accountant Sacramento, CA
Job description
The California State Lottery is looking to fill the role of a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Specialist.
Do you enjoy researching and are you looking for the opportunity to impact change? Do you want to use your accounting knowledge in support of the Lottery's mission to provide supplemental funding for California public schools? Then the GAAP Specialist position may be a good fit for you!
If you have experience in;
- Serving as an expert in GAAP, fiscal transactions and financial statements
- Reviewing financial reports inclusive of complex GAAP quarterly financial statements, balance sheets, statements of operations of cash flow and comprehensive account analyses and reconciliations.
- Have a strong desire to learn more and stay up to date on GAAP and other industry related changes and updates
The California State Lottery can use your experience to further our goal of providing education funding please apply today!
This position requires a current Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) exam. If you need to take the exam or if your score has expired, click below to gain list eligibility.
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/6PB01.PDF
People are drawn to the California State Lottery because we:
- Generate supplemental funding for education. Each year the Lottery contributes approximately $1.8 billion. We have a worthy mission that we’re sure you’ll take pride in too.
- Are an energetic, creative, and talented team
- Value diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- Empower team members to bring their knowledge, expertise, and innovation
- Recognize individual and team contributions
- Support the importance of work-life balance
- Invest in the professional development of our team members
- Are dedicated to preserving our environment by lowering our carbon footprint
Job Description and Duties
The GAAP Specialist proactively researches the latest accounting pronouncements and advises management of changes needed to comply with the standards. The AAI (Specialist) will apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to the Lottery's fiscal transactions and financial statements, and is responsible for monitoring the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), as well as guides and bulletins from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Broad knowledge of GAAP accounting
- Knowledge of accounting best practices and sources of accounting guidance such as FASB, GASB, and AICPA
- Ability to independently research new accounting pronouncements and provide recommendations to management on accounting treatments
- Ability to work cooperatively with cross-divisional staff as well as external stakeholders on projects related to implementing new accounting and reporting practices
- Strong knowledge of financial statement preparation including note disclosures
- Experience working with auditors
- Good communication and writing skills
- CPA license a plus, but not required
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $6,061.00 - $7,587.00 per month
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sacramento, CA 95811
