Senior Accounting Technician

Ventura County Community College District

Salary: $59,604.00 - $82,344.00 Annually

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: 2025-00859a

Location: Districtwide (Ventura County CA), CA

Department: Districtwide

Closing: 2/25/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, perform a variety of advanced technical accounting work in support of various college auxiliary functions, categorical programs, grants and/or district functions.

The current vacancy is a 12-month, full time (40 hour/week) position located at Oxnard College.

This recruitment is being conducted to establish a list of eligible candidates that will be used to fill district-wide, current and upcoming, non-bilingual and bilingual, temporary and regular vacancies for the duration of the list, not to exceed one year.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway.

More information about Oxnard College can be found here.

WHO WE ARE

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD's three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

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SALARY PLACEMENT

New Employees: Generally, new employees are placed on the first step of the appropriate range of the salary schedule. Current Employees: An employee who is promoted will be placed on the salary step of the new range of the appropriate salary schedule that provides a minimum increase comparable to a one-step increase in salary.

New and current employees may be eligible for advanced step placement as outlined in Section 290 - SALARY PLAN in the Rules of the Personnel Commission for Classified Employees.

Representative Duties

• Perform a variety of advanced technical accounting work in the preparation, maintenance and review of financial records, accounts, and reports; ensure compliance with established District policies, procedures, governmental regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles. E
• Prepare, maintain, and evaluate financial statements, records, and reports developed for auxiliary functions, grants, and/or categorical programs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established guidelines, rules, regulations, and procedures. E
• Gather, review, and synthesize a variety of accounting and financial data; prepare routine and non-routine reports; develop, format, and revise technical and statistical charts, graphs, and flowcharts in order to present information. E
• Assist designated departments, deans, and program administrators in the development, preparation, maintenance, and review of budgets for a variety of programs; monitor funds for income and expenditures; calculate, prepare, and revise budgetary data. E
• Monitor contract and grant compliance for proper accounting and appropriate distribution and recording of expenditures; assist program directors with fiscal compliance issues; prepare required reports. E
• Establish, monitor, and maintain a system of internal controls to safeguard college resources and ensure proper accountability. E
• Verify, reconcile, balance and adjust a variety of complex accounts. E
• Answer complex and non-routine inquiries from administrators, staff, vendors, or students regarding various records, budgets, accounts and programs. E
• Review, audit, and process a variety of technical documents pertinent to payroll such as student worker authorizations, provisional employee authorizations, student payroll, and classified time sheets; distribute checks as assigned. E
• Prepare, process, audit, and review a variety of financial documents such as requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and inventory records. E
• Prepare and process journal vouchers; ensure proper account codes are assigned to payroll, accounts payable, and other records. E
• Collect, receipt, record and deposit monies for assigned accounts; sort and post to appropriate account; reconcile cash, receipts, and statements; resolve or assist in the resolution of discrepancies and errors; may serve as custodian of petty cash. E
• Receive and record non-sufficient fund (NSF) checks; contact individuals by phone or in writing for payment of returned checks; send collection letters and past due notices as appropriate; place student accounts on hold when necessary. E
• Perform accounts receivable functions such as receiving and recording payments and balancing and reconciling monthly accounts receivable reports. E
• Provide work direction and guidance to lower-level staff. E
• Maintain a variety of files. E
• May operate a cash register, balance cash drawers, and prepare deposits and records pertaining to a variety of college transactions.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, and ethnic communities. E
• Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity, and equity-mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment-related outcomes. E
• Perform other duties as assigned.

E= Essential duties

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or its equivalent AND five years of experience in applying GAAP accounting principles, including organizing and processing financial transactions, reviewing financial transactions, reconciling accounts and transactions, assisting in preparing budget and expense reports, and keeping financial records in an integrated computerized database

OR

Graduation from high school or its equivalent, including at least 12 semester units in accounting AND four years of experience in applying GAAP accounting principles, including organizing and processing financial transactions, reviewing financial transactions, reconciling accounts and transactions, assisting in preparing budget and expense reports, and keeping financial records in an integrated computerized database

OR

An associate degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, including at least 12 semester units in accounting AND three years of experience in applying GAAP accounting principles, including organizing and processing financial transactions, reviewing financial transactions, reconciling accounts and transactions, assisting in preparing budget and expense reports, and keeping financial records in an integrated computerized database

OR

A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, including at least 24 semester units in accounting AND two years of experience in applying GAAP accounting principles, including organizing and processing financial transactions, reviewing financial transactions, reconciling accounts and transactions, assisting in preparing budget and expense reports, and keeping financial records in an integrated computerized database

OR

A master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, including at least 24 semester units in accounting AND one year of experience in applying GAAP accounting principles, including organizing and processing financial transactions, reviewing financial transactions, reconciling accounts and transactions, assisting in preparing budget and expense reports, and keeping financial records in an integrated computerized database