ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Salary

$4,676.53 - $6,579.73 Monthly

Location

Huntington Beach, CA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

0811-0926

Department

Finance Department

Opening Date

09/15/2026

Closing Date

9/28/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

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Description

Note: This job description is currently being updated and is under review for final approval. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for Accounting Technician positions in other departments.

Here in Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we are looking for the right person to serve as Accounting Technician in the City Treasurers Office.

The Department

The City Treasurers Office consists of Cashiering and Accounts Receivable/Collections. Cashiering is responsible for receiving, depositing, and collecting on behalf of the City, all taxes, assessments, fees, and other revenues. This department processes and records all revenue received at City Hall, as well as all City off-site locations, and also ensures revenue is deposited in a timely manner into the Citys financial depository accounts. Accounts Receivable/Collections is responsible for ensuring all revenues owed to the City are received and may use a variety of methods to collect these funds. including sending delinquent notices, making collection calls, placing a lien on property, filing a claim in small claims court or sending delinquent receivables to an outside collection agency. The department is also responsible for disbursing all approved funds and processing all checks and electronic payments for the payment of goods and services approved in the budget and the Citys financial system.

The Position

The Accounting Technician provides quality customer service and performs a variety of technical accounting duties involving revenue collection, treasury, accounts receivable, requisitioning and purchasing of supplies, materials; maintains a variety of records, ledgers, logs, files and systems; and assists in the preparation of documents, reports, and/or analyses and financial statements.

The ideal candidate will represent the City in a positive, courteous, and professional manner. They will be able to manage multiple priorities, anticipate operational needs based on daily workloads, and work collaboratively with coworkers to ensure assignments and deadlines are met. The candidate should demonstrate strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and sound judgment while maintaining a commitment to providing effective and responsive service to the community.

Examples of Essential Duties

• Performs a variety of financial record keeping and reporting duties in support of assigned area including in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue management and purchasing
• Assists in establishing and maintaining accounts, journals and ledgers and prepares accounting entries to transfer funds between accounts
• Reconciles accounts
• Reviews and processes purchase requisitions in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Performs a full range of accounts payable duties including paying invoices
• Checks documents for accuracy
• Researches invoices and obtains authorization for payment
• Utilizes various computer applications and software packages to create spreadsheets, enter data, and generate reports using spreadsheet software and creates documents using word processing software
• Answers telephones, responds to questions, provides accurate information
• Performs routine clerical support duties
• Prepares customer correspondence using word processing software
• Maintains complex filing systems and researches historical files
• May perform back-up duties for other positions within the work group
• Greets the public, responds to questions concerning fees, requirements or services, provides accurate information
• Accepts payments from walk-in customers, online platforms, by mail or night depository
• Receives, processes, and posts details of accounts receivable such as civil citations, utility payments, licensing and permit fees and fines
• Performs account maintenance by updating accounts, inputting and filing financial, statistical and related data, and retrieving, gathering, assembling, tabulating, checking and auditing data and preparing reports
• Gathers, assembles, tabulates, checks, audits, posts, inputs, and files financial, statistical, personnel, and related data
• Receipts, balances and posts cash funds; opens, closes, operates and balances cash register on a daily basis
• Receives, audits, processes, inputs and distributes requisitions and purchase orders
• Assists in the establishment of forms and procedures relating to financial record keeping methods
• Completes applications for services and licenses, provides documents, instructions or directs visitor to appropriate party
• Receives, posts and audits accounts receivable, civil citations, and fines, audits accounts for accuracy, and researches discrepancies

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Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:

Education: A high school diploma or equivalent certificate. Supplemental classes or coursework in accounting, business administration or other related field is preferred.

Experience: Two (2) years of accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, timekeeping, and/or cashiering experience. Completed coursework in accounting, business administration or related area may substitute for required experience on a 30 semester or 45 quarter unit-per-year basis.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Public Employee Disaster Service Worker: In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all Huntington Beach city employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.

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APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURE

• An online application must be fully completed.
• Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they meet the minimum education, experience, license and/or certification requirements to be considered. Applicants whose qualifications best meet the City's needs will be invited to participate in a virtual oral examination (weighted 100%), tentatively scheduled for October 13, 2026.
• Eligible List
• Selection Interview
• Background
• Appointment

The City of Huntington Beach offers a comprehensive benefit package to Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (formerly MEA) members, including:

The SALARY RANGE is composed of seven steps. Merit step increases are based on satisfactory performance.

PROMOTIONS within the City are based upon the merit system principles emphasizing individual ability and utilizing competitive examinations.

TWELVE PAID HOLIDAYS provided per year.

GENERAL LEAVE with pay of 176 hours is granted to regular full-time employees. After four years service additional general leave hours are earned, up to 256 hours after fifteen years service.

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PLANS are available for eligible employees to develop their knowledge and abilities.

GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAMS are available to eligible City employees. These programs include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurances.

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS are available where employees use pre-tax salary to pay for regular child care, adult dependent care and/or medical expenses.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS are provided by the California Public Employees Retirement System. Every regular employee becomes a member immediately upon employment. Effective January 1, 2013, the Public Employees Pension Reform Act will apply to new members of CalPERS. A new member is defined as a new hire who is brought into CalPERS membership for the first time on or after 1/1/13 and has no prior membership in a California public retirement system; is not eligible for reciprocity with another California public retirement system; or is rehired by a different CalPERS employer after a break in service of greater than six (6) months. All employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 will be subject to CalPERS membership review for applicability of PEPRA. Employees enrolled in CalPERS prior to January 1, 2013 are considered classic members.

The benefit formula, final compensation period, and member contribution rate is as represented below:

Classic Miscellaneous Members:

Benefit Formula Miscellaneous 2.5% at age 55

Final Compensation Period 1-year Final Compensation

Member Contribution Rate 9.0% of Reportable Compensation

New Miscellaneous Members under PEPRA:

Benefit Formula Miscellaneous 2% at age 62

Final Compensation Period 3-year Final Compensation

Member Contribution Rate 8.25% of Reportable Compensation (eff. 7/1/23)

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Two voluntary deferred compensation 457 plans are available.

CREDIT UNION membership is available to all City employees and provides access to low interest loans.

FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES: Employees will have the option of working a 5/40 or 9/80 work schedule with Supervisor and Department Head approval. Employees assigned to the Police Department shall retain the option of working the 4/10 work schedule with Supervisor and Department Head approval. In order to maintain service to the public, departmental effectiveness, productivity and/or efficiency, a Department Head may assign an employee a different work schedule that is in compliance with the requirements of FLSA with City Manager approval.

An Agency Shop Agreement exists between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT). As a result, employees in classifications represented by the HBMT are required, no later than 30 days after commencing employment, to either opt out or become a dues paying HBMT member. All dues are collected via payroll deduction and distributed directly to HBMT for processing.

NOTE: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract expressed or implied, and any provisions contained herein may be modified or revoked without notice.

For a more detailed overview of the benefits, review the Memorandum of Understanding and Side Letters at: MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDINGS Click on the links under "Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters" or "Municipal Employees Association".

01

Do you possess a high school diploma or equivalent certificate?

• Yes
• No

02

How many completed semester or quarter units of coursework do you have in accounting, business administration, or a related field?

• 60 or more semester units / 90 or more quarter units
• 30 to 59 semester units / 45 to 89 quarter units
• Fewer than 30 semester units / fewer than 45 quarter units
• No qualifying coursework

03

Please list your completed coursework in accounting, business administration, or a related field. Include course titles, institution name, and the number of semester or quarter units completed. If you have no qualifying coursework, enter "N/A.

04

How many years of qualifying work experience do you have in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, timekeeping, and/or cashiering?

• Two (2) years or more
• At least one (1) year but less than two (2) years
• Less than one (1) year
• No experience

05

Please describe your cashiering experience, including the frequency of cash handling and your experience balancing, verifying, and reconciling funds. If you do not have cashiering experience, enter "NA".

06

Please describe your experience processing license, registration, technical, and/or transactional applications or documents. If you do not have this experience, enter "N/A."

07

How would you rate your proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint?

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert

08

This position requires frequent public contact and repetitive front-counter work in a fast-paced environment, using multiple software systems and maintaining a high degree of accuracy. Are you willing and able to work effectively in this environment for extended periods?

• Yes
• No

09

Are you a CalPERS Retired Annuitant?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Huntington Beach

Address 2000 Main Street

Huntington Beach, California, 92648

Phone (714) 536-5492

Website http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/jobs