Accountant Auditor

Job Description:

Accountant Auditor

Description

THE POSITION

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The Public Works Department is seeking an Accountant Auditor to be part of the Project Fiscal Support section within Engineering Services Division. The position will be responsible for complex and multi-disciplinary fiscal issues. Under direction of the Supervising Financial Analyst, the Accountant Auditor will prepare grant invoices, collect supporting information, reconcile project expenses, recover reimbursements, and respond to audit information requests. The position will also approve fiscal transactions including vouchers, requisitions, accounting journals, and other associated financial tasks.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of accounting principles, and the ability to manage spreadsheets/databases. The candidate will also have effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to properly communicate and provide feedback to a project manager or higher-level manager. The candidate should enjoy a fast-paced environment and possess the ability to juggle several projects and tasks at the same time.

Skills/attributes that the ideal candidate would possess are:

• Work well both independently and in a team setting.
• Identify discrepancies and ensure proper supporting documentation for fiscal transactions.
• Experience working with State, Federal and Local grants with an understanding of allowable costs, indirect cost rates, and grantor expectations.
• Able to reconcile accounts, detect errors, and analyze financial data across multiple funds or projects.

Under general supervision, the Accountant-Auditor performs professional accounting or auditing work including recording and reporting of financial transactions and budgetary control for assigned funds and City departments; review accounts payable, payroll, tax, and other fiscal records; develop, document, review, and determine impact of new accounting and auditing procedures and standards; and prepare financial reports, statements, audit reviews, analyses, and annual work papers.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Accountant-Auditor class is the journey level class in this series and is populated with multiple incumbents who make routine and/or limited commitments related to assignment and prescribed by organizational policies and procedures. The Accountant-Auditor class is distinguished from the next higher level of Senior Accountant-Auditor in that the latter has responsibility for a higher degree of accounting knowledge, expertise, and ability to independently handle progressively difficult assignments. Additionally, at the Senior Accountant-Auditor level, incumbents develop and implement complex accounting system modifications usually involving the lead of subordinate professional accounting personnel.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General supervision is provided by higher-level administrative or accounting personnel. Responsibilities may include direct or indirect supervision of other lower level accounting or clerical personnel, or student interns.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs monthly cash reconciliation; reconciles bank accounts; identifies and resolves bank adjustments and discrepancies with City departments and the bank; obtains information from various departments to compile the activity and year-end balances for various governmental funds; performs analytical review of activity in each fund; substantiates compilation and analytical review with supporting work papers; obtains, reads, interprets, and understands technical master grant agreements and grant contracts; prepares capital grants roll forward schedule, and ensures the proper billing, collection, and spending of grant funds.
• Assists in budget preparation, proper expenditure coding, document preparation, and other accounting-related activities; monitors budget for various City departments and projects.
• Develops and documents accounting procedures; reviews and determines impact of new accounting and auditing standards; assists with implementation; incorporates changes in financial reporting standards into individual fund and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report templates; communicates changes in standards and impact of changes to other accountants.
• Provides accounting and tax reporting services to related organizations; reconciles, records, monitors, and accounts for major tax revenues, fines, and fees; responds to questions/issues/ complaints regarding transient occupancy taxes and utility user taxes; monitors and responds to delinquency issues through oral and written contact; calculates, prepares, and records regular transfers of certain taxes and fees between funds.
• Assists, advises, and communicates with assigned operating departments on accounting, financial, and budget concerns; provides accounting services to related organizations; performs analytical review of activity; monitors, evaluates, and provides professional guidance to payroll staff engaged in operation, maintenance, and control of the biweekly payroll process; reviews and approves accounting transactions, including payment vouchers, material receiving reports, and journal vouchers, for various funds and organizations; compiles and prepares statistical and other special reports and performs special projects as necessary.
• May supervise, assign, monitor, evaluate, and provide professional and technical guidance to staff engaged in operation, maintenance, and control of relevant activities.
• Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of :

• Generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and practices.
• PC hardware and software capabilities and accounting applications.
• Principles of financial administration, including budgeting, financial reporting, data processing and purchasing.
• Modern office practices, procedures, methods, and equipment.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.

Skill in :

• Basic accounting and auditing concepts.
• Use of computers, computer applications, and software, and preparation of complex spreadsheets and Word documents.
• Identification and implementation of adequate internal controls.

Ability to :

• Examine and verify financial documents and reports.
• Prepare a variety of financial statements, reports, and analyses.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Train and evaluate technical and clerical personnel.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Education :

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in accounting, or in business administration, public administration or related field with major coursework in accounting.

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Experience :

Two years of technical/professional level accounting experience.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment . Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

P lease note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently , including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) - All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline ;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
  

• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
  

• If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week ).
  

• If "see resume" is noted in the "Work Experience" section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section.
  

• Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
  

• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
  

• If you’re requesting Veteran’s credit, a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline . Information regarding the use of Veteran’s credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
  

• Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
  

2. Training and Experience Exam : (Weighted 100%) - The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions, please note:

• Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
  

• A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.
  

3. Eligibility : Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidate’s eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Accountant Auditor examination.

4. Screening Committee : (Pass/Fail)- All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.

5. Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:

• Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/Home/ApplicationGuide for a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the application process.
  

• For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT, contact Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627.
  

• Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment ;
  

• Send an email to employment@cityofsacramento.org ; or
  

• Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726
  

Bilingual Pay
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.

Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

Civil Service Rules: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/CivilServiceBoardRules62012.pdf

Union Contracts: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/labor-agreements.html

Salary Schedule: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/SalarySchedule.pdf

Closing Date/Time: 9/6/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$73,780.67 - $103,816.81 Annually