Accountant II

Accountant II

The Santa Clara Valley Water District (CA) is offering a full-time Accountant II position with a salary range of $121,201.60 - $155,168.00 annually. The job is located at 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA, CA. The position is within the Financial Planning and Management Services Division, specifically the General Accounting Unit. The job number is 01995-E, and it opened on 06/23/2026, closing on 07/06/2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada; Tijuana).

The Accountant II position plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of departmental financial operations. By performing core accounting functions-such as recording journal entries, reconciling accounts, processing P-Card reports, and preparing financial schedules-the position ensures compliance with policies, supports transparent reporting, and enables informed decision-making. Their work directly supports the Quarterly Board of Directors' Expense Report and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, both essential for governance and external accountability.

Additionally, the Accountant II strengthens operational stability by assisting with month-end close, preparing audit schedules, and serving as backup to the Senior Accountant, ensuring continuity of the General Ledger function. Through technical assistance and training, they build team capacity and resilience, helping the department meet deadlines, reduce risk, and achieve its financial management goals.

Key responsibilities include performing a wide range of professional accounting duties, including analyzing and maintaining accounting records, auditing check payments, and preparing financial reports. They will also process employee Purchasing Card (P-Card) expense reports, prepare diverse financial summaries, schedules, footnote disclosures, and reports, enter the Board of Directors' timesheets biweekly, assist in recording collections and cash receipts, and assist with the fiscal period/month-end close procedures to identify inconsistencies, errors, or unusual activities. They will also prepare audit schedules and respond to audit inquiries.

The ideal candidate will have four (4) years of professional accounting experience involving transactions analysis, journal entry preparation, maintenance of accounting records, account reconciliation, and preparation of financial reports. They should be able to independently perform the full range of professional accounting functions, prepare a variety of clear and concise financial summaries and accounting reports, proficiently use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and web-based programs or equivalent, communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and provide excellent customer service through all levels of the organization and external parties.

Knowledge of governmental accounting and financial management practices in compliance with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, principles and practices of financial analysis and auditing, and automated financial systems such as Infor, PeopleSoft, SAP or equivalent is also required. The ideal training and education would be equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or a related field. Or, directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years.