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COMPANY: Los Angeles Unified School District

POSITION: Accountant

SALARY DETAILS

$33.06-$40.44/ hourly

 

BENEFITS

Insurance: We offer a choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for you and your family.

Retirement: Employees are members of the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: 13 paid days off each year.

 

APPLICATION FILING DATES

April 25, 2025- May 12, 2025

 

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation, with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

 

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

An Accountant performs professional accounting duties that involve the application of judgment and discretion in the analysis and application of accounting principles and practices in maintaining fiscal controls and records, preparing transactions, and initiating reports.

 

Typical duties for this position include:

  • Planning projects and reports relative to the assigned portion of the accounting system, which may involve establishing or recommending new procedures or instructions.
  • Preparing journal vouchers and making adjusting and closing entries.
  • Maintaining ledgers of accounts, preparing periodic trial balances, and reconciling them to the General Ledger or control accounts.
  • Training and supervising clerical personnel as assigned.
  • Disseminating information regarding procedures, regulations, and status of accounts.
  • Maintaining records of revenue and income, estimates revenues, and distributes income to various funds.
  • Analyzing accounting, financial, and inventory conditions and makes appropriate adjustments.
  • Reviewing coding for account distribution according to fund, appropriation, organizational unit, and legality.
  • Preparing special reports by checking documents, analyzing entries, and selecting pertinent data.
  • Preparing reconciliations of accounting and/or financial information.
  • Preparing invoices for payment of voluntary deductions for transmittal of salary deductions to appropriate agencies and firms.
  • Applying expenditure controls over appropriations and stores replenishment.
  • Performing related duties as assigned.

 

  • Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description: Accountant - Class Description

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, including or supplemented by the completion of courses that provide at least 12 semester units or equivalent units in accounting. Professional or technical-clerical accounting or field-auditing experience may substitute for two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of at least 12 semester units or equivalent units in accounting is met.

 

In order to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met, we need to verify your educational document(s). As such, you MUST upload your diploma/degree (i.e. scan or take a picture of your diploma/degree) or transcripts to your candidate profile under “attachments.”

 

Note: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas and/or certifications must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, you MUST upload your diploma/degree (i.e. scan or take a picture of your diploma/degree) or official transcripts to your candidate profile under “My Uploaded Documents.” Candidates who have completed college or university coursework at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations, visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876

 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates will have a working knowledge of:

  • Current financial accounting and governmental accounting principles and procedures
  • Office methods, practices, and procedures
  • Uses of computers in accounting functions
  • Statistical and financial presentation of data
  • Microsoft Office

 

An ideal candidate in this position will have the ability to:

  • Analyze and interpret accounting data
  • Learn and apply laws, rules, and accounting procedures
  • Supervise effectively
  • Deal effectively with the public and District personnel
  • Communicate effectively in oral and written English

 

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DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net to find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: https://careers.lausd.org/pc. The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.