Accountant III (1654)
Accountant III (1654)
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Job Description
Application Opening: July 7 2025
Application Deadline: This job will close no sooner than July 21 2025
Annual Salary:$121836 to $148070 Annually
Role type: Temporary Exempt Role Description
Schedule: Full-time
The Controllers Office manages the Citys bonds and debt portfolio including providing low-cost debt financing for large-scale capital infrastructure improvements while balancing market and credit risk with appropriate benefits mitigations and controls.
In addition to the utilization of traditional debt instruments like General Obligation Bonds Commercial Paper (CP) Lease Obligation Bonds and Certificate of Participation the City is increasingly utilizing Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFD) and other special tax districts.
The 1654 temporary position will assist with the ongoing accounting and reporting process for all debt instruments including General Obligation Bonds (GOB) Commercial Paper (CP) Certificates of Participation (COP) Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) and Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFDs) Bonds. In addition to developing and implementing Citywide accounting policies and procedures the 1654 position will assist departments with the timely closeout of these projects and infrastructure improvements built using bond financing. By so doing the position will reduce the Citys administrative burden and interest costs. As an example the debt team successfully closed out completed projects under the 2010 ESER Bonds and returned $1 million of unspent cash which will be applied towards debt service. Furthermore the position will ensure that the City accounts for all debt instruments in a manner consistent with new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs complex accounting functions in connection with budget preparation purchasing activities payroll analysis and grants management.
- Processes and pre-audits accounting documents and transactions in conformance with established procedures and controls.
- Reviews prepares reconciles and supervises the preparation of complex financial reports.
- Reviews reconciles and audits accounting records of receipts disbursements and encumbrances to ensure fiscal accuracy and control.
- May supervise subordinate staff by delegating planning directing and assigning accounting work. Includes training coaching and evaluating staff performance.
- Performs fiscal year-end closing activities.
- Analyzes recommends new or updated fiscal policies procedures and internal controls and re-aligns business practices to improve operations.
- Maintains current knowledge of applicable ordinances rules regulations policies and standards.
- Presents and explains reports to financial and non-financial managers co-workers and clients.
- May coordinate define develop and maintain financial data extracts reports and interfaces.
- Participates in the identification of functional processing and reporting requirements end-users testing and documentation implementation support for financial processing and reporting systems.
- Participates in the identification creation and maintenance of accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording reporting and control in financial systems.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
Desirable Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience with PeopleSoft and Excel
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional people skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships that foster engagement and creative problem-solving as a member of a diverse staff team.
Qualifications :
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably with major course work in accounting finance business administration or related field. Such education must include eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-four (24) quarter units of coursework in accounting. AND
Four (4) years of professional accounting which includes analysis or problem solving. Experience must include: Working with an automated financial system (preferably a government system) performing difficult and responsible accounting as well as preparing financial records and reports. OR
2. City and County of San Francisco Employees with four (4) years of professional accounting experience including experience as a 1652 Accountant II.
Substitution:
A Masters degree in accounting business administration computer information systems public policy or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of work experience.
Verification of Minimum Qualifications:
Please submit a copy of your degree reflecting the required eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-four (24) quarter units of coursework in accounting. Failure to due so may lead to disqualification from the applicant process.
Interviews:
Selected candidates will be invited to participate in one or more interviews at the Controllers Office.
Additional Information :
Additional information
Information About The Hiring Process
- Conviction History
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Disaster Service Worker
- ADA Accommodation
- Veterans Preference
- Right to Work
- Copies of Application Documents
- Diversity Statement
Recruitment Analyst Information:
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact Kira Sanchez the recruitment analyst at
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
