Accounting Technician II

American Water Works Association; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical/Dental/Life/Vision

401(k) with match

457 plan

Tuition reimbursement

On-site fitness

Transit reimbursements

Training opportunities

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Accounting Technician II at Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. You will process Accounts Payable invoices, verify data, resolve discrepancies, and support timely payments in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll handle tax reporting, year-end close support, and respond to internal and external inquiries while collaborating with staff and vendors under established accounting policies. Hybrid work schedule available.

Qualifications

• Education and experience as described above.
• Experience in Accounts Payable processing and ERP usage.

Responsibilities

• Invoice Processing & Quality Control: validate vendor invoices for accurate payments, incl. taxes, leases, and contracts.
• Internal Staff and Vendor Support: respond to inquiries and resolve issues per accounting policies.
• Issue Resolution & Aging Review: review aging reports, perform QC, coordinate with vendors and internal departments.
• Year-End Closing Activities: assist with year-end AP activities and invoice searches.
• Sales & Use Tax Reporting: identify tax gaps and prepare monthly and quarterly tax reporting.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Invoice Processing

ERP system

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two years college accounting coursework substitute for experience

Tools

ERP system

Job description

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

There is currently one (1) position opening for Accounting Technician II located at Headquarters (Los Angeles, CA).

This recruitment may result in an eligibility list*.

The Accounting Technician II works in a fast-paced environment, processing Accounts Payable invoices using imaging and financial systems. The role supports timely and accurate payments by reviewing invoice data, resolving discrepancies, and responding to internal and external inquiries. This position ensures workflow efficiency and helps the department meet critical payment and reporting deadlines.

What You’ll Do:

• Invoice Processing & Quality Control: Process, review, and validate vendor invoices to ensure accurate and timely payments, including taxes, leases, property taxes utilities, and major construction contracts.
• Internal Staff and Vendor Support: Responds to inquiries and provides support to internal staff and external vendors by researching, troubleshooting, and resolving issues/inquiries related to the invoice process; ensures communications and appropriate resolutions are in accordance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Issue Resolution & Aging Review: Reviews invoice aging reports to validate outstanding items, perform quality control checks, and identify discrepancies; researches and resolves issues by coordinating with external vendors and internal departments to ensure accurate invoice processing.
• Year-End Closing Activities: Performs year-end closing activities by reviewing accounts payable aging reports and conducting invoice searches.
• Sales & Use Tax Reporting: Evaluates invoices to identify potential gaps in tax compliance; implements and maintains standardized sales and use tax transaction tracking and reporting processes and prepares monthly tax return support and quarterly sales tax returns in accordance with applicable state tax laws.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

Schedule: 44/36 Monday through Friday, with every other Friday off. Start times are no earlier than 7 am and end times are no later than 5 pm.

Hybrid: Metropolitan's current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education development test (GED) and four years of increasingly responsible, relevant experience;

OR two years in a MWD Accounting Technician I classification;

OR completion of two years full-time accredited college work in accounting or related business field may be substituted for one year of related experience.

Increasingly Responsible and Relevant Experience is defined as: work experience within Accounts Payable, processing invoices for payment, and experience using an ERP system.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• On-site fitness center
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• Public transportation reimbursements

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular Full Time Employee

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 11:59 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—and are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).