accounting technician

Talentify; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sacramento County is seeking an Accounting Technician to perform technical accounting work under general supervision. The role involves reviewing and recording financial transactions, reconciling accounts, and preparing reports in accordance with established systems and procedures.

Many duties may include supervisory and confidential responsibilities as required by the position. The department emphasizes strong mathematical accuracy, clear written communication, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Accounting principles, auditing and general ledger concepts.
• Ability to analyze financial records and reconcile accounts.
• Knowledge of standard office software and English writing.

Responsibilities

• Review and record financial transactions within established systems.
• Prepare financial reports and statements per required formats.
• Supervise staff and provide instructions and workload delegation.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and procedures.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial reconciliation

Customer service

Supervisory skills

Office software

Education

Accounting certificate program

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Job description

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

9/4/26, 9/25/26, 10/9/26 (Final)

Under general supervision, an Accounting Technician's work involves responsibility for technical accounting work in reviewing and recording financial transactions within established systems and procedures. Some positions function in a technical capacity; other positions are required to perform supervisory, as well as technical duties. Positions in the Accounting Technician (Confidential) class are confidential in nature, in accordance with the County Employee Relations Ordinance, and are excluded from the representation unit which includes positions allocated to the regular class of Accounting Technician.

Knowledge of

• General principles, procedures, terminology and practices used in financial and statistical accounting including posting, computing totals, reconciling accounts, and reviewing balance sheets
• Customer service techniques
• Principles and practices of supervision: performance evaluations, grievances, discipline
• Training techniques and methods
• Computer applications including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing
• Arithmetic to make calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals) and make correct change
• English language to communicate
• Clear writing: using proper English grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary
• Letter and memo format

Ability to

• Apply governmental accounting principles to the creation of financial and accounting transactions including auditing and reconciling accounts
• Analyze and evaluate financial and accounting records, drawing logical conclusions, resolving discrepancies and making decisions
• Prepare financial and accounting reports and statements in accordance with predetermined requirements
• Interpret, apply, and explain laws, regulations, rules, policies & procedures
• Calculate solutions to math problems involving addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimals and math problems involving basic algebraic expressions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
• Communicate effectively with the public, other public agencies and subordinate staff
• Train and cross-train employees
• Supervise employees including giving instructions and assigning work to staff
• Counsel employees on performance problems
• Delegate work effectively
• Meet deadlines under pressure of interruptions
• Understand and follow complex oral and written instructions
• Read English at a level necessary to understand procedure manuals, policy guidelines, software manuals, technical documents, reports, and laws/regulations
• Understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions
• Write English at a level necessary to compose clear and concise reports, procedure manuals and correspondence
• Operate standard office machines and equipment used in work assignments such as typewriter, word processing equipment, computer terminals, printers, adding machines, copying equipment and fax machines

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the requisite knowledge and abilities would be:

Either: 1. Completion of an accounting curriculum or accounting certificate program given by an accredited institution, university or college including courses in general accounting principles, auditing, cost accounting and business law.
AND Two years of responsible experience in the preparation and maintenance of accounting records which may include: processing billings/invoices on a computerized accounting system, preparation of reports analyzed by management or reconciling accounts, preparing and reconciling general ledgers, balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flow and bank statements. Responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Two additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the required curriculum.
Or: 2. One year of experience in the class of Senior Account Clerk (formerly Account Clerk III) or Senior Office Specialist responsible for financial record keeping in Sacramento County service.
Or: 3. Two years of experience in the class of Account Clerk Level II or Office Specialist Level II responsible for financial record keeping in Sacramento County service.

Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part‑time paid experience may be accumulated and pro‑rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut‑off date listed in this notice.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.

APPLICATION

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone [phone]; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email [e-mail]

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sacramento

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note: Responses of See Resume or See Application, or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience, write no experience for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For information regarding County jobs:

www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sacramento

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