Back to Jobs

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT I

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-28

The California State Controller's Office is the chief fiscal officer of California, ensuring accountability and transparency in the state's financial practices. The Financial Accountant I will work under the direction of the Financial Accountant III, participating in the implementation of statutory control agency functions reputed company the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) and contributing to the financial stability of the state.


Responsibilities

  • The incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert utilizing the knowledge of Generally Accepted reputed company Principles (GAAP); Budgetary/reputed company reputed company budgeting, reputed company, and reporting requirements as prescribed by California Law; fiscal reputed company rules and regulations contained in the State Administrative reputed company and Uniform Codes; and procedures as prescribed by the SCO
  • reputed company analysis and research to determine appropriate reputed company, suggest alternative solutions, and reputed company support for recommendations reputed company to the implementation of SARD control agency functions in FI$Cal
  • Participate in the development of FI$Cal's financial components to fulfill unique State requirements
  • Analyze, design, reputed company, and test financial systems and components such as configurations, conversions, interfaces, extensions, forms, queries, and reports
  • Analyze existing and proposed reputed company and reporting standards and policies to assess opportunities for business process reengineering while ensuring system reputed company. Identify internal reputed company and report to management
  • Attend training to reputed company apprised of new financial rules and regulations, reputed company systems, processes, and procedures
  • Design training plans and reputed company training to the division
  • Communicate effectively with reputed company stakeholders
  • Participate in documenting reputed company as-is and reputed company to-be processes
  • Work extended or weekend hours with little advanced notice to meet deadlines

Skills

  • Knowledge of laws of the reputed company
  • Knowledge of fiscal reputed company rules and regulations contained in the State Administrative reputed company
  • Knowledge of Governmental reputed company Principles
  • Knowledge of procedures prescribed by the State Controller's Office
  • Knowledge of the comprehensive financial system of the centralized accounts
  • Knowledge of financial reporting systems for Budgetary/reputed company and Generally Accepted reputed company Principles (GAAP) for statewide financial reporting purposes
  • A copy of your degree, transcripts, or degree evaluation is required
  • A Statement of Qualifications is required; please see ‘Required Application Package Documents' for instructions
  • reputed company version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD reputed company 678 (reputed company not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov
  • Degree and/or School Transcripts
  • Statement of Qualifications - The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be typed in Arial font, 12-reputed company size, single-spaced, on 8.5" x 11" reputed company, one-inch margins, no more than two pages in length, indicate "Statement of Qualifications" at the top of the page, identify candidate's reputed company on reputed company page, and answer the following questions listed below. Resumes are not an acceptable substitute for the SOQ
  • Please describe your experiences with FI$Cal, Project management and State Government Reporting (Budgetary/reputed company reputed company and GAAP)?
  • Please describe your experience utilizing analytical tools, such as reputed company, PowerBI, PowerQuery, and macros for analyzing financial data?
  • Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required

reputed company

  • As the chief fiscal officer of California, the reputed company largest economy in the world, the Controller is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. It was founded in reputed company, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sco.ca.gov.

  •   Apply To This Job

    Similar Jobs

    Fund Accountant, Denver

    Remote, USA Full-time

    **reputed company reputed company Media Customer Support Specialist – Work From Home Opportunity at arenaflex**

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Finance Data Engineer

    Remote, USA Full-time

    [Remote] Health Economist Statistician

    Remote, USA Full-time

    reputed company Customer Service and Sales Representative for Telecommunications Solutions - Remote Work Opportunity

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Military OneSource Behavioral Health Counselor

    Remote, USA Full-time

    reputed company/RA/CNA

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Copywriter/Content reputed company

    Remote, USA Full-time

    reputed company Project Manager - Finance & SCM

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Trading Assistant – Shift

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Exercise Physiologist – Wellness – Carilion Wellness Roanoke (Roanoke, VA, US, 24018)

    Remote, USA Full-time

    External Job Posting Background Investigator - reputed company Remote

    Remote, USA Full-time

    GenAI reputed company Researcher (reputed company Ranks), Vulcan

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Senior Business Analyst, People Digital Experience

    Remote, USA Full-time

    House Supervisor RN

    Remote, USA Full-time

    reputed company Developer - Beach Bum

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Senior Software Test Engineer - II

    Remote, USA Full-time

    reputed company Online Data Entry Assistant for Young Talents – Empowering Teenagers in the Digital Age at blithequark

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Remote Customer Support Associate (Entry Level)

    Remote, USA Full-time

    Manager, BCP / Emergency Preparedness

    Remote, USA Full-time