Accountant I (Specialist), Limited Term-3 months, IMSD, Fiscal Office

California Public Utilities Commission

Information and Management Services Division

Fiscal Office

505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3000

Please submit a standard state application (STD. 678) along with a resume to Helen Storrs, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3000, San Francisco, CA  94102.  Questions concerning this position should be directed to Ms. Helen Storrs at (415) 703-1650 or email at hrs@cpuc.ca.gov.

Who May Apply: 

Applicants eligible for lateral transfer, list appointment or reinstatement may apply.  Those applicants currently on an SROA list or employed by a surplus department in a specific classification designated as surplus will be given primary consideration.  The CPUC will consider all applications and interview the most qualified candidates.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

Under the general supervision of the Accounting Officer (Supervisor), incumbent will perform semi-professional accounting work in the maintenance of financial records in the accounts payable unit.   Reviews contracts, interagency agreements, and purchase orders; making progress payments to contractors on a monthly basis based on work completed by the contractor; reviews and schedules payments for consultant contracts; prepares correspondence; researches original input documents to trace, identify and correct errors; checks encumbrance allotments; maintains estimate and claims filed registers; and/or processes revolving fund checks for travel or salary advances.  The incumbent interacts with CPUC staff and state accounting control agencies.

Experience/Qualifications:   

The candidate should have knowledge of basic principles of accounting, office methods, procedures and equipment; knowledge of governmental accounting principles and procedures; ability to apply uniform accounting system and financial organization and procedures of the State of California and related laws, rules and regulations.

CALSTARS experience and at least one year of accounting experience performing duties comparable to those of an Accounting Technician in addition to the completion of at least twelve semester hours of a professional accounting curriculum is highly desirable.