Accountant

Butte-Glenn-Community-College-District; Oroville (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Butte Glenn Community College District invites applications for an Accountant to manage complex financial operations with precision and independence. Under the Director of Fiscal Services, you will reconcile, prepare, maintain, and audit financial information, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role emphasizes budgeting, accounts payable/receivable, and grants management. You will monitor budgets, track expenditures, and provide insightful analysis to support strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Four (4) years of work experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position; OR any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile, prepare, maintain, and audit financial information for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor budgets, track expenditures, and provide financial analysis to support strategic planning.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable and manage grants; may lead projects and staff.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline

Job description

ACCOUNTANT

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CSEA Range 37; Full-time/Non-Exempt; 40 hours per week; 12 months per year

Projected Recruitment Timeline

Anticipated Application Screening Period: October 22-23, 2026

Tentative Interviews: November 3-5, 2026 (In Person)

Anticipated Start Date: December 1, 2026

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Butte Glenn Community College would like to invite you to join our team as an Accountant. The Accountant will play a key role in managing complex financial operations with precision and independence. Under the direction of the Director of Fiscal Services, they perform functions related to reconciling, preparing, maintaining, and auditing financial information, and ensuring accuracy and compliance. The Accountant will monitor budgets, track expenditures, and provide insightful financial analysis to support strategic planning. This role requires expertise in budgeting, accounts payable and accounts receivable, and management of grants. This position may also lead projects and guide staff in financial processes. If you're detail-oriented, analytical, and ready to make an impact, we want you on our team!

Work Schedule

The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Over the summer the schedule changes to Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Friday off.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree* in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; AND
• Four (4) years of work experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position; OR
• Any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

*Bachelor’s degree education equivalency is a 1 to 1 equivalency, one year of responsible work experience related to the classification for each full year (24-30 units) of college.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• The successful applicant will be required to complete a medical history questionnaire and must agree to undergo and pass a pre-employment physical examination, based on the physical requirements of the position, prior to employment. The physician will be selected and paid for by the District. Disabilities not related to the essential physical job requirements will not preclude the applicant from being hired.
• Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that they are free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR APPLICANTS

For helpful tips and guidance on navigating our application submission and recruitment process, please refer to the document below.

• Application Tips for Success

Travel and Relocation Accommodations

For candidates traveling more than 80 miles to attend an onsite interview at Butte College, you may be eligible for travel reimbursement. And if hired, consider our relocation incentives below.

• Travel Reimbursement for Interviews
• Relocation Incentive
• Housing Resources

Butte Glenn Community College District (BGCCD) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Butte Glenn Community College District is committed to creating a diverse workforce focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all faculty, staff, administrators, managers, and students. The District is dedicated to building an environment that supports our diverse student populations providing opportunities to mentor, encourage, and prepare our students to be successful in the world and expose them to global perspectives. Our District community of professionals is devoted to enriching our students' lives by bringing to light a variety of ways to engage and discover their individual and collective paths through education.

BGCCD is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and possibly future vacancies for positions with the same class specification.

Butte Glenn Community College District participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.