Accountant Trainee

California Franchise Tax Board; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

California Franchise Tax Board in Sacramento, CA is seeking an Accountant Trainee. The role involves learning and performing accounting duties, collecting salary advances, and preparing documents for state warrants, while maintaining financial records and liaising with departments and vendors.

Job duties include ensuring proper separation of duties, adherence to SAM 7280, and the potential for position extension or permanence.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of travel rules and regulations, including SAM, CalHR, DGS, and BU contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service with ability to explain travel policies.
• Ability to develop and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Leadership and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands.
• High level of integrity, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Experience with the Financial Information System for California.
• Experience with the California Automated Travel Expense Reimbursement System.
• Experience delivering training content or presenting information.
• Experience developing, reviewing, revising, maintaining, and updating documentation and learning materials.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with financial transactions, including researching, analyzing, and resolving financial issues.
• Ability to research, analyze data and source documents, and reach sound conclusions and take appropriate actions.
• Open to working overtime annually during the months of June through August.

Responsibilities

• Collect outstanding salary advances for temporary and separating employees.
• Prepare coding for documents for issuing Revolving Fund checks and state warrants.
• Maintain financial records for agency activities and relate with department personnel, vendors and US Bank.
• Ensure separation of duties per SAM 7280.

Skills

Travel rules

Communication

Customer service

Process improvements

Leadership

Integrity

FICS

Expense system

Training delivery

Documentation

Excel

Word

Outlook

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Overtime

Job description

Job Description and Duties

The salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect reductions in pay in accordance with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program. http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113

Under close supervision of the Administrator I, in a training and learning capacity, the incumbent collects outstanding salary advances for temporary and separating employees, prepares coding for documents for issuing various Revolving Fund checks and cash State warrants. The incumbent in a training and learning capacity, performs accounting duties in the establishment and maintenance of financial records for agency activities and maintains working relationships with department personnel, other state departments, vendors and US Bank.

Separation of Duties: The duties of this position include responsibilities covered by the State Administrative Manual (SAM) Section 7280. To ensure proper separation of duties, you may not be eligible for this position if a family member (domestic partners, children, husband, wife, brother, sister, or individuals living in the same household) works in the Accounting Section.

Additional positions may become available (eRPA 2627-00164).

Position may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-537245

Position #(s): 564-553-4179-XXX

Working Title: Accountant Trainee

Classification: ACCOUNTANT TRAINEE

$4,442.00 - $5,296.00 A

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: Multiple

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: In Office

Job Type: 12 Month Limited Term - Full Time

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of travel rules and regulations, including State Administrative Manual (SAM), California Department of Human Resources (CalHR), Department of General Services (DGS), and Bargaining Unit contract rules
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to explain travel policies and provide clear direction
• Ability to develop and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Strong leadership and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands
• High level of integrity, reliability, and attention to detail
• Experience with the Financial Information System for California
• Experience with the California Automated Travel Expense Reimbursement System
• Experience delivering training content or presenting information
• Experience developing, reviewing, revising, maintaining, and updating various types of documentation and learning materials (e.g., job aids, desk aids, manuals, presentations, learning content, etc.)
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience with financial transactions, including researching, analyzing, and resolving financial issues
• Ability to research, analyze data and source documents, and reach sound conclusions and take appropriate actions
• Open to working overtime annually during the months of June through August

Contact Information

Human Resources Contact: Classification & Hiring Unit

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Hiring Unit Contact: Kieu-Lien Nguyen

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[e-mail]

Department Website: http://www.ftb.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact: Reasonable Accommodation Unit

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[e-mail]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Final Filing Date: 11/13/2026