Accountant

Palomar College; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 7,000 - 8,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Employee ADP benefits

Job summary

Palomar College seeks an Accountant to perform a full range of professional accounting, auditing and financial analysis functions. This role supports sound financial planning through meticulous review, monitoring, and reconciliation of assigned accounts and funds.

The position reports to the Fiscal Accounting department and requires a bachelor’s degree plus three years of accounting experience. Union benefits and a comprehensive compensation package are included.

Qualifications

• Three years of professional accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Perform full range of professional accounting, auditing and financial analysis functions.
• Maintain and prepare assigned financial records, reports and systems.
• Support sound financial decision-making through reviews, monitoring, and reconciliation.

Skills

Accounting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accountant

Department: Fiscal Accounting

Palomar College

Date Opened: 11/03/2026

Close Date: 11/17/2026

Primary Function

Performs a full range of professional accounting, auditing andfinancial analysis functions in the preparation and maintenance ofassigned financial records, reports and systems; ensures allappropriate federal and state requirements are followed; provides abasis for sound operational and financial planning throughfinancial review, analysis, monitoring, reconciliation andmaintenance of assigned financial accounts, funds, grants, programsand activities; serves as an experienced resource to the District'sadministration to support sound financial decision-making.

Salary

• $6,963.41 [step 1] –$8,466.61 [step 5]. Step placement may be negotiated within this range dependent upon education and experience.
• If you are a current employee who applies via the external recruitment process and is selected for a promotion, step placement on the new grade will be in accordance with the applicable District agreement/handbook.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous benefits package.

• Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan(additional plans are available that require employee buyup/monthly contribution)
• Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
• $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy(additional buy up options available)
• Employee long-term care insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Confidential free counseling,financial, legal, personal and professional development resourcesfor all members of your household
• Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
• Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees RetirementSystem)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $31,245.84 annually.

Minimum Qualifications

To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

Experience: Three years of professional accounting experience.

• Note: For work experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to40 hours per week for 12 months.

Education: Equivalent to a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration, finance or a closely related field.

• Transcripts must be included to receive credit for educationand/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e.Bachelor's degree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for ClassifiedPositions.
• Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department ofEducation will be considered as satisfying the minimumqualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outsideof the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated(evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES)website at https://naces.org/, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Diversity Statement

Palomar College serves over 30,000students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in itsdiversity.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer(EOE).

About the District

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer.