Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager

Overview

Classification: Accountant I

Hours: Full-time / 40 hours per week

FLSA: Non-exempt

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $4,850 - $5,682 mo. (steps 4-12)

CSU Salary Schedule

• CSUMB provides pay scales representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and CSU systemwide pay for comparable jobs.

Priority Screening Date: June 14, 2026

Recruitment Status: Open Until Filled

Employment with the California State University System

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students every year.

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students’ lives with a focus on student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The university’s Strategic Plan prioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators. Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Sur to Santa Cruz. Nearby opportunities for collaborative research include working in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley, and with colleagues at local research universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University.

As one of the 22 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing on East Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. With proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of the nearby Pacific Ocean.

Under the general direction of the Associate University Controller, and receiving lead direction from the General Accounting Team Lead, the General Accountant applies knowledge of the theories, principles and practices of the accounting profession, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in classifying, examining and analyzing financial transactions. The incumbent performs diverse duties requiring a comprehensive knowledge of governmental financial record-keeping methods and practices, initiative, analysis and judgment to make decisions consistent with standard practice and established policies (CSU, State, Federal, etc.)

• General Ledger Responsibilities including but limited to:
  Pull appropriate reports, analyze and compile list of reconciling items, and show beginning balance, additions, subtractions and ending balance for reconciliations. Reconciliations may include, but not limited to:
  Bank, Unclaimed Property, Automatic Clearing House Register (ACH), Check Register Log, Interagency Financial Transactions, Travel Advances, Salary Advances, Outstanding Checks, Daily Cash Deposit Report, Unapplied Payments and Fund Balance Clearing. Draft transactions: enter journal entries which may include Interagency Financial Transactions, notices of accounting transaction from central office, ACH and e-Refunds, and year-end analysis and adjusting journal entry tasks, etc.
• Accounts Payable responsibilities:
  Record or upload accounts payable invoices, review invoices for prepaids and capital assets, and review invoices for sales tax. Prepare sales and use tax payments monthly, travel process and maintain accurate and complete payable and travel records. Prepare and review travel…