Senior Accounting Technician

City of Santa Clara • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Accounting Technician is a paraprofessional position in the classified service within the City of Santa Clara’s Finance Department. The Finance Department manages the City’s financial affairs, including its public utilities, while the Accounting Division provides accurate, relevant, and timely transaction processing and financial reporting services.

This role is distinguished from Accounting Technician II by its frequent use of independent judgment and interpretative ability, supported by technical knowledge of accounting, computer applications, online financial systems, and applicable laws and regulations. Senior Accounting Technicians may work across all areas of the Accounting Division and are expected to supervise and provide technical guidance to staff. This recruitment is for the General Ledger Unit; the posting also notes that the current recruitment is within Cash and Bank Reconciliation and requires substantial experience performing complex bank reconciliations. Computer applications are used daily.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Four years of experience in Finance/Accounting, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, or general or public accounting.
• Two years of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the job assignment.
• Candidates must attain a passing score on each phase of the examination process to qualify for the Eligible List.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PeopleSoft Financial and/or Human Resources/Payroll Systems.
• Substantial experience performing complex bank reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting work across areas of the Accounting Division.
• Perform complex bank reconciliations, as required for the current recruitment.
• Use computer applications in daily work.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to staff.
• Apply independent judgment and interpretive ability using technical accounting knowledge, computer applications, online financial systems, and applicable laws and regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree