"FT Accounting Instructor"

FT Accounting Instructor

Salary: $87,785.00 - $134,792.00 Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: FT Accounting-2025

Closing: 1/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Norwalk, CA

Department: FT Accounting-2025

Division: Business Education

Description

Equity and Diversity
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.

Closing Date: This position will close on January 30th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

College Profile
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.

Job Duties

• Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws and ideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching and learning.
• Check mailbox, voicemail, and e-mail regularly.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's in accountancy or business administration with accounting concentration OR Bachelor's in business with accounting emphasis or business administration with accounting emphasis or economics with an accounting emphasis AND Master's in business, business administration, business education, economics, taxation, finance or the equivalent (NOTE: A bachelor's degree in accountancy or business administration with accounting concentration, with a CPA license is an alternative qualification for this discipline).

Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population.

Preferred Qualifications

• Community College teaching experience.
• Certified Public Accounting certification.
• Five years of professional working experience in the accounting industry, either public or private.
• Distance Education certification or demonstrated experience teaching online classes.

Salary/Fringe Benefits

Salary rate is: $87,785 - $134,792/annual.
Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash-in-lieu option available on medical insurance.)
Participation in the State Teachers' Retirement System.

Conditions of Employment

This is a tenure-track contract position. Contract will be for 10 school months for the academic year beginning fall semester 2026.

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter (Please provide a 1-2 page cover letter describing your teaching experience, your experience integrating technology in the classroom and/or online, and specific examples of your teaching practices to support the success of a diverse student population)
2. Resume/CV
3. Copy of Unofficial Transcripts (Must show all coursework completed and conferral date of the degree)

Optional Documents:
1. 2 Letters of Recommendation
2. CPA certificate