Accounting Analyst

$4,256.00 - $6,591.00 per Month

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 11/5/2026

Application Methods: Electronic (Using your Cal Career Account) By Mail Drop-off

Under general direction provided by the Accounting Administrator I (Supervisor), the incumbent, in a training capacity, will perform professional level accounting duties in the establishment and maintenance of accounts and financial records for various tax programs for which the Controller's office has accounting and collection responsibilities. This may require working with internal and external parties.

(Candidates must perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations.)

• Coordinate, monitor, and review fiscal transactions relative to tax revenues and refunds. Assist with completion of monthly and year-end financial, statistical, and management reports that provide information to management, the Departmental Accounting Office, and other State agencies.
• Effectively utilize Sage ACCPAC software applications and FI$Cal to record transactions and generate accurate financial reports.
• Process Remittance Advice/TC-31 forms, calculate interest on delinquent remittances, prepare monthly Restitution Fund Memos and the annual Delinquency Date Schedule, and maintain county remittance records.
• Perform monthly reconciliations on various tax programs. Establish new accounts, analyze transactions, and prepare adjustments to update subsidiary ledgers.
• Identify past due accounts receivables, prepare billing notices, and prepare the accounts for transfer to the internal collection staff for further action. Prepare updated account balances for filing bankruptcy claims and submission of requests for discharge from accountability.
• Analyze accounting documents and ensure that they are processed and issued per governmental accounting practices and per statutory authorization.
• Assist experienced accounting and technical staff in preparation and posting of accounting transactions to accounts receivable and accounts payable subsidiary ledgers, including the preparation of refunds.
• Coordinate and communicate with the Departmental Accounting Office and other tax program administering state agencies including but not limited to the Department of Insurance, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and the Department of Conservation.
• Assist taxpayers or their representatives on complex or sensitive inquiries concerning account status. Confer with departmental or external accounting staff to correct errors detected in account balances and/or financial records.
• Assist with special projects, including but not limited to the modification of existing accounting system and/or process re-engineering efforts and the development and maintenance of desk procedures.
• Participate in cross training as requested for other program areas, including but not limited to the processing of the TC-31 forms, assisting counties or their representatives and coordinating with the Judicial Council, State Treasurer’s Office and other state agencies involved with county revenue remittances.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

This position is located at The Park, a quaint and historical campus environment two blocks from McKinley Park, in the heart of residential East Sacramento. Easily accessible from US 50 and I-80, The Park offers free parking, quick walks to local restaurant favorites, and countless lunchtime strolling opportunities through the quiet East Sacramento neighborhood.

This position is eligible for hybrid telework under California Government Code Section 14200 for eligible applicants…