Senior Accountant

Cabrillo College

Location:

6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA

Job Type: Full-time (100%)

Contract:

Full-time (40 hours per week), 12 months per year, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m., with evenings and weekends as required.

Closing: 10/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:
Starting Salary Range: $6,557 to $7,590 per month; plus 5% annual increases up to step 7. The maximum initial salary step placement on the classified salary schedule is step
4. Salary is subject to proration based on the beginning date of assignment. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.

• medical
• dental
• life
• short- and long-term
• vision (optional) insurance
• CalPERS Retirement
• Employee Assistance Program

• Twelve (12) days of vacation leave accrued annually; rate increases up to a maximum of twenty (20) days at year ten (10)
• Twelve (12) days of sick leave accrued annually, seven (7) of which can be used as Personal Necessity days annually
• Nineteen (19) paid holidays annually
• Five percent (5%) Longevity award annually after ten (10) years of service, with increases to fifteen percent (15%) at twenty (20) years
• Professional Growth educational incentive program

As a classified staff member at Cabrillo College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals and educators working together to provide a positive educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives.

Performs complex technical accounting work in the maintenance of financial records for assigned general fund operating, capital project and fixed asset accounts; prepares and posts journal entries for financial transactions by fund or sub-fund; analyzes and researches variances and discrepancies and processes correcting and adjusting entries; performs ongoing analyses and reconciliation of general ledger accounts; prepares schedules, statements and quarterly and annual financial reports;

compiles and reconciles data and completes assigned sections of the Comprehensive Annual Financial and Budget Report (CCFS-311) required by the State Chancellor's Office. Analyzes categorical and grant costs to ensure they are valid and reimbursable in accordance with grant agreement provisions, college policy, GASB rules and federal audit guidelines; reviews financial transactions for all categorical and grant-funded programs, financial aid, scholarships and loans to ensure accuracy, assignment to correct budget/account codes, availability of funds, proper authorizations, completeness of required documentation, conformance with District accounting policies and procedures and compliance with all federal and state grant contract and budget provisions including in‑kind contributions and maintenance of effort;

verifies expenditures conform with District policies and procedures and comply with contract provisions and requirements; returns transactions to originators for required corrections; approves transactions for posting to the general ledger; prepares invoices to grantor agencies; monitors to ensure postings to the general ledger have occurred accurately and timely; assigns and activates fund and account numbers as required; ensures contracts are approved by the Board of Trustees.

Compiles data and prepares assigned sections of the District's preliminary and final budgets; estimates revenues and forecasts expected expenditures; calculates salary and benefit costs; ensures all program costs have been determined and covered, including matching funds requirements; works with program staff to confirm expected funding levels; compiles detailed spreadsheets by program including revenues by source and all components of planned expenditures;

works with program and budget staff to ensure all costs…