Accountant III

Working Title: Accountant III

Classification Title:Accountant III

Posting Details

Priority Application Date: Thursday July 23rd @ 11:55pm (Posting will remain open until filled)

Hiring Preference
Eligible on-campus applicants in California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) Bargaining Units 257 and 9 will be given first consideration in the recruitment.

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Senior Director this position performs advanced professional accounting work requiring extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); comprehensive understanding of accounting practices and a working knowledge of federal student financial aid and grant reporting.

This includes detailed examination of the complex University and Auxiliary Organization financial records for completeness and accuracy in conformance with established policies and procedures dictated by State Controllers Office (SCO) Chancellors Office (CO) Integrated CSU Administrative Manual (ICSUAM) GAAP and University Policies.

This position requires substantial independence judgement and discretion and provides expertise lead work direction and oversight to other professional and technical staff.

The position requires independent analysis maintenance and reconciliation of complex accounting records. This position will coordinate the preparation of Legal GAAP Single Audit NCAA and other financial statements reports and supporting documentation and will serve as the primary contact for internal and external auditors.

FLSA:Exempt (not eligible for overtime compensation under FLSA)

Anticipated Hiring Range:$5877.00 per month (Step 1) -$6618.00 per month (Step 7)

CSU Classification Salary Range: $5877.00 per month (Step 1) -$8561.00 per month (Step 20)

Salary step placement will be determined based on relevant qualifications and professional experience.

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Salary Grade/Range:1

Recruitment Type:Regular (probationary)

Time Base:Full-Time

Work Hours:Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Department Information

Accounting Services is responsible for Sacramento States financial record keeping ensuring that the University operations in compliance with standard accounting and regulatory practices.

The staff processes comprehensive accurate and timely financial information for reporting and management decision making and conducts financial transactions such as expenditure transfers chargebacks cost recovery and assignment of General Ledger chart strings.

Qualifications

Experience and Education:

Equivalent to a bachelors degree in a related field and five years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

RequiredQualifications

Knowledge

1. Knowledge of GAAP including varied technical accounting principles and practices used in the most difficult and complex financial record keeping and reporting.
2. Knowledge of governmental and/or fund accounting principles and procedures and accounting system requirements and procedures.
3. Knowledge of operations services and activities of the accounting and budgeting system and program areas.
4. Principles of budget preparation analysis and monitoring.
5. Knowledge of procedures policies rules and practices affecting the development maintenance and control of fiscal record keeping systems including Microsoft office applications and functions such as pivot tables charts and graphs.
6. Knowledge of methods and techniques of auditing verifying balancing and reconciling accounting records.
7. Knowledge of principles and practices used in establishing and maintaining files and information retrieval systems.

Abilities

8. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and communicate effectively with others inside and outside the unit including conveying complex and technical professional accounting information to non-Accountants.
9. Ability to organize and plan work and projects while handling multiple priorities.
10. Ability to understand and troubleshoot issues from the financial systems.
11. Ability to perform tasks requiring attention to detail.
12. Ability to train others in new skills and procedures.
13. Ability to maintain a strong customer focus while working in a fast-paced environment with a heavy workload ongoing deadlines and frequent interruptions.
14. Commitment to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive work environment with diverse colleagues and constituents including faculty students staff and members of the community

Skills

15. Strong analytical skills.
16. Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills.

PreferredQualifications

17. Working knowledge of Federal State California State University (CSU) and Sacramento State practices policies and procedures.
18. Experience working in Higher Education preferably the California State University system.
19. Experience working with PeopleSoft/Oracle Financial System applications.
20. Experience testing new or upgraded software/application functionality.
21. Experience conducting various presentations/training sessions.

Documents Needed to Apply

Resume and cover letter.

Failure to upload these required documents may result in disqualification.

About Sacramento State

Sacramento State is located in the heart of Californias capital city five miles from State Capitol. T

The lush 300-acre park-like campus is situated along the American River close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento also known as the Farm-to-Fork Capital is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country with a population of half of a million.

Sacramento State proudly serves as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and Black-Serving Institution (BSI). The university enrolls around 31000 students from the Greater Sacramento Region throughout California across the nation and around the world. Our 1800 faculty and 1500 staff are committed to meeting our mission:

As Californias capital university Sacramento State transforms lives by preparing all students to lead serve and succeed. We are committed to our designations as a Hispanic Serving Institution an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution and a Black Serving Institution and to intentionally serving students reflective of these designations and all students who have been historically underserved in education.

As evidenced by the values embedded in our Hornet Honor Code Sacramento State is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all faculty staff students and guests are welcome and valued. Our commitment is more than simply ensuring that our campus is free from bias and discrimination but is one devoted to celebrating many diverse identities life experiences and perspectives that enrich our community teaching and learning.

To learn more about why you should join the Hornet Family please visit the Why Sac State page.

Equal Employment Opportunity
California State University Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin age sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation pregnancy genetic information medical condition marital status veteran status or disability. Sacramento State hires only those individuals who are lawfully authorized to accept employment in the United States.

It is the policy of California State University Sacramento to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need a disability related reasonable accommodation as part of the application and/or interviewing process visit University is committed to creating an education and working environment free from discrimination sexual harassment sexual violence domestic violence dating violence and stalking. For more information on mandatory training for new employees visit Clery Campus Safety ActNotification:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act the current Annual Security Report (ASR) is available for viewing at ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements emergency preparedness and evacuation information crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics ofCleryAct crimes for Sacramento State for the last three (3) calendar years. Paper copies are available upon request by emailing the Clery Director at .

Under the Clery Act this position may be designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) depending upon the role on campus and/or job duties. If this position is identified by the Director of Clery Compliance as a CSA position you will be notified via email and will be assigned the appropriate training in CSU Learn.

Education Code 89521 Requirements

Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicants current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Background Check Disclaimer

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with California State University Sacramento. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current California State University Sacramento employees who apply for the position.

Out of State Employment

Sacramento State as part of the CSU system is a State of California Employer. As such the University requires all employees (up)on date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1 2022 theCSU Out-of-State Employment Policyprohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Eligibility Verification

Candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. California State University Sacramento is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (ie. H-1-B Visa).

Note to Applicants:

Possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview unless required by collective bargaining agreement.