Associate Accountant

Annual Salary Range: $74,422.40 - $115,356.80
First Review of Applications: August 17, 2025
Expected Start Date: September 2025

Description 

Role

The Associate Accountant will perform a full range of accounting, reporting, and revenue management functions for the agency including financial reporting and accounting functions, monthly general ledger close, and balance sheet and income statement analyses. 

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced accountant, someone who has the skill to perform the technical requirements of the position and has a strong interest in furthering their operational accounting expertise. We anticipate career development will occur while working on the types of duties and responsibilities described below and through mentoring and close collaboration with the senior staff.

Overview of Accounting and Finance Department

SANDAG has great pride in being a fiscally responsible public agency and has implemented rigorous accounting processes and financial reporting procedures to monitor expenses, encumbrances, grant funds, and project budgets, and accurately document various types of financial transactions. The agency has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the past fourteen years.

The department supports the day-to-day business operations of SANDAG through a team organized into two functional areas: Accounting & Finance and Revenue & Project Control. As part of the Accounting & Finance group, this position supports accounting duties, and the department has a role in supporting all agency programs. The team is highly regarded for their ability to maintain an exceptional level of accuracy and for providing outstanding customer service.

Typical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field. At least three years of increasingly responsible, recent professional accounting experience providing support for business operations.
• Demonstrated experience with the principles and practices of general and enterprise accounting, including financial statement preparation and methods of financial control reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), procedures, and practices; familiarity with current issues and emerging trends related to Accounting Authoritative Guidance.
• Familiarity of laws, regulations, and reporting requirements related to governmental and debt service fund accounting is desirable.
• Experience preparing financial statements that conform to accepted auditing standards and accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience preparing journal entries and reconciling general ledger accounts; ability to analyze, reconcile, and balance complex accounts with high transaction volume; ability to identify errors and make corrections to financial records. 

Benefits

SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following:

• Hybrid work options
• 9/80 flexible work schedule
• Pay-for-performance merit increases
• Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya
• Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
• Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
• Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
• Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service

Visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag? to apply.
First review August 17, 2025. EOE.