FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT I

The California State Controller's Office is the chief fiscal officer of California, ensuring accountability and transparency in the state's financial practices. The Financial Accountant I will work under the direction of the Financial Accountant III, participating in the implementation of statutory control agency functions within the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) and contributing to the financial stability of the state.

Responsibilities

• The incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert utilizing the knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Budgetary/Legal Basis budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements as prescribed by California Law; fiscal accounting rules and regulations contained in the State Administrative Manual and Uniform Codes; and procedures as prescribed by the SCO
• Perform analysis and research to determine appropriate action, suggest alternative solutions, and provide support for recommendations related to the implementation of SARD control agency functions in FI$Cal
• Participate in the development of FI$Cal's financial components to fulfill unique State requirements
• Analyze, design, develop, and test financial systems and components such as configurations, conversions, interfaces, extensions, forms, queries, and reports
• Analyze existing and proposed accounting and reporting standards and policies to assess opportunities for business process reengineering while ensuring system integrity. Identify internal control risks and report to management
• Attend training to keep apprised of new financial rules and regulations, accounting systems, processes, and procedures
• Design training plans and provide training to the division
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in documenting current as-is and future to-be processes
• Work extended or weekend hours with little advanced notice to meet deadlines

Skills

• Knowledge of laws of the State of California
• Knowledge of fiscal accounting rules and regulations contained in the State Administrative Manual
• Knowledge of Governmental Accounting Principles
• Knowledge of procedures prescribed by the State Controller's Office
• Knowledge of the comprehensive financial system of the centralized accounts
• Knowledge of financial reporting systems for Budgetary/Legal and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for statewide financial reporting purposes
• A copy of your degree, transcripts, or degree evaluation is required
• A Statement of Qualifications is required; please see ‘Required Application Package Documents' for instructions
• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov
• Degree and/or School Transcripts
• Statement of Qualifications - The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be typed in Arial font, 12-point size, single-spaced, on 8.5" x 11" paper, one-inch margins, no more than two pages in length, indicate "Statement of Qualifications" at the top of the page, identify candidate's name on each page, and answer the following questions listed below. Resumes are not an acceptable substitute for the SOQ
• Please describe your experiences with FI$Cal, Project management and State Government Reporting (Budgetary/Legal Basis and GAAP)?
• Please describe your experience utilizing analytical tools, such as Excel, PowerBI, PowerQuery, and macros for analyzing financial data?
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required

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