Accountant I (Specialist)

Join CAL FIRE; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CAL FIRE in California seeks an Accountant I (Specialist) to perform accounting tasks including journal entries, ledgers, and trial balances. You will audit claims, gather data for financial reports, and prepare invoices for contracts and interagency agreements while maintaining ledgers and remittance advisories.

The role involves budgeting duties, reviewing deposits, and tracking interest on securities, with responsibilities to manage collections and monthly contractor payments.

Qualifications

• Performs journal entries, postings, trial balances and preliminary reconciliations.
• Gathers data for financial reports requiring accounting principles.
• Compiles less difficult financial reports and analyzes workload and budget data.
• Reviews deposits and remittances, maintains collection accounts, and tracks interest on securities.

Responsibilities

• Makes journal entries, posts ledgers and audits claims.
• Gathers data for financial reports and budgets.
• Compiles and analyzes workload and budget data.
• Reviews deposits from field offices and remittance advisories.
• Keeps track of interest on securities and collections of dishonored checks.
• Prepares invoices for contracts and interagency agreements.
• Issues invoices for overpayments by departmental staff.
• Schedules monthly payments to contractors and reviews lease payments.

Skills

Journal entries

Trial balances

Auditing claims

Budget data analysis

Invoices processing

Job description

Exam # 4316

Deadline Continuous

Working title Accountant I (Specialist) Monthly salary $3,819.00 - $4,780.00 (A) per Month | $3,933.00 - $4,925.00 (L) per Month Exam # 4316 Deadline Continuous

Position Description

00104177 - ACCOUNTANT I (SPECIALIST)

• Makes journal entries, posts ledgers, takes trial balances, audits claims, and performs preliminary reconciliations and adjustments of financial records and reports
• gathers data for a variety of financial reports requiring the application of accounting principles and judgment
• compiles the less difficult financial reports
• compiles and analyzes workload and other budget data
• reviews deposit receipts submitted by field offices
• prepares remittance advise to the State Controller's Office
• keeps track of interest due on stocks, bonds and other securities
• maintains follow-up and collection of dishonored checks
• prepares and/or reviews invoices for contracts, interagency agreements, and billings by the department
• issues invoices to departmental employees for overpayment or misuse of departmental equipment
• maintains unclear collection account
• makes progress payments to contractors on a monthly basis based on work completed by the contractor
• and reviews and schedules payment for leases for office space and consultant contracts.

Special Personal Characteristic

Ability to qualify for a fidelity bond.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.