Job Details
Salary : $68,902.88 - $75,048.56 Annually
Location : Berkeley, CA
Job Type: Career
Job Number: 2024-02-4002
Department: City-Wide
Opening Date: 02/21/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY
is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water, Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, free speech, and the arts, and home to over 50 parks, a top-ranked university, and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay.
As an employer, the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity, creativity, and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber, experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible, safe, healthy, environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Continuous Recruitment: Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis to fill vacancies throughout the year. It may close at any time.
The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Accounting Office Specialist II. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a variety of fiscal and accounting support tasks within complex accounting systems and utilizing automated accounting systems and spreadsheet applications. The departments and divisions that may hire an Accounting Office Specialist II are: Finance, Accounting, Revenue Collections, Planning, Transportation, Parks, Health, Housing and Community Services and Public Works.
This recruitment will create an eligible list that will be used by hiring departments to fill future temporary and/or career positions in the next 12 months.
See the job class specification here:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position is:
Equivalent to graduation from high school and two (2) years of accounting clerical support experience. College-level accounting coursework may substitute for the required experience, on the basis of twelve (12) semester or sixteen (16) quarter units equaling one year of experience.
Successful completion of college-level courses in accounting and budgeting and internal certificates of competencies in accounting, labor distribution and accounting software are highly desirable.
Other requirements:
Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside of Berkeley to meet program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, maintenance of a valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must submit a completed application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.
Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format, braille, large print, electronic text, etc.) upon request to Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.
EXAM PROCESS
The exam process will include, but may not be limited to:
- Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents
- Multiple-Choice Written Exam
Tests may consist of any combination of written, oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include, but are not necessarily limited to, typing, math, reading, writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency, or any other job-related knowledge, skill, ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may, without notice, change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.
Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to ...@berkeleyca.gov at the time of application.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include, but is not limited to: employment history, confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, other credentials, credit check, criminal history check, and Live Scan fingerprinting.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, veterans' status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.
Benefited employees receive a myriad of financial and other , including CalPERS pension and other retirement plans, medical and dental coverage, tuition reimbursement, paid time off and more.
Benefit-eligible employees include those with a regular work schedule of at least 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 30 hours per week may receive pro-rated benefits.
Retirement CalPERS
City employees are included in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). The retirement formula is either 2% at age 62 (PEPRA members) or 2.7% at age 55 (Classic members).
Deferred Compensation
The City offers voluntary 457 deferred compensation plans with CalPERS or Empower. Employees may contribute up to the IRS maximum on a pre-tax basis.
Medical Plans Employees can choose coverage under Kaiser HMO or Sutter Health Plus HMO. The City contributes up to the full family premium for the Kaiser plan, or up to 99% of the full family premium for the Sutter Health Plus plan. Employees who have medical coverage under another group plan may choose to waive City-provided medical coverage and receive a monthly stipend.
Dental Plan The City provides group dental benefits through Delta Dental of California. The City contributes up to the family coverage for the plan, which covers 90% of the dental charges up to $2,000 annually per person. Orthodontic benefits are offered at a $2,000 lifetime maximum per person. Employees who have dental coverage under another group plan may choose to waive City-provided dental coverage and receive a monthly stipend.
Life Insurance The City provides employees with a Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy in the amount of $25,000 (Maintenance and Clerical Chapters) or $50,000 (Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Activity Leaders). Employees have the option to purchase additional term life insurance up to a maximum of $300,000.
Sick Leave Employees earn one day of paid sick leave per month.
Vacation New employees accrue 2 to 4 weeks of vacation annually, depending on classification (see )
Holidays 14 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays annually
Uniform Allowance Employees in select classifications receive up to $1,400 annually (see )
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01
Do you have a High School diploma or Equivalent?
02
Please list all college-level accounting courses that you have completed with the course titles, number of units completed, and a brief description for each course.If you do not have any relevant coursework, please type "N/A."
03
How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have performing accounting office support (i.e. responsible bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, auditing, or financial support)?
- No experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more
04
What kind of accounting clerical support experience do you possess? (Select all that apply)
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Customer Service
- Payroll Clerk/Specialist
- Bank Teller
- Other
05
Please describe in detail, your full-time accounting clerical support work experience in the areas referenced above. Include the dates of employment and name of the employer(s) where the work was performed.Work Experience must also be listed in the "WORK HISTORY/EXPERIENCE" section of your employment application page. Do not type "See Resume".
06
I acknowledge that I have reviewed my answers to all above supplemental questions for accuracy.
Required Question