ACCOUNTANT TRAINEE

The California Department of Insurance is a consumer protection agency that regulates the insurance industry and safeguards California consumers. The Accountant Trainee performs professional accounting duties involving billing and receipts activities, assists with reviewing and researching accounts receivable records, and supports the generation, posting, and reconciliation of billing and receipts transactions.

What you'll do:

• Under the close supervision of an Accounting Administrator I (Supervisor), the Accountant Trainee performs professional accounting duties of average difficulty in the processing and maintenance of billing and receipts activities within the Financial and Business Management Division – Accounting Services Bureau – Revenue Section – Accounts Receivable (ARU)
• The incumbent will assist with the review, analysis, and research of accounts and records as they relate to the accounts receivable process
• The incumbent will assist as a Billing/Receipts Specialist, helping with the generation, posting, and reconciliation of the Department's billing and receipts transactions
• The incumbent can occasionally rotate amongst the different areas in ARU for cross-training, knowledge retention, and absence coverage purposes
• Basic responsibilities include analyzing, researching, evaluating, and performing corrective actions or entries into several Accounts Receivable accounting systems (Oracle Financials, Expense Tracking System, and Accounting Financials) as well as FI$CAL

What they're looking for:

• Experience in State accounting principles, methods, and procedures

Benefits:

• Hybrid telework arrangement
• Monthly hours of PLP 2025 leave credits, subject to a reduction in pay under the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025