Junior Accountant

The City of Pleasanton is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Junior Accountant to join our Finance team. This position performs a wide range of professional accounting duties that support the City’s financial operations, reporting, and compliance requirements, ideally within a public agency or municipal setting. The Junior Accountant plays an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month‑end and year‑end close processes, and assisting with audits and government accounting standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with prior public sector accounting experience who is looking to grow their career in a collaborative and fast‑paced environment.

• Detail‑oriented and committed to accuracy
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently
• Organized and able to manage multiple priorities
• Interested in developing and expanding their accounting skillset
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, deadline‑driven environment

• Prepare and assist with financial statements and reports
• Maintain, analyze, and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Monitor financial transactions and cash disbursements
• Prepare journal entries and balance asset and liability accounts
• Support month‑end and year‑end closing activities
• Assist with the annual audit and compliance reporting
• Help implement new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements

• You’ll work alongside a collaborative and supportive finance team
• You’ll gain hands‑on experience across a variety of accounting functions
• You’ll have opportunities to grow your public sector accounting and reporting expertise
• Your work will directly support transparency and accountability in City operations

• Managing competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Meeting strict deadlines during month‑end, year‑end, and audit cycles
• Working independently while ensuring accuracy and compliance

• Experienced in accounting in a public sector or municipal environment
• Knowledgeable in reconciling general ledger accounts and preparing financial statements
• Familiar with financial reports such as balance sheets, income statements, ACFRs, Single Audit reports, and compliance reports
• Comfortable working with external auditors during annual or compliance audits
• Detail‑oriented, analytical, and able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

• Reviews purchase orders, accounts payable claims, and revenues to ensure appropriate authorization, coding, and amounts paid or collected. Identifies cash handling and revenue reporting problems, reconciles bank statements, and makes recommendations to change procedures if needed. Coordinates and balances accounts receivable billings and postings.
• Prepares routine monthly and annual general ledger entries. Posts budget and journal voucher uploads. Prepares and maintains a variety of subsidiary ledgers such as accounts receivable, trusts, fixed assets, outside agencies, etc. Balances subsidiary ledgers and worksheets to the general ledger and analyzes account balances. Researches and resolves problems and anomalies. Assists with other monthly and yearly general ledger closing duties as assigned.
• Prepares reports and processes requests for payments associated with county, state, and federal grants. Coordinates grant accounting with Public Works and staff of other departments.
• Prepares financial reports required by other public agencies.
• Undertakes miscellaneous financial studies and reports as assigned. Accepts special assignments such as accounting for transactions relating to other public agencies.
• Assists with the investment, recording and monthly reporting of City funds.
• Administers assessment district or other debt including maintenance of accounting records, amortization schedules, audit confirmations, payoff calculations, lien filings, assisting the Financial Services Manager/Treasury with secondary disclosures, debt financing/refinancing analysis, bond call financial analysis, generation of tax levy information, cash flow analysis associated…