Senior Accountant
Apply NowCompany: Sacramento Area Sewer District
Location: Sacramento, CA 95823
Description:
Salary : $91,603.20 - $111,342.40 Annually
Location : Sacramento, CA
Job Type: FULL TIME (NON-EXEMPT)
Job Number: 3173-2025
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 04/16/2025
Closing Date: 5/19/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
Position
Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is currently accepting applications for a Senior Accountantposition. Applications will be screened after the following filing deadlines at 5PM:
5/1/25, 5/19/25
Under general supervision, leads, plans, schedules, and oversees the work of staff performing a wide variety of accounting and fiscal duties while performing the same and/or more difficult duties as those being led. Ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies, procedures, communicates policies, procedures, and job expectations. Provides training to accounting and clerical staff within Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer).
Minimum Qualifications:Either: 1. A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the Sacramento Area Sewer District in the class of Accountant or Auditor.
Or: 2. A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience performing a wide variety of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and/or fiscal duties such as establishing and maintaining accounting records, participating in budget preparation and control, reviewing, and analyzing accounting and financial transaction records, and preparing financial statements and reports.
Note: Possession of a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the State of California Board of Accountancy may substitute for the required bachelor's degree.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in pursuing this exceptional career opportunity, please submit your online application. For first consideration, apply by Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 5:00PM
Click on the below link to review the full class spec for more information about this position:
If you have question about this recruitment, please contact
Sacramento Area Sewer District is an equal opportunity employer
SacSewer offers an excellent benefits program. Employees benefits include:
SacSewer's medical plans are offered through the
SacSewer offers retirement pension benefits provided through the
Please click on the below link to view SacSewer's Career Page and to access the Employee Benefits:
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Note: The Supplemental Questionnaire and the Application are administered as two separate documents. The Application is used only to determine if the minimum qualifications are met; and the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used only to determine your exam score.
Each answer will be scored separately.
By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.
02
Listed below are the minimum qualifications for the position:
Option One (1): A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the Sacramento Area Sewer District or Sacramento County in the class of Accountant or Auditor.
Option Two (2): A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience performing a wide variety of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and/or fiscal duties such as establishing and maintaining accounting records, participating in budget preparation and control, reviewing, and analyzing accounting and financial transaction records, and preparing financial statements and reports.
Note: Possession of a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the State of California Board of Accountancy may substitute for the required bachelor's degree.
Select the one box that lists how you meet the above minimum qualifications requirements.
03
Select the one box that best describes the highest education level that you have completed from an accredited college or university.
04
Select all the boxes for which you have three (3) or more years of full-time experience performing the duties listed for a public agency (e.g., special district, city, county, etc.). If you do not have experience performing any of the listings for a public agency, select none.
05
Select the one box that best describes your full-time paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and standards set by Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
If you have no relative experience, select none.
06
Select all the boxes for which you have accounting work experience. If you do not have experience performing clerical accounting work for any of the listed agencies within the past five (5) years, select none.
07
Select the one box that best describes your work experience in a lead worker/supervisory role over staff performing administrative or accounting duties.
If you have no relative experience, select none.
08
Select all the boxes for which you have intermediate level proficiency or above. If you do not have intermediate level proficiency or above with any of the technologies, select none.
Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview and/or hiring process.
09
Briefly describe your employment experience that qualifies you for the position.
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Location : Sacramento, CA
Job Type: FULL TIME (NON-EXEMPT)
Job Number: 3173-2025
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 04/16/2025
Closing Date: 5/19/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
Position
Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is currently accepting applications for a Senior Accountantposition. Applications will be screened after the following filing deadlines at 5PM:
5/1/25, 5/19/25
Under general supervision, leads, plans, schedules, and oversees the work of staff performing a wide variety of accounting and fiscal duties while performing the same and/or more difficult duties as those being led. Ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies, procedures, communicates policies, procedures, and job expectations. Provides training to accounting and clerical staff within Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer).
Minimum Qualifications:Either: 1. A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the Sacramento Area Sewer District in the class of Accountant or Auditor.
Or: 2. A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience performing a wide variety of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and/or fiscal duties such as establishing and maintaining accounting records, participating in budget preparation and control, reviewing, and analyzing accounting and financial transaction records, and preparing financial statements and reports.
Note: Possession of a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the State of California Board of Accountancy may substitute for the required bachelor's degree.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in pursuing this exceptional career opportunity, please submit your online application. For first consideration, apply by Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 5:00PM
Click on the below link to review the full class spec for more information about this position:
If you have question about this recruitment, please contact
Sacramento Area Sewer District is an equal opportunity employer
SacSewer offers an excellent benefits program. Employees benefits include:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage
- Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Deferred Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retiree Health
- Voluntary Plans
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Care
- Hospital Indemnity
- 529 Education Savings Plan
- Buy-up Life Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Legal Services Program
- Pet Insurance
- Competitive vacation accruals including credit for prior years of service
SacSewer's medical plans are offered through the
SacSewer offers retirement pension benefits provided through the
Please click on the below link to view SacSewer's Career Page and to access the Employee Benefits:
01
Note: The Supplemental Questionnaire and the Application are administered as two separate documents. The Application is used only to determine if the minimum qualifications are met; and the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used only to determine your exam score.
Each answer will be scored separately.
By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.
- I have read and understood the above instructions.
02
Listed below are the minimum qualifications for the position:
Option One (1): A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the Sacramento Area Sewer District or Sacramento County in the class of Accountant or Auditor.
Option Two (2): A bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy.
AND
Two years of full-time, paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience performing a wide variety of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and/or fiscal duties such as establishing and maintaining accounting records, participating in budget preparation and control, reviewing, and analyzing accounting and financial transaction records, and preparing financial statements and reports.
Note: Possession of a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the State of California Board of Accountancy may substitute for the required bachelor's degree.
Select the one box that lists how you meet the above minimum qualifications requirements.
- I meet the minimum experience and education requirements as listed in Option One (1) and have attached a copy of my transcripts for verification.
- I meet the minimum requirements as listed in Option One (1) using my CA CPA to substitute for the Bachelor's education requirement and have attached a copy.
- I meet the minimum experience and education requirements as listed in Option Two (2) and have attached a copy of my transcripts for verification.
- I meet the minimum requirements as listed in Option Two (2) using my CA CPA to substitute for the Bachelor's education requirement and have attached a copy.
- I do not meet the minimum qualifications.
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Select the one box that best describes the highest education level that you have completed from an accredited college or university.
- No college.
- I have completed some college.
- I possess an associate's degree related to accounting and the position.
- I possess an associate's degree in an unrelated field.
- I possess a bachelor's degree in accountancy.
- I possess a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
- I possess a master's degree in accountancy.
04
Select all the boxes for which you have three (3) or more years of full-time experience performing the duties listed for a public agency (e.g., special district, city, county, etc.). If you do not have experience performing any of the listings for a public agency, select none.
- None.
- Reviewing, analyzing, and preparing financial reports (monthly, quarterly, fiscal year) including those provided to management.
- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Preparation.
- Assist with the preparation and monitoring of budgets including estimates of expenditures, projections of revenue, consolidation of sub-budgets.
- Preparing, reviewing, and reconciling various financial, statistical, and other accounting data and reports.
- Processing journal vouchers, purchase orders, and accounts payable and receivable records.
- Advising and collaborating with department representatives and other stakeholders regarding accounting and financial matters.
- Assisting with financial and/or programmatic audits, including working directly with auditors.
- Analyzing and interpreting policies and legislation to help establish and/or revise rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Experience managing fixed assets including recording acquisitions and calculating depreciation.
- Processing payroll within an Enterprise Resource Program (ERP).
05
Select the one box that best describes your full-time paid professional public, management, and/or government accounting/auditing experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and standards set by Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
If you have no relative experience, select none.
- None.
- I have less than two (2) years of experience.
- I have two (2) or more but less than three (3) years of experience.
- I have three (3) or more but less than four (4) years of experience.
- I have four (4) or more but less than five (5) years of experience.
- I have five (5) or more years of experience.
06
Select all the boxes for which you have accounting work experience. If you do not have experience performing clerical accounting work for any of the listed agencies within the past five (5) years, select none.
- None.
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer).
- Other Public Works agency/department (e.g. water/sanitation/transportation department, etc.).
- Local government agency in the State of California (e.g., city, county, state agency, etc.).
- Private organization.
- Non-profit organization.
07
Select the one box that best describes your work experience in a lead worker/supervisory role over staff performing administrative or accounting duties.
If you have no relative experience, select none.
- None.
- I have less than two (2) years of experience.
- I have two (2) or more but less than five (5) years' experience.
- I have five (5) or more years' experience.
08
Select all the boxes for which you have intermediate level proficiency or above. If you do not have intermediate level proficiency or above with any of the technologies, select none.
Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview and/or hiring process.
- None.
- Microsoft Excel.
- Microsoft Outlook.
- Microsoft Word.
- Microsoft Access.
- Tyler Technologies finance module software.
- Other Finance/Accounting/Budgeting/ERP software (e.g. Adaptive, Sherpa, Oracle Hyperion, SAP, etc.).
- Travel software (e.g., Concur Program).
- Other specialized proprietary software system/database.
09
Briefly describe your employment experience that qualifies you for the position.
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