ACCOUNTANT - City of Torrance
Torrance, CA
About the Job
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The City of Torrance is recruiting for an Accountant to join the Finance Department's Team! Be part of an agency that is recognized for outstanding leadership, fiscal responsibility and civic engagement!
Note: The most recent Memorandum of Understanding for Engineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association includes increases in pay ranges effective July 13, 2025, July 12, 2026, and July 11, 2027.
The Department
The Finance Department is responsible for the financial administration, from budgeting to auditing, of City fiscal resources and issuing of business licenses. The Finance Director assists the City Manager in the operation and capital improvement budgets, serves as advisor to the Land Management Team and presents to the City Council an annual audited statement of the City's financial condition prepared in accordance with governmental reporting standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
The Position
An Accountant performs increasingly responsible professional accounting work including preparation and statistical analysis of a variety of financial statements and reports. This position is a full range of accounting and reporting for municipal enterprise operations and all governmental fund types; analyzes and verifies financial documents, City revenue receipts and other financial entries for accuracy and compliance with established accounting and auditing procedures; originates journal entries, reconciles bank and investment statements, prepares vouchers, billings, trial balances and maintains a variety of financial schedules, records and files; ensures proper accounting for fixed assets, revenue and expense accruals; and performs related work as required.
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The Finance Department is responsible for the financial administration, from budgeting to auditing, of City fiscal resources and issuing of business licenses. The Finance Director assists the City Manager in the operation and capital improvement budgets, serves as advisor to the Land Management Team and presents to the City Council an annual audited statement of the City's financial condition prepared in accordance with governmental reporting standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
The Position
An Accountant performs increasingly responsible professional accounting work including preparation and statistical analysis of a variety of financial statements and reports. This position is a full range of accounting and reporting for municipal enterprise operations and all governmental fund types; analyzes and verifies financial documents, City revenue receipts and other financial entries for accuracy and compliance with established accounting and auditing procedures; originates journal entries, reconciles bank and investment statements, prepares vouchers, billings, trial balances and maintains a variety of financial schedules, records and files; ensures proper accounting for fixed assets, revenue and expense accruals; and performs related work as required.
For more information about the duties of the position, click here.
Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Agency: Finance
Location: Torrance
Source : City of Torrance