Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

If you have permanent status and have passed probation, you have mandatory reinstatement rights into your former position/classification at the end of this LT appointment. You will be separated from state service if you have not had prior permanent or probationary civil service status. During this 12-month limited-term assignment, you may be entitled to receive health, dental, and vision benefits. You will also earn State Service and accrue monthly leave credits.

Under the general direction of the Accounting Administrator I (Supervisor) of the AB32 Special Funds Unit, the limited-term Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) will independently perform the more complex accounting duties for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Office of the Secretary for Environmental Protection (CalEPA) funds related to Assembly Bill 32 (including the California Cap & Trade Program and Cost of Implementation Account (COI)). Special program activities include revenue reconciliation and reporting for Cap & Trade auction proceeds and developing and maintaining the Green House Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Administration System (a program intended to manage cash flow for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund). The Senior Accounting Officer works directly with various control agencies (State Treasurer’s Office, State Controller’s Office, Department of Finance, and California State Auditors) and liaises with other state offices on behalf of CARB and CalEPA. 

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency's discretion and is based on the California Air Resource Boards' (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required. 

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria outlined in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense.

• Position located in a high-rise building.
• Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.