Caltrans District 3 · 1 day ago
ACCOUNTANT TRAINEE
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad
$4,442/mo - $5,296/moCaltrans District 3 is part of the State Controller's Office in California, responsible for ensuring accountability and transparency in financial practices. The Accountant Trainee position involves performing professional accounting work under supervision, including maintaining accounts, processing transactions, and ensuring compliance with fiscal regulations.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Read, review, and interpret less complex law and legislation and prepare the necessary accounting transactions to implement the provisions
Prepare, analyze and process less complex accounting requests and determine proper accounting treatment, legality, sufficiency of cash and appropriation availability. Perform the operational accounting functions of the central fiscal control system and FI$Cal utilized by the State Controller’s Office
Ensure that documents and/or accounting transactions are prepared with proper account coding and in accordance with existing codes, procedures, rules and regulations
Research and respond to Department of Finance and state agencies regarding journal entry postings
Communicate effectively with internal and external business partners to resolve posting errors and non-sufficient funds in a timely matter and provide follow-up when needed
Perform analyses of accounting transactions for compliance with fiscal accounting rules and regulations contained in the State Administrative Manual, the Uniform Codes Manual, governmental accounting principles, and procedures prescribed by the SCO. Update, review, and verify historical accounting data
Prepare reconciliations and provide solutions to resolve any differences identified. Prepare detailed accounting reports and presentation materials for analysis of program and financial performance
Assist in monitoring and analyzing variances and proposed legislation to determine the impact it will have on Section and provide feedback and recommendations
With supervision, create, update, and maintain procedures and documents
Participate in year-end close out and new year set-up activities
Assist in the training, implementation, and testing of procedures
Assist with presentations and participate in meetings to represent the section and its functions
Ensure internal controls and statutory requirements are followed
As workload permits, participate in discussion and work in other units within the bureau
Qualification
Required
A resume is required
A copy of your degree, transcripts, or degree evaluation is required
Preferred
Excellent attendance and dependability
Ability to apply accounting principles and procedures, analyze data and draw sound conclusions, develop an effective course of action, prepare complete and concise reports and communications in regards to problems and issues
Strong written communication skills and ability to communicate complex information in a correct, clear, and concise manner
Communicate effectively with internal and external parties at all levels, establish and maintain cooperative relationships with the public, and local, state, and federal officials
Good attention to details with ability to follow instructions and directions without error
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work independently, set priorities, and meet deadlines with overlapping timeframes
Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
Ability to be flexible in response to changing workload, consider creative approaches, and apply novel solutions
Ability to handle multiple assignments, changing priorities, and coordinate concurrent assignments efficiently
Company
Caltrans District 3
Caltrans District 3 is a government administration company based out of 703 B ST, Marysville, California, United States.
Founded in 1895Marysville, California, US
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase