Pension Accountant (Hybrid) — Financial Reporting

CalPERS; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

CalPERS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is seeking a Pension Accountant to join our Financial Reporting Accounting Services team. The role focuses on complex reconciliations, preparing financial statements for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and ensuring accuracy of pension accounting data.

The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills, excellent communication, and hands-on experience in financial reporting and GAAP.

Qualifications

• Describe your knowledge and experience analyzing, researching, reconciling, and reporting general ledger and fund financial data. Please include the type of financial data, timing of reconciliations and reports, and accounting systems used. Please include any knowledge and experience of risk pooling.
• Describe your experience in developing financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and implementing new Governmental/Financial Accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex reconciliations and prepare financial statements for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
• Support financial reporting activities, improve business processes, and assist with accounting system operations.

Skills

Excel

Communication skills

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Job description

CalPERS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is seeking a Pension Accountant to join our Financial Reporting Accounting Services team. The role focuses on complex reconciliations, preparing financial statements for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and ensuring accuracy of pension accounting data.

The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills, excellent communication, and hands-on experience in financial reporting and GAAP.