Accounting Specialist

Position: (Full-time) Accounting Specialist
**(Full-time) Accounting Specialist**
* ** Position Number:
** 6947652
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* Location:

** Redding, CA
* ** Position Type:
** Business - Accounting**(Full-time) Accounting Specialist*
* ** Salary:** $52,897.14 Annually  
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* Location:

** Shasta College - Main Campus - Redding, CA  
** Job Type:
** Classified Staff Full-Time  
** Department:
** Administrative Services  
** Job Number:*
* ** Closing:
** 3/16/2026 4:30 PM Pacific    
** Description*
* **** Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities***
* ** OVERVIEW
* * The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000.

The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000).
Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees.

Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.
Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.
Classified positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our classified staff engage with a diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all by implementing and supporting our various employment and academic programs. As a classified staff member at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals and educators working together to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives.

A career in classified service at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

** DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** To perform a wide variety of highly responsible auditing, accounting, bookkeeping, and clerical functions in support of the day-to-day accounting operations related to district fiscal services and special program accounting. Employees in this classification receive limited supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures; exercise responsibility for the accurate and timely processing and maintenance of district accounting records including but not limited to all aspects of purchase orders and requisitions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and state tax filings.

Employees in this classification may coordinate with and review the work of other district employees. This job class functions at an advanced journey level providing accounting and audit support service for all district departments, requiring the maintenance and processing of accounts and records which are district-wide in scope and require a thorough knowledge of district accounting procedures and standards, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

** CLASSIFICATION:
** Range 35 on the current Classified Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
**** This is a classified position with a default CalPERS retirement.***
* ** SUPERVISOR:
** Executive Director of Business Services or designee    
**** Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability
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* Essential Functions:

* Maintains, processes, and audits District fiscal/accounting records, journals entries, subsidiary ledgers, and transactions related to assigned area(s) of specialization including but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, special program accounting, reconciliations, and cash receipting.
* Reconciles internal accounts against external applications, investigating any discrepancies and ensuring district policies and procedures are adhered to.
* Audits, monitors, reconciles, and adjusts assigned accounts based on information gathered from internal and external applications.
* Audits and reviews documents from…