Accountant

Location : 2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA
Job Type: Full-Time, 40 hours/week; 12 months/year
Job Number: CL26-01473
Division: DO Educational Services
Department: Child Development Center
Opening Date: 10/12/2026
Closing Date: 10/30/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: California School Employees Association 579
Start Date: Contingent upon the Board of Trustee's approval.
Site: Rancho Santiago Community College District Operations Center
2026 CSEA Annual Salary: Grade 13: $75,685.08 - $96,668.24
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Position Duration: This position is grant- and/or categorically funded, and its continuation is contingent upon the grant's renewal or availability of categorical funds. The District reserves the right to extend, modify, or eliminate this position by this end date or based on the availability of funds.
Program Description: Rancho Santiago Community College District operates six child development centers and Early Head Start to both serve the needs of students with childcare and train families seeking a career in Human Development. Children always come first in our centers - before planned curriculum, before rules, and before adult convenience. Our goal is to work with your child's natural development and to support the emerging self within. We strongly believe that learning is all that happens to the child while she/he is at the center every moment of the day, and that it is generated from all people - staff, parents and other children.

POSITION DETAILS
About the Position

The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, management, and students from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes those with differing abilities, AB 540 students, DACA recipients, Foreign Residents, VACA participants, and Continuing Education students. They will support RSCCD's mission to promote self-awareness, knowledge, and communication skills, enabling all members of the college community to participate creatively and confidently in an ever-changing world.

Candidates will contribute to an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the diverse needs of faculty, management, staff, and students. They will effectively provide services and support to individuals with differing academic preparation levels and unique learning or workplace needs, ensuring equitable access and opportunities for success. Candidates should demonstrate cultural competency, sensitivity, equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in all interactions and contributions. Through their role, they will empower students to achieve their educational and career goals while promoting a positive and inclusive environment where faculty and management can thrive, fostering creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning throughout the college community.
Class Summary

Under general supervision - perform a variety of complex and technical accounting duties in the preparation, maintenance and review of accounting and budgetary functions, assuring conformance with established procedures; prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports and claims for reimbursement for specially funded projects. Performs related duties as required.

Representative Duties
Analyze, review and monitor program budgets and expenditures; prepare, analyze and balance spreadsheets with expenditure reports; recommend adjustments to ensure expenditures are correctly charged and are in compliance with all policies and regulations; assist program staff in preparation of budgets and expenditure projections; advise project administrators and directors of recommended procedures for budget and cost controls, availability of funds, status of project budgets and expenditures, allowance and disallowance of expenses as provided by the grantors; prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports or claims to Federal, State, Local and other funding agencies in an accurate and timely manner; reconciles District financial ledgers with the County's financial records, including analysis of general ledger accounts' assists auditing firm with audits of special projects and related accounting problems; assists in maintaining the District's Chart of Accounts; makes deposits and reconciles assigned accounts; verifies and prepares claims for reimbursements for specially funded projects; processes requests for transfers of expenditures and budget changes; maintains related records and files; identify and create journal entries to general and subsidiary ledgers; prepare adjusting entries, schedules of accounts payable, accounts receivable and deferred revenues for year end closing and assist independent auditors.
Organizational Relationships
This position reports to the assigned administrator or designee.
QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Experience
Any combination of training, and/or experience equivalent to bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or related field; and two years of increasingly responsible accounting/bookkeeping experience.

Knowledge and Abilities
Good Knowledge of: special funding regulations; various reports and procedures for meeting reporting requirements of funding agencies; office equipment;

Knowledge of: generally accepted accounting principles and practices; business software applications; general internal and external auditing/accounting procedures.

Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing; operate office equipment; organize and prioritize work.
Additional Qualifications
Candidate must demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff, and the community.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To ensure full consideration, all applicants must submit a complete Rancho Santiago Community College District online application that includes the items listed below by the position's closing date. Recruitment will review all applications for completeness, and only complete application packets will be forwarded to the screening committee for further review.
A Complete Application Packet Must Include the Following:

1. RSCCD Online Application
2. Resume - details all relevant education, training, and other work experience
3. Academic Transcripts (Unofficial copies of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate transcripts).

Foreign Degrees
Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is approved by or a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service () or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (), or Commission on Teacher Credentialing ().
Application Screening

Job announcements will include screening criteria to be used during screening and interviews. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Education experience (breadth and depth)
• Work experience (breadth and depth)
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others
• Bilingual ability (if needed)
• Demonstrated experience and sensitivity to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Professional growth activities
• Specialized skills training
• Leadership skills
• Written and/or oral communication skills
• Presentation
• Problem Solving.

Based on the information presented in the application materials, a limited number of candidates with qualifications most pertinent to the position will be invited to participate in the selection process, which may include a written test and an oral interview.
Meeting the position's minimum requirements does not guarantee advancement in the selection process. Candidate qualifications will be assessed to determine those who meet and exceed requirements and are deemed the most competitive in the applicant pool.
Interview

Applicants selected for an interview may be required to take additional tests or assessments and will be notified of such prior to the date of the interview. During the oral session, those selected for interviews will, in addition to the above, also be evaluated on the following factors:

• Oral communication skills
• Presentation
• Problem-solving skills

A predetermined set of questions will be asked of all applicants interviewed. Applicants are requested to provide thorough yet concise information on their related experience to ensure the correct evaluation of their qualifications. Evaluation criteria will be applied consistently to all applicants.

Disability Accommodations
Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the Application or Interviewing Process in accordance with ADA should notify the Recruitment Office in the Human Resources Division at least two days prior to the closing date, by calling (714) 480-7455.

Conditions of Employment
The selected candidate is required to complete the following before employment as part of the onboarding process:

1. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
2. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis Exam.
3. Fingerprints (by a Live Scan Agency at the candidate's expense, and clearance must be received before the first day of employment)

Full-Time Classified Benefits
Permanent employees who work 20 or more hours per week. For a detailed Benefits summary, click

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Group Term Life Insurance
  • 1 X Annual Salary
• Life Insurance-Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
• Optional Voluntary Plans
  • Hyatt Legal Plans
• Additional Voluntary Plan
  • MetLife, Auto, Home, and Pet Insurance
• Tax Sheltered Annuities
• Leaves
  • Vacation Leave - Days are earned per
  • Sick Leave - Twelve (12) days of absence for illness or injury with full pay for a fiscal year of service.
  • Jury Duty
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Personal Necessity Leave
  • Maternity Leave
  • Military Leave
  • Family Leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Participation in School Activities of Children Leave
  • Holiday Leave
    • For the complete list of paid holidays per fiscal year, click:
• Pension Plans

Part-Time Classified Benefits
Permanent employees who work 19 or less hours per week.

• Holidays, sick days, and vacations are earned pe