Accounting Manager​/Controller

Accounting Manager/Controller

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Competitive Wages: 4% COLA increase effective July 1, 2026.

Situated 12 miles from the majestic foothill mountains, the beautiful City of San Marino, California, with a population of approximately 13,000 is located northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. Incorporated in 1913, San Marino is primarily a residential community known for expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, well‑maintained parkways, and top‑performing schools.

A city of 3.75 square miles, the City is home to numerous recreational and cultural opportunities that complement all interests. Residents and visitors enjoy hiking in the foothill mountains, exhibits at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, historical culture and art galleries at the Old Mill (El Molino Viejo), and recreational activities at the historic Lacy Park. Other recreational activities include shopping and dining in the delightful business districts along Mission Street and Huntington Drive.

With a focus on resident services and community engagement, the City of San Marino is recognized for its police and fire services, library, parks and community amenities, and planning and zoning that maintain the community’s high‑quality residential character. The City’s appeal as a small community, its attention to residents, and being ranked as the 12th safest city in California makes San Marino among the state’s best places to live.

San Marino residents, including long‑time homeowners and young families, are well‑educated, successful, highly engaged with, and proud of, their City.

The City of San Marino is seeking an experienced, hands‑on, and detail‑oriented finance professional with a strong background in governmental accounting and public sector finance who brings innovative problem‑solving skills and a collaborative leadership style.

Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager/Controller will play a key role in overseeing the budget development processes, including long‑term financial planning, multi‑year forecasting, supporting organizational priorities such as infrastructure investments, service expansion, or sustainability initiatives through sound fiscal planning and forecasting, and enhancing internal controls. The Accounting Manager/Controller will oversee an accounting team of two and collaborate with the Director of Finance to steward the City’s $46 million annual operating and capital budget, provide sound financial projections for decision‑making, and secure the City of San Maino's fiscal future.

The duties, skills, and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties, skills, and demands.

Duties

• Plan, direct, coordinate, and perform all duties described in General Purpose, including City accounting, internal control, and auditing activities; recommend procedures to conduct activities in accordance with related laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
• Manage the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, related schedules, and recommend and implement a system of accounting controls.
• Provide assistance to the Finance Director, other City personnel, and the public regarding Finance Department related issues.
• Develop and implement department goals, objectives and priorities; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
• Manage the preparation of general ledgers, account reconciliations, related schedules and reports; prepare or direct the preparation of supporting schedules for the department and City budgets.
• Manage data for budget preparation; make adjustments to the budget as needed; determine if funds are available and expenditures are properly classified; research and analyze transactions to resolve budget problems; manage…