Accounting Technician III

The California State University; Fresno (CA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental and vision plans

CalPERS retirement

15 paid holidays a year

Fee waiver education program

Résumé du poste

The University Controller/Accounting Services Office at The California State University, Fresno, seeks an Accounting Technician III to support financial reporting and customer service. You will manage complex accounting tasks, reconcile accounts, and respond to inquiries in a fast-paced campus environment.

Responsibilities include assembling and analyzing accounts, daily cash reconciliations, and providing guidance to other staff.

Qualifications

• Progressively responsible financial record-keeping experience required.
• Experience with integrated electronic systems and cashiering/records-management systems.
• Ability to interpret policies, regulations, GAAP and financial procedures.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• As Accounting Technician III, perform complex technical accounting and resolve unusual problems.
• Assemble, analyze, adjust and reconcile student, sponsor and/or collection accounts.
• Respond to eRefund and 1098-T inquiries; conduct daily cash reconciliations.
• Provide training and work direction to other employees.

Connaissances

Financial record-keeping

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Customer service

Formation

Two years of college coursework (accounting emphasis)

Outils

PeopleSoft Finance

Cashnet

Cashiering systems

Description du poste

Job no: 563179
Work type: Staff
Location: Fresno
Categories: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Finance/Accounting, Probationary, Full Time

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated hiring salary is $4,570 per month (Step 1).

The salary range for this classification is $4,570 - $6,658per month.

• This is a full-time (equivalent to 40 hours per week), probationary, non-exempt position.
• Positions at Fresno State are to perform their work onsite. Some positions, depending upon University needs and operations, may be eligible for remote work, one day per week, pursuant to Fresno State's remote work guidelines and the CSU policy.

The CSU system provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), sick and vacation time, and 15 paid holidays a year. Eligible employees are also able to participate in the fee waiver education program. A summary of benefit information can be found here .

Job Summary

The University Controller/Accounting Services Office supports the University's primary mission by delivering cost-effective financial services and continually improving service to students, faculty, staff, and other customers.

Reporting directly to the Director of Student Accounts, the Accounting Technician III is an advanced journey-level member of Accounting Services within the Division of Administrative Services, which reports to the Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer. The position requires comprehensive knowledge of financial record-keeping methods, procedures, and practices, as well as a basic knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Working with considerable organization, judgment, initiative, and independence, the Accounting Technician III performs complex technical accounting and customer-service duties and resolves difficult or unusual problems. The position develops, modifies, and documents procedures in accordance with precedent and university policies; provides technical assistance and may provide work direction to other employees; and communicates and interprets university, auxiliary, and funding-agency regulations for students, faculty, staff, and external parties.

The incumbent will be responsible for assembling, analyzing, adjusting and reconciling student, sponsor and/or collection accounts; responding to eRefund and 1098-T inquiries; daily cash reconciliations; serving on appeal committees, participating in orientation sessions, and performing research and other related duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

• Knowledge of:
  • Comprehensive knowledge of financial record-keeping, mathematical, and general office methods, procedures, and practices.
  • Basic knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, internet and email applications, and integrated electronic financial, cashiering, key-card, or records-management systems.
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant regulations, policies, procedures, and privacy requirements.
• Skill/Ability to:
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment; anticipate conditions; establish priorities; and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to review financial documents and transactions for accuracy, completeness, validity, authorization, and adherence to standards.
  • Ability to compute and post figures rapidly and accurately; maintain files and records; and identify, trace, investigate, and correct errors and discrepancies.
  • Ability to prepare and analyze reconciliations, complex spreadsheets, reports, queries, and technical correspondence efficiently and accurately.
  • Ability to interpret and apply written rules, regulations, accounting procedures, and university policies to accounting and customer-service issues.
  • Ability to use initiative and sound judgment in analyzing information, determining a course of action, resolving unusual problems, and making recommendations.
  • Ability to devise new methods, develop procedures, modify and document established procedures based on precedent and university policies.
  • Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, concisely, and professionally, both verbally and in writing, including information requiring extensive interpretation.
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service, listen effectively, de-escalate difficult situations, and maintain a professional, service-oriented approach.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, coworkers, campus partners, external agencies, vendors, and members of the public from diverse backgrounds.
  • Ability to work closely with Technology Services, end users, and internal customers to support system and data integrity, upgrades, enhancements, and issue resolution.
  • Ability to provide training, technical assistance, and work direction to other employees and student assistants.

Education and Experience

• Any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
• Equivalent to four years of progressively responsible financial record-keeping experience that has provided the required knowledge and abilities.
• Experience working with integrated electronic systems and/or cashiering, key-card, financial, or records-management systems.
• Experience preparing reports, spreadsheets, reconciliations, and financial analyses.
• Customer-service experience, including interpreting policies and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using PeopleSoft Finance, Cashnet, or comparable computerized accounting and cashiering systems.
• Collections, student-account, sponsor-billing, loan-administration, or cashiering experience.
• Two or more years of college coursework with an accounting emphasis.
• California State University, higher-education, or other governmental experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Working knowledge of databases, queries, and reporting tools.
• Supervisory, lead, or training experience.
• Demonstrated history of providing excellent customer service.

Department Summary

Accounting Services is dedicated to facilitating the primary mission of the University by seeking the most cost-effective methods of delivering services while continuing to implement improvement of services to students, employees and all other customers.

Deadline & Application Instructions

Applications received by October 29, 2026 will be given full consideration by the search committee.

• Applications received after that date will be forwarded at the request of the Hiring Manager and/or search committee.

California State University, Fresno is one of 22 campuses in the California State University System. The University's mission is to boldly educate and empower students for success through our values of Discovery, Diversity and Distinction. The current student population is more than 25,000, including a large percentage of students with diverse and culturally rich backgrounds. The University serves the San Joaquin Valley while maintaining deep involvement with the state, nation, and across the globe.Fresno State is a tobacco-free, smoke-free and vapor-free campus.

Metropolitan Fresno, with a multi-ethnic population of over 527,000, is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. The campus is within driving distance of Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, San Francisco, Los Angeles, the Monterey Peninsula, beaches, sailing, lakes, and numerous ski resorts. Fresno boasts one of the most reasonable housing markets in California and