City of Sacramento
Senior Accounting Technician (Public Works)
City of Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, 95828
With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or be able to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
Position Overview The Public Works Department is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join the Fiscal Support team within Engineering Services. This position is responsible for performing complex accounting and fiscal tasks, including processing and reviewing transactions, reconciling accounts, supporting capital project tracking, and reviewing and approving fiscal transactions such as vouchers, requisitions, journal entries and other accounting documents.
Key Responsibilities
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, ensuring all entries and adjustments are entered properly.
Identify and resolve problems and inconsistencies, including corrective entries to maintain accounting controls.
Examine, reconcile, balance, and adjust accounting records.
Supervise and prepare State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports.
Answer questions and advise on procedures in preparing accounting transactions.
Provide data on monetary dues, collections, and delinquencies for accounting information and auditor reports.
Prepare and submit accounting information for data processing, reconciling differences, and requesting reports.
Coordinate accounting activities with other City departments and train assigned personnel.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting principles and governmental finance, and be able to manage and analyze data using spreadsheets and databases. Confidence in communication skills and the ability to provide financial insight and support to project managers and leadership are required. The candidate should thrive in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple projects and competing deadlines. Proficiency in Excel and data extraction tools is highly desirable.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Strong attention to detail; able to identify discrepancies and ensure transactions are properly documented.
Proficiency in account reconciliation, error detection, and analyzing financial data across multiple funds or projects.
Comfortable with technology and able to extract and analyze data from financial systems.
Experience working with government financial systems.
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 necessary knowledge and abilities would be four years of experience performing financial and statistical record‑keeping, including one year at the paraprofessional level maintaining an accounting system, and specialized courses in accounting and business practices.
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Position Overview The Public Works Department is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join the Fiscal Support team within Engineering Services. This position is responsible for performing complex accounting and fiscal tasks, including processing and reviewing transactions, reconciling accounts, supporting capital project tracking, and reviewing and approving fiscal transactions such as vouchers, requisitions, journal entries and other accounting documents.
Key Responsibilities
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, ensuring all entries and adjustments are entered properly.
Identify and resolve problems and inconsistencies, including corrective entries to maintain accounting controls.
Examine, reconcile, balance, and adjust accounting records.
Supervise and prepare State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports.
Answer questions and advise on procedures in preparing accounting transactions.
Provide data on monetary dues, collections, and delinquencies for accounting information and auditor reports.
Prepare and submit accounting information for data processing, reconciling differences, and requesting reports.
Coordinate accounting activities with other City departments and train assigned personnel.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting principles and governmental finance, and be able to manage and analyze data using spreadsheets and databases. Confidence in communication skills and the ability to provide financial insight and support to project managers and leadership are required. The candidate should thrive in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple projects and competing deadlines. Proficiency in Excel and data extraction tools is highly desirable.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Strong attention to detail; able to identify discrepancies and ensure transactions are properly documented.
Proficiency in account reconciliation, error detection, and analyzing financial data across multiple funds or projects.
Comfortable with technology and able to extract and analyze data from financial systems.
Experience working with government financial systems.
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 necessary knowledge and abilities would be four years of experience performing financial and statistical record‑keeping, including one year at the paraprofessional level maintaining an accounting system, and specialized courses in accounting and business practices.
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