Accountant - Accounts Payable (External Only - SEIU)

Job Description:

Accountant - Accounts Payable (External Only - SEIU)

Description

Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Job Summary

PAY RATE
SEIU Professional Grade 08
$41.92/hour (Step 1/Minimum) to $54.80/hour (Step 5/Maximum)
Note: External candidates start at Step 1 ($41.92/hour) to commensurate with education and experience.

REPORTS TO
Manager of Accounts Payable
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
Job #202500443 Accountant is only for External applicants.
Internal applicants will not be accepted. Please apply to Job #202500335.

This announcement will be used to build a pool of qualified applicants. The pool will be active for twelve (12) months.

Accounts Payable Division of the Office of the Chief of Financial Officer is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and collaborative Accountant to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and classifying accounting documents and transactions in accordance with established accounting principles, standards, and internal policies. You will ensure accuracy in all financial data, maintain comprehensive records, and support both internal and external reporting requirements.
This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with exposure to a wide range of accounting functions, including financial reporting, reconciliations, and vendor and departmental collaborations.
The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be articulated during the selection process:

• Excellent ability in reviewing and interpreting complex financial reports, ledgers, records and legal documents.
• Verifying accuracy of financial data, ensuring proper authorization and documentation of disbursements.
• Processing of payments, analysis, reconciliation, and maintenance of records with accuracy and efficiency.
• Processes vendor invoices and employee expense reports of complex nature.
• Experience reviewing and resolving complex voucher exceptions, coordinating with multiple departments, and implementing necessary corrections and adjustments.
• At month-end and year-end, prepares appropriate journal entries for accruals, corrections and adjustments.
• Demonstrated ability to reconcile and prepare 1099 adjustments prior to form issuance for payees and the IRS, including effectively handling inquiries related to 1099 documentation.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across all levels of organization.
• Ability to explain technical subjects to non-technical personnel in understandable terms.
• Prepares data for sales/use tax transmittal and files sales/use tax return.
• Maintain files for capital-funded payments and supporting documents, and records of petty cash custodians.
• Perform other Accounts Payable functions as assigned by Accounts Payable Manager.

SELECTION PROCESS
This is a SEIU Local 1021 Bargaining unit position. However, All SEIU members must follow the "Bid Form Process", failure to comply will invalidate an employee's application.

The Employment Office will screen bids/applications/resumes against the minimum qualifications. Those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to the hiring department for further consideration. The selection process may involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.

All applicants are asked to complete the application and/or Bid Form in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information but should not consider the resume a substitute for the Bid or application form.

The selection process will include a screening for minimum qualifications as listed in this posting and may additionally involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.

APPLICATION PROCESS
All SEIU Local 1021 members MUST submit their bid forms in the bid box. Failure to comply may invalidate the employee's bid. Online or paper applications are considered to provide supplemental information and should not be considered a substitution for the bid form itself.

Current Non-SEIU employees are strongly encouraged to apply online, either at www.bart.gov/jobs , or on Employee Connect.

Applications must be complete by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement.
All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information, but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.

Examples of Duties

Reviews and analyzes accounting documents and transactions for proper coding and to ensure accuracy of information and calculations.

Examines supporting documents to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts and state and federal regulations.

Prepares cash receipt vouchers and appropriate journal entries; compiles and prepares financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules.

Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; posts property tax entries, inventory build-up and debt service fund entries.

Analyzes and reconciles bank statements and accounts as assigned; reimburses petty cash accounts.

Reviews monthly performance reports to ensure accurate reporting; reviews and provides financial information for quarterly performance reports.

Analyzes accrual accounts as established by the budget; prepares monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements reporting those of state and federal monies.

Processes accounts payable and payroll documents.

Communicates with necessary parties inside and outside District to resolve accounting questions; interprets and applies rules and regulations of the District and other government legislation affecting the District in accounting matters.

Proofreads financial reports, reconciles accounts for periodic closing, and analyzes Financial Management System reports to assure accuracy; makes correcting entries and recommends improvements in its procedures.

Provides technical support to other departments, accountants and clerical staff; reviews and processes expense reports.

Prepares quarterly reports of sales and use tax; reviews and verifies daily cash handling reports; analyzes variances in cash collections and reports reason to management.

Prepares work papers, financial statements and various reports for submission to federal, state, and other agencies and for internal accounting and budgetary purposes.

Prepares input for the Fixed Asset Information System from payment documents, journal vouchers, cost reports and other documents.

May assist Cash Handlers and Senior Cash Handlers in sorting and counting money.

Minimum Qualifications

Education :

Bachelor's Degree from a recognized college or university with major course work in accounting.

Experience :

Two (two) years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience, preferably in a governmental or public agency.

Substitution :

An AA Degree in accounting plus 5 years of sub-professional accounting support work as a full charge bookkeeper in a medium-sized company; or an AA Degree in accounting plus 4 years of varied accounting work as a Junior Accountant; or in the absence of a BS or AA Degree in accounting, 24 degree-related units in accounting plus 4 years of professional accounting experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and college course work. Graduation from a four-year college is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices and terminology of general, commercial, fund and governmental accounting.
• Principles and practices of payroll processing and wage and benefit plan concepts.
• Principles and practices of business data processing, particularly as related to the processing and analysis of accounting information.
• Preparation, interpretation and analysis of computer and manual input/output documents.
• Budgeting principles and terminology. Standard office practices and procedures.
• Applicable laws and regulations including those regulating public fiscal operations.

Skill in:

• Reviewing and interpreting complex financial reports, ledgers, records and legal documents.
• Verifying the accuracy of financial data. Ensuring proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
• Analyzing, posting, balancing and reconciling financial data and accounts.
• Making accurate mathematic calculations. Preparing clear, concise and complete financial reports and statements.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Explaining technical subjects to non-technical personnel and others.
• Making sound independent decisions within established guidelines.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .

Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.

Highlights

• Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
• Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
  • 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
  • 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
  • Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
• Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
  • 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
• Deferred Compensation & Roth 457
• Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year)
• Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District)
• Holidays: 10 observed holidays and 3 floating holidays
• Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Survivor Benefits through BART
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care
• Commuter Benefits
• Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.

Closing Date/Time: 11/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$87,200.40 - $113,987.52 Annually