Accountant

American River College; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

CalPERS retirement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Los Rios Community College District is seeking an experienced accounting professional to perform complex technical and analytical accounting, budgeting, and related financial activities within the business services administration.

The role involves preparing financial reports, auditing contracts, maintaining accounts, and supporting the district's financial operations; requires two years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience related to the duties of the position.
• Education must be from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Adapt accounting and recordkeeping functions using budgeting, cost, general, property, and tax accounting computerized systems.
• Analyze records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries and make additions and corrections.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis for accounting, budget, payroll, and personnel and related matters.
• Audit contracts and prepare reports to substantiate transactions prior to settlement.
• Maintain and analyze budgets, and prepare periodic reports comparing budgeted to actual costs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business with a concentration in accounting, or a related field

Bachelor's degree in any discipline + 1 year of qualifying experience

60 semester units of coursework + 2 years of qualifying experience

Job description

Position Summary

Under direction of assigned supervisor/manager, perform complex technical and analytical accounting, budgeting, and other financial or statistical activities within a department of the business services administration. These positions are typically assigned to accounting, budget, payroll, insurance, student attendance, financial aid, auxiliary services, or other business areas where the technical nature of the job requires in-depth understanding of these functions.

Typical Duties

Adapt accounting and recordkeeping functions using budgeting, cost, general, property, and tax accounting computerized systems; analyze records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries and make additions and corrections; establish budget numbers and assign to transactions; provide technical assistance in the analysis of accounting and other fiscally related issues; perform accounting duties in the overall establishment, maintenance and control of accounts, cash, and funds of the District, including management of vault activity; assist in department's organization and workflow; process the collection of returned checks including maintenance of student records; review transactions for compliance with District procedures, federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations; prepare financial reports and analysis for accounting, budget, payroll, and personnel and related matters, including reporting for programs with restricted funds; perform the annual closing and reopening of the District's campus-based accounts; audit contracts, and prepare reports to substantiate transactions prior to settlement; serve as a resource for Account Clerks and other staff; maintain and analyze budgets, and prepare periodic reports comparing budgeted to actual costs, such as the preparation and submission of complex budget and journal entries; prepare required analyses, working trial balances and other schedules required for the District's annual audit; compute taxes owed, ensure compliance with tax payment, reporting, and other tax requirements; assist in the improvement of District fiscal processes and procedures; inventory real property and equipment, and record description, value, location, depreciation, and other information; review submitted grants and contracts for budget, contract language, and compliance issues. Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience related to the duties of the position.

Completion of a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business with a concentration in accounting, or a related field; OR a bachelor's degree in any discipline AND one additional year of qualifying experience; OR satisfactory completion of 60 semester units of course work AND two additional years of qualifying experience.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

( Experience Requirement : One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

Education must be from an accredited institution.

Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days' vacation yearly (with increases after 5 & 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position's FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked multiplied by the percentage of months worked to get the position's FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 10 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 10/12 = 0.8333; 0.75 * 0.8333 = 0.625 FTE).