Accountant - Grant Funded

The final filing date is Monday, November 9, 2026 by 5:00 pm or after receiving 100 qualified applications, whichever is first.

We are seeking to fill the grant-funded, full-time position of Accountant in the City's NOVA Workforce Services (NOVAworks) department. NOVAworks is an award-winning, employment services department hosted by the City of Sunnyvale, and is the regional workforce board for northern Santa Clara County and all of San Mateo County. We prioritize equity and access and the highest levels of customer service to our job seeking customers and the employers who are seeking talent.

We have a workforce culture of life/work balance, kindness, and fun. NOVAworks is overseen by a federally mandated Workforce Development Board composed of leaders from Business, Labor, Education and State Agencies.

Under direction of an assigned supervisor or manager, performs a variety of professional accounting tasks; may provide technical and functional supervision over assigned technical staff; coordinates with other divisions or departments to complete routine and non-routine functions associated with area of assignment; and performs related work as required.

The position of Accountant is a fully qualified journey-level professional classification in the Accountant series. Incumbents assigned to this classification are responsible for the completion of accounting functions required by existing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures as well as for identifying, troubleshooting, and recommending solutions for problems that may arise in existing processes and for developing new procedures to meet the requirements created by new regulations, policies, or customer needs.

This classification differs from the lower-level classification of Senior Accounting Technician which performs accounting tasks that are technical in nature.

(May include, but are not limited to, the following):

• Participates in the posting, balancing and reconciliation of the general ledger and subsidiary accounts; reviews and posts utility billing journal entries and reconciles related revenue.
• Assists in the preparation, analysis and review of estimated revenues, reimbursements, expenditures, fund balances or other proprietary and budgetary accounts.
• Assigns and reviews the work of assigned technical accounting staff; trains staff in systems and procedures related to area of assignment.
• Maintains and updates records for the City's fixed asset group of accounts in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) valuation, quality assessment, and reporting requirements.
• Prepares monthly or quarterly billings for full-cost entitlement projects and specific plans; reviews and corrects developer deposit errors; prepares a variety of fee payments and oversees leases and service agreements as assigned.
• Assists in the preparation of annual financial reports; prepares graphics and statistical data for the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR); reviews, reconciles, and prepares annual audit spreadsheets, reports and journal entries.
• Examines accounting transactions to ensure accuracy; corrects financial records as necessary; analyzes, verifies, and prepares various financial reports and statements; assists in monitoring various accounts and verifies availability of funds and accurate coding and classification of expenditures; researches and analyzes transactions to resolve problems.
• Recommends or implements changes in accounting and auditing systems and procedures; participates in operating a variety of automated office and computerized financial information systems and tests various budgetary accounting programs.
• Answers questions and provides information to the public and City departments; researches requested information and makes recommendations appropriate to resolving inquiries and/or complaints.
• Responsible for grants accounting and reporting.

Position requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning kneeling, bending, squatting and stooping in the performance of daily activities. The position also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in using a computer keyboard. Additionally, the position requires near and far vision in reading reports and work related documents and using a computer. Acute hearing is required when providing phone and personal customer service.

The need to lift, drag and push files, paper, and documents weighing up to 50…