Accountant

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and at least 24 semester or 36 quarter units in accounting. PROCESS NOTES

1. Please note that qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at http://per.lacity.org/Accredited%20Institutions%2008-21-08.pdf (Download PDF reader).
2. Course titles, number of units and completion dates for each course must be listed in the City application, if you did not receive a degree in Accounting.
3. Applicants who are within one semester or one quarter of obtaining their degrees may apply. However, they cannot be appointed until they have received their degrees.
4. Some positions may require a valid California driver’s license. Candidates may not be eligible for appointment to these positions if their record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation (such as DUI).
5. Candidates completing the exam process will be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide required proof of qualifying degree and/or coursework. Applicants who wish to expedite this process may attach a copy of their transcripts (annotated with accounting courses, credit earned, and grade received) or qualifying degree to their on-line application at the time of filing in the Attachments section.

Performs professional accounting work in the research, preparation, maintenance, control, and reconciliation of financial records and reports in accordance with the principles of governmental and public accounting.