Accountant III

Job Description

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2026, AT 11:55 PM

FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2026

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY

A resume is required with your application

ABOUT THE ROLE
This position is part of the Toll Services and Revenue Section and reports directly to the Financial Program Manager responsible for the Clipper Program's financial operations. The Clipper Program is the Bay Area's regional fare payment system serving 28 participating transit operators. The back-office system is operated under contract by a third-party vendor, Cubic Transportation Systems (Cubic). The Clipper Program uses Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Operations (MSDFO) enterprise resource planning platform for accounting functions, including general ledger. The Accountant serves as a key member of the Clipper Program Finance team and is responsible for supporting the financial management, governance, and continuous improvement of the regional fare payment program. This position combines advanced accounting, financial systems, internal controls, audit support, vendor management, financial analysis, regional transit finance, and process improvement to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and effective oversight of the program's financial operations. Responsibilities include performing complex financial reconciliations, validating settlement activities, monitoring internal controls, supporting audits, coordinating with Cubic, participating transit operators, and the MTC Clipper operation team, and developing financial procedures that strengthen operational efficiency, financial governance, and long-term program sustainability.

Responsibilities

Program Financial Management & Vendor Coordination:

• Support the financial management and governance of the Clipper Program.
• Serve as the Finance liaison with back-office system vendor regarding financial reporting, settlements, reconciliations, and accounting issues.
• Monitor financial performance, trends, and risks, and prepare analyses, dashboards, reconciliation summaries, management reports, and performance metrics for management decision-making.
• Collaborate with participating transit operators, consultants, and internal departments to resolve financial issues and track commitments, program initiatives, and system enhancements through completion.
• Support financial system implementations, upgrades, releases, and other process-improvement initiatives.

Financial Reconciliation & Accounting:

• Perform complex reconciliations between banking records, general ledger, subledger reports, and back-office system reports.
• Analyze and investigate financial and reconciliation variances, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Validate financial transactions and general ledger use cases supporting revenue recognition and operator settlements.
• Review trial balances, accounting entries, and financial reports while supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities.

Financial Controls, Procedures & Audit Support:

• Evaluate the design and operation of financial controls and recommend best-practice updates to accounting policies, procedures, business rules, and process documentation.
• Monitor compliance with applicable accounting and auditing standards, banking requirements, contract provisions, and agency procedures; support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and evidence and coordinating information requests.
• Track control, reporting, and process issues with vendor and internal owners through resolution, and document and validate the resulting corrective actions.
• Review financial procedures, user guides, reconciliation documentation, and operational manuals for completeness, clarity, consistency, and usability, and recommend updates that support knowledge transfer and sustainable operations.

Data Analysis & Others:

• Analyze high-volume financial and transaction data using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or other comparable data analytics tools to identify trends, exceptions, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Knowledge of

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including accrual accounting and financial reporting.
• Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), internal control principles, compliance requirements, and audit documentation.
• Governmental accounting principles and public-sector financial reporting.
• Enterprise financial systems, system interfaces, and high-volume transaction processing.
• Fare payment settlement processes, revenue accounting, bank reconciliations, and the flow of transactions from the back-office system to the general ledger.
• Financial analysis, data analytics, performance reporting, and reconciliation methodologies.
• Third-party vendor oversight and contract management.
• Microsoft Excel and Power BI or other data analytics tools.

Ability to

• Take ownership of assignments, track tasks and progress, manage multiple priorities, and meet established schedules with minimal supervision.
• Analyze complex financial transactions and identify, investigate and clearly explain discrepancies.
• Perform detailed reconciliations across multiple systems and validate the completeness and accuracy of financial output
• Evaluate vendor reports, system processes, and supporting documentation and communicate findings and recommendations.
• Interpret and apply accounting policies, contract requirements, business rules, and financial procedures.
• Prepare concise management reports, audit support, and process documentation.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with internal teams, vendors, auditors, consultants, and regional partners.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education and Experience:Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a related field and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional accounting or financial analysis experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

• Of those five years, at least two (2) years in the public sector, transportation, tolling, transit, or a high-volume payment environment.
• Experience operating complex enterprise financial systems in a high-volume transaction environment, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP platforms.
• Experience supporting a financial system implementation, upgrade, integration, or release.
• Experience working in a regulated environment requiring internal controls, audit support, and compliance documentation.

Licenses or Certificates: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.

Applicants with a degree issued by an institution outside the United States who are using that degree to meet the minimum qualifications for the position must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic credential evaluation service and provide proof of equivalency with their application. An evaluation is generally not required if: 1. The position does not require a degree, 2. You qualify through work experience alone, 3. You hold a professional license or certification that satisfies the educational requirement, or 4. You have another degree earned in the United States that independently satisfies the educational requirement. To ensure a fair and consistent review, any required academic evaluation must be submitted at the time of application so qualifications can be verified before candidates advance in the recruitment process.