accounting Technician performs a wide variety of accounting functions, including processing accounts payable invoices, tracking purchase order expenditures, and auditing vendor payments to ensure compliance with established purchase requests. The role also supports accounts receivable functions such as creating invoices, verifying billed fees, and maintaining accurate documentation in multiple databases. Additional responsibilities include preparing daily cash deposits, completing ledger reconciliations, and preparing journal transactions in the City’s financial system.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will be highly self‑motivated, detail‑oriented, and will demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills. They will be an independent thinker who identifies and resolves issues, provides thoughtful recommendations to supervisors and managers, and adapts to evolving needs in a dynamic work environment. The candidate will thrive in a high‑functioning team setting, while also providing excellent and timely customer service to both internal and external customers.

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.

• Prepare and audit materials requiring analyses of supporting documents, ensuring 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.

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.

Proof of education such as university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and is required at the time of appointment.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.