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Position DutiesThe total annual salary range for a Senior Accountant is $113,327.76 - $138,072.48.
This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience. Bargaining Unit: City Association of Management Personnel (CAMP).
The Environmental Services Department is currently seeking to fill one (1) full-time Senior Accountant vacancy in the fiscal and accounting team of the Administrative Services Division (ASD). The ASD team members gain satisfaction when facilitating trainings for ESD’s workforce; feel empowered when managing a full range of information technology data and services to over 500 employees; deliver quality customer service in utility billing; enjoy their contributions to the success of peers by hiring and promoting the right people for the right positions; and oversee the budget planning and fiscal management for a wide variety of special funds that support the important work ESDers to. Join a diverse and dynamic team that provides key strategic support to ESD staff, programs, and utilities linking directly to the department’s mission. By providing behind-the-scenes support, our team makes a difference!
Reporting to the Principal Accountant, this Senior Accountant is to support ongoing requirements for reporting and auditing of bond and commercial paper financing mechanisms used to support capital improvements at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) and the Municipal Water System.
Typical duties of this Senior Accountant position may include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for bond compliance reporting for external agencies; bond auditing operations, including new annual Single Financial Audit and Financial Statement production
- RWF cash position accounting for the Tributary Agencies
- Oversee Wastewater Revenue Note draw and debt service
- Oversee future bond issuance operations, including the expected bond draw in 2025-2026
- Oversee cash position of Municipal Water System funds (Water Utility Fund, Water Utility Capital Fund, and the Major Facilities Fund
- Supervise an accounting team including an Accountant I/II, an Analyst I/II and/or other accounting clerical staff; also supervise other accounting staff as needed
- Attend trainings with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) on annual generally accepted accounting principles/Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GAAP/GASB) updates
- Accounting for fixed assets, debt service, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Participate in Year-end close and year-end financial audits
- Cross-train with other Senior Accountants on other duties in the unit to provide coverage and build knowledge
- Other ad hoc accounting assignments or modified assignments as needed
Minimum QualificationsEducation: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field, including at least 18 semester units in accounting subjects.
Experience: Four (4) years of experience at the working level of a professional accountant.
Acceptable Substitution: None
Other Qualifications Competencies The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
Analytical Thinking - Approaches a problem or situation by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
Computer Skills - Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.
Fiscal Management - Understands the relationship of the budget and resources to the strategic plan.
Planning - Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.
Problem Solving - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Supervision - Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.
Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Selection Process: The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews, one of which may include a practical/writing exercise.
Please note that applications are currently
not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers . You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Zoe McChesney at
zoe.mcchesney@sanjoseca.gov.
Additional Information
To apply, please complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers. The application deadline is on September 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions.
Additional Information: Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Please note that applications are currently
not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email
CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.
The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's
benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.
For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services
website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.
In additional to the benefits above, there is an
additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.
Closing Date/Time: 9/3/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
