Accounting Technician

City of Berkeley, CA; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Berkeley seeks an Accounting Technician to perform beginning level professional accounting work, focusing on ledger maintenance, financial statements preparation and bank reconciliations.

This city-wide classification may place you in multiple departments and requires accounting coursework along with four years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to high school graduation with four years of accounting-related experience.
• Nine semester units or twelve quarter units in accounting or equivalent coursework.
• Internal certificates of competency in accounting or related coursework are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ledger accounts and prepare financial statements.
• Perform bank reconciliations and assist in budgetary analysis.

Skills

Accounting

Budget analysis

Financial statements

Bank reconciliation

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Accounting Technician

In this role, you will have the opportunity to conduct accounting, financial and budgetary analysis. You'll perform beginning level professional accounting work with an emphasis on maintaining ledger accounts and preparing financial statements and bank reconciliation.

This is a city-wide classification, and candidates may be considered for vacancies which become available within various City departments.

Job class specification: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/berkeley/classspecs/104953

Typical qualifications

A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position is:

Equivalent to graduation from high school, satisfactory completion of coursework as seen below, and four (4) years of progressively responsible accounting-related support work.

Satisfactory completion of nine semester or twelve quarter units or equivalent, including:

• Three semester units of college course work in accounting;
• Enrollment in a second three-semester-unit college-level accounting course which must be completed before the end of probation; and
• Completion of three additional semester units of college course work in accounting or internal certificates of competency within one year of appointment.

If available, equivalent internal certificates of competency may be substituted for the third college course. Nine semester units or twelve quarter units, completed prior to appointment, will satisfy the education requirement.

For positions assigned to the centralized citywide payroll function, proficiency in payroll and beginning professional auditing, including procedure writing must be demonstrated. For other positions, knowledge of government fund accounting must be demonstrated.

Applicants must have permanent career status (cannot be on probationary status) as a City of Berkeley employee in order to be considered for this position.

The exam process will include, but may not be limited to:

1. Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents (qualifying experience will be calculated based on the administrative review date). Application Deadline: Monday, September 21, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.
2. Multiple-Choice Written Exam Test Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Subject to change

Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.

Reasonable Accommodations

The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to [e-mail] at the time of application.