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The Controller is the City’s chief financial officer. Our team includes financial, technology, analytical and other professionals who work hard to secure the City’s financial integrity and promote efficient, effective and accountable government. We hold ourselves to high standards and strive to be a model for good government. We value the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and lived experiences of our teams and clients in everything we do. We work in a collaborative and inclusive environment, promote equal opportunity, and invest in the professional development and wellbeing of our team members. You can expect to work alongside colleagues who are committed to serving the public with integrity and want to see positive impacts from their work. We are looking for smart, motivated individuals who want to make a difference and use government to play a role in solving our City’s problems, including addressing long-standing and harmful disparities in our communities. For a career with purpose and professional growth, join us in the Controller’s Office.

AOSD’s primary mission is to control the financial activities of the City. The division certifies contracts, pays vendors, approves personnel requisitions and reviews, monitors, controls, and projects departmental expenditures on a continuous basis to assess overall fiscal condition. The division assists departments to achieve fiscal compliance, accuracy, timeliness and meaningfulness for the resulting financial information. The division is also responsible for the producing the City's annual audited financial statements including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the Single Audit Report, and other reports required by federal, state, and local regulations, as well as the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan (COWCAP). Other functions include developing and maintaining citywide financial systems, system policies, procedures, training, security, and documentation.

This 1630 Account Clerk position supports Citywide accounting operations and financial analysis as part of the Controller’s Financial & Accounting Support Team (FAST).  This position will be assigned to the Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Controller, the Accounting Operations – Accounts Payable unit.

Application Opening: July 23, 2025

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025

Annual Salary: $69,368 to $84,292 Annually (https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=1630&setId=COMMN)

Role type: Temporary Exempt Role Description (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/role-types/)

Schedule: Full-time

Division: Finance and Information Technology

Section/Unit: Accounting Operations – Accounts Payable

Work Location: One S. Van Ness Avenue, 8th floor, San Francisco, CA

Work Hours: Monday – Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Under general supervision, the Account Clerk performs routine bookkeeping and financial record keeping operations within complex accounting systems. Incumbents post, adjust and balance entries to ledgers; verify the correctness of accounting documents; respond to inquiries and provide financial information; organize and file source documents; perform operations involving automated accounting systems and spreadsheet programs and perform related duties as required.

1. Performs routine bookkeeping and financial record-keeping operations within complex accounting systems to ensure accurate balances and available budgeted funds.

2. Posts, adjusts and balances entries to subsidiary ledgers by searching out details and resolving numerical imbalances.

3. Verifies correctness of accounting documents by comparing postings to source documents and checking calculations for accuracy.

4. Responds to inquiries from other units, departments or the public by extracting information and providing summaries to callers or in person.

5. Organizes and files source documents such as invoices, purchase orders, payment vouchers and other related documents according to accepted practice and to locate them readily in the event of the need for research at a later date.

6. Performs tasks in software related to accounting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets and word processing.

7. Assists in the maintenance of cost control records.

8. Reports available budget balances and expenditures by uniform account classifications.

9. Assists in reconciling and summarizing accounts.

10. Performs mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to arrive at correct balances when working on financial and accounting matters such as cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations, taxes and penalties.

11. Prepares statements, orders, receipts and related forms as required.

12. Inputs simple accounting documents for processing vendor payments.

Six (6) months (equivalent to 1,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing financial and accounting matters (e.g. cost records, deposits, expenditures, allocations), bookkeeping, and/or financial record keeping. Such experience typically includes verifying correctness of financial documents; maintaining expenditure records and reconciling subsidiary accounts

Substitution of Experience:

15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in accounting may be substituted for the required experience as described above.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position:

+ Complete the online application. Please note that resumes will not be a substitute for an online application.

+ Provide an updated Resume

Selection Procedures: Selected candidates will be invited to participate in one or more interviews at the Controller’s Office.

Recruitment Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Kira Sanchez, the recruitment analyst at [email protected]

Additional Information:

+ Information About The Hiring Process (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process)

+ Conviction History

+ Employee Benefits Overview  (https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview)

+ Equal Employment Opportunity (https://sfdhr.org/equal-employment-opportunity)

+ Disaster Service Worker (https://sfdhr.org/disaster-service-workers)

+ ADA Accommodation

+ Veterans Preference (http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#veteranspreference)

+ Right to Work

+ Copies of Application Documents (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#copies)

+ Diversity Statement

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.