Accountant III

AppleOne Employment Services; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Senior Accountant for a public-sector organization in California. The role emphasizes strong GAAP knowledge, complex financial analysis, and precise reporting.

You will manage GL activity, reconciliations, and month-end close while collaborating with multiple departments. The ideal candidate has extensive accounting experience, including government-related environments, and demonstrates attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or closely related field.
• Several years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience.
• Public-sector accounting experience preferred.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and accounting practices.
• Experience with general ledger, reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and account analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.
• Ability to research and resolve discrepancies independently.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced accounting and financial analysis on moderately complex to complex tasks.
• Prepare, review, and maintain accurate financial records, schedules, reconciliations, and reports.
• Analyze financial data to identify discrepancies, trends, and issues needing review.
• Prepare and review journal entries, general ledger activity, and reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Support the preparation of financial statements and management reports.
• Ensure transactions comply with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Research and resolve complex accounting and reporting issues.
• Provide accounting guidance to internal departments.
• Assist with audits by preparing schedules and responses to auditor requests.
• Review processes and suggest improvements for accuracy and internal controls.
• Work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• May provide guidance or leadership to accounting staff.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

General ledger

Reconciliations

Journal entries

Financial reporting

Account analysis

Advanced Excel

Accounting systems

Discrepancy research

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP / general ledger systems

Job description

Senior Accountant – Public Sector

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a well-established public-sector organization. This position is ideal for an accounting professional with strong technical accounting skills who is comfortable independently managing complex financial assignments, performing detailed analysis, and supporting accurate financial reporting.

The Senior Accountant will perform advanced professional accounting work involving the preparation, analysis, reconciliation, and maintenance of financial records and reports. This position requires sound judgment, strong analytical skills, and a thorough understanding of accounting principles and practices, particularly within a governmental, municipal, or public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field preferred.
• Several years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience.
• Governmental, municipal, special district, or other public-sector accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and accounting practices.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and account analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial/accounting systems.
• Ability to independently research and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned accounting professional who can step into a higher-level accounting role and work with limited supervision. They are comfortable analyzing complex financial information, researching discrepancies, preparing accurate financial reports, and collaborating with multiple departments.

Previous experience working within a city, county, water district, special district, government agency, or other public-sector organization would be highly valuable.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant seeking a role that offers challenging assignments, professional responsibility, and the opportunity to contribute to the financial operations of a public-sector organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform advanced accounting and financial analysis involving moderately complex to complex assignments.
• Prepare, review, and maintain accurate financial records, schedules, reconciliations, and reports.
• Analyze financial data and identify discrepancies, trends, and issues requiring further review.
• Prepare and review journal entries, general ledger activity, and account reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Support the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and other required financial reporting.
• Ensure accounting transactions and records comply with applicable policies, procedures, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Research and resolve complex accounting and financial reporting issues.
• Provide accounting guidance and technical support to internal departments.
• Assist with audits by preparing schedules, documentation, reconciliations, and responses to auditor requests.
• Review accounting processes and recommend improvements to strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls.
• Work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• May provide technical guidance or lead direction to other accounting staff.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.