Become an Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)

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This series specification describes the work performed by four professional accounting classes used throughout State service that perform as a department's Chief Accounting Officer or as accounting section managers. They function in either a direct or supporting role in a department and are responsible for providing the accounting and fiscal data needed to meet a department's program objectives.

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)

This is the nonsupervisory level in the series. Positions at this level perform as staff specialists assisting the highest-level administrator (in, at a minimum, a large-complex or very large-standard accounting office) with responsibility for the completion of highly complex fiscal activities having multifunctional and/or multigeographical impact.

Incumbents at this level have no supervisory responsibility, but may serve as a lead to other professional accounting staff.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$6,430 - $8,294 Base Salary (paid every month)

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHRExternal LinkExternal Link website and the CalPERSExternal LinkExternal Link website. 

Minimum Qualifications

Either I
One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a professional accounting class equivalent in level to Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor), Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist), Associate Accounting Analyst, or Associate Administrative Analyst (Accounting Systems).

Or II
Four years of increasingly responsible professional accounting or auditing experience. [Experience in the California state service applied toward this requirement must include at least one year performing the duties of a class at a level of responsibility not less than that of Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor) or (Specialist).] (Experience in the California state service may be applied toward the total experience requirement on a proportional basis.) (and)

Education: 
Either
1. Equivalent to graduation from college, with specialization in accounting; (or)

2. Completion of the equivalent of 45 semester units given by a collegiate-grade residence or correspondence institution, of which 24 units must include courses in financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate/advanced accounting, fund/governmental accounting, cost accounting, auditing, business law, computer applications/management information systems. (Persons who will complete course work requirements during the current quarter or semester will be admitted to the examination, but they must produce evidence of successful completion of the curriculum and the prescribed courses before they may be considered eligible for appointment.) Successful completion of the State Fund Accounting Course administered by the Department of Finance, shall receive credit for three semester hours toward the required accounting courses.

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