Budget Technician

FT Budget Technician

Salary: $68,305.92 - $82,087.20 Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: FT Budget Technician - 25

Closing: 12/16/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Norwalk, CA

Department: FT Budget Technician - 25

Division: Business Services

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

This position will close on December 16th, 2025 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

The Budget Department is responsible for the efficient and effective operations of the District's budgeting functions including but not limited to, planning, supervising, assessing, and evaluating the activities, information, and services in connection with developing the District's budget. Cerritos College employees are dedicated and passionate but most importantly, we thrive on working together. Teamwork is at the heart of working life at the college.

The spirit of collaboration is central to everything we do, and everything we believe in. This position provides an exceptional and satisfying career, with outstanding leadership and professional growth opportunities for motivated individuals.

• Preparing federal, state, and local financial reports of grant, program and contract activity
• Reconciling, balancing books, and compiling reports and financial statements on a recurring basis to show statistics such as cash receipts, accounts payable and receivable
• Preparing budget versus actual reports on a regular basis; ability to provide explanations and/or resolutions to budget variances
• Researching, analyzing, resolving and assisting others with accounting transactions and adjustments

Performs varied record keeping duties associated with the processing and completing of accounting transactions, posting, assembling, and tabulating, and preparing data for financial statements using established formats. Usually is responsible for consolidating all accounting elements within a program or service such as customer accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash, accounts related to grants and contracts, and cost of services.

The Budget Technician oversees areas such as cash management, line item transfers, categorical accounts, and special studies. The Budget Technician will demonstrate knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and will have competency in general ledger and fund accounting.

• Prepares federal, state, and local financial reports of grant and contract activity.
• Receives cash and cash equivalent from a variety of sources. Verifies amounts and balances to supporting documentation. Enters information into appropriate accounts as required. Prepares deposits and other transmittals.
• Reconciles and compiles periodic reports to show statistics such as cash receipts, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Trace transactions through previous accounting actions to identify and correct discrepancies.
• Reconciles, balances books, and compiles reports and financial statements on a recurring basis to show statistics such as cash receipts, accounts payable, and receivable. Traces transactions through previous accounting actions to identify and correct discrepancies.
• Verifies and accounts for funds and other assets received by the District for specified uses (e.g., donations, conditional uses).
• Prepares monthly trial financial statements for grants or other special funds. Using standardized accounting software, prepares trial or drafts statements of financial activity and condition, subject to administrative review.
• Prepares and enters cash and cash-equivalent amounts into holding accounts, then disburses into separate accounts by making intra-account transfers through multiple accounting software formats.
• Analyzes and reconciles account transactions and miscellaneous…