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Date Posted 11/25/2025 Contact Talent SJUSDNumber of Openings Not Specified Salary Pay Range
$34.07 - $34.07 Per Hour Length of Work Year 2025-2026 Employment Type Full Time Job Summary Job Summary
As an Accounting Specialist, you will play a key role in maintaining the financial integrity of our organization. Your work will involve performing complex and technical accounting functions, including maintaining records, generating reports, verifying data, and reconciling specialized accounts. Your expertise will directly support the financial health of our school sites, ensuring that resources are managed responsibly and in alignment with regulatory requirements.
View Job Description Requirements / QualificationsThe impact you will have: As an Accounting Specialist, you will play a key role in maintaining the financial integrity of our organization. Your work will involve performing complex and technical accounting functions, including maintaining records, generating reports, verifying data, and reconciling specialized accounts. Your expertise will directly support the financial health of our school sites, ensuring that resources are managed responsibly and in alignment with regulatory requirements. A more detailed job description can be found at Accounting Specialist. Who you are: You are a detail-oriented and enthusiastic professional with a passion for accuracy and collaboration. You thrive in a supportive role where your contributions have a tangible impact. You're committed to helping school sites operate efficiently and are motivated by work that supports students, staff, and the community. As a Accounting Specialist you will be assisting with fiscal operations and be responsible for (but not limited to): -Maintain general ledger accounts, including preparing, analyzing, reconciling, and posting financial transactions. -Collect, analyze, and reconcile fiscal records and reports using San José Unified supported applications. -Complete analyses, audits, schedules, and reports, interpreting information to inform decisions and meet compliance requirements. -Support sites and departments to ensure funds and resources are appropriately budgeted, allocated, and used according to policies and regulations. -Develop revenue and expenditure forecasts and assist in budget preparations. -Review and approve expenditure documents, including but not limited to reimbursement requests, timesheets, invoices, and credit card statements, in alignment with policies and requirements.
What you need for this position: -4-year degree in finance, accounting, or business administration or any combination of experience and education equivalent to four or more years -Resume and cover letter -Pass San José Unified assessment Roles Available: -Fiscal Department -1.0 FTE - 40hrs./week - 8:00am-5:00pm -12-Month Position Note to internal applicants: Even though we may have some information on file for you, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share. Where applicable, please also note your location preference. To be eligible to interview, you will need to be in permanent status and have passed probation. When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to classified@sjusd.org.
Requirements / QualificationsThe impact you will have: As an Accounting Specialist, you will play a key role in maintaining the financial integrity of our organization. Your work will involve performing complex and technical accounting functions, including maintaining records, generating reports, verifying data, and reconciling specialized accounts. Your expertise will directly support the financial health of our school sites, ensuring that resources are managed responsibly and in alignment with regulatory requirements. A more detailed job description can be found at Accounting Specialist. Who you are: You are a detail-oriented and enthusiastic professional with a passion for accuracy and collaboration. You thrive in a supportive role where your contributions have a tangible impact. You're committed to helping school sites operate efficiently and are motivated by work that supports students, staff, and the community. As a Accounting Specialist you will be assisting with fiscal operations and be responsible for (but not limited to): -Maintain general ledger accounts, including preparing, analyzing, reconciling, and posting financial transactions. -Collect, analyze, and reconcile fiscal records and reports using San José Unified supported applications. -Complete analyses, audits, schedules, and reports, interpreting information to inform decisions and meet compliance requirements. -Support sites and departments to ensure funds and resources are appropriately budgeted, allocated, and used according to policies and regulations. -Develop revenue and expenditure forecasts and assist in budget preparations. -Review and approve expenditure documents, including but not limited to reimbursement requests, timesheets, invoices, and credit card statements, in alignment with policies and requirements.
What you need for this position: -4-year degree in finance, accounting, or business administration or any combination of experience and education equivalent to four or more years -Resume and cover letter -Pass San José Unified assessment Roles Available: -Fiscal Department -1.0 FTE - 40hrs./week - 8:00am-5:00pm -12-Month Position Note to internal applicants: Even though we may have some information on file for you, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share. Where applicable, please also note your location preference. To be eligible to interview, you will need to be in permanent status and have passed probation. When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to classified@sjusd.org.
Comments and Other Information What we offer: San José Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21-vacation days, and 11-paid holidays for 10-month employees! For 11-month employees, you earn 21-vacation days and 12-paid holidays. For 12-month employees, you earn 27-vacation days and 13-paid holidays. Who we are: San José Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today’s students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness. Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through post secondary in 41 schools from Downtown San José to the Almaden Valley, San José Unified is Silicon Valley’s largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San José children. San José Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, marital, parental or family status, color, mental or physical disability, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its educational programs and activities or employment practices as required by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vocational Education Act of 1976. The lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the District’s programs. Students, parents, employees, or others who wish further information about these regulations, or who wish to file a complaint, should contact the following persons: For Title IX, discrimination, equity or Section 504 Compliance complaints involving students: Director of Student Services, Michelle Reghitto at 408-535-6080 ext. 13224 (mreghitto@sjusd.org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving staff: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Dominic Bejarano at 408-535-6139 ext. 15015 (jbejarano@sjusd.org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For facilities or other ADA complaints: Director of Maintenance, Grounds and Operations, Denny Pini at 408-535-6200, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 Comments and Other InformationWhat we offer: San José Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21-vacation days, and 11-paid holidays for 10-month employees! For 11-month employees, you earn 21-vacation days and 12-paid holidays. For 12-month employees, you earn 27-vacation days and 13-paid holidays. Who we are: San José Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today’s students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness. Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through post secondary in 41 schools from Downtown San José to the Almaden Valley, San José Unified is Silicon Valley’s largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San José children. San José Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, marital, parental or family status, color, mental or physical disability, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its educational programs and activities or employment practices as required by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vocational Education Act of 1976. The lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the District’s programs. Students, parents, employees, or others who wish further information about these regulations, or who wish to file a complaint, should contact the following persons: For Title IX, discrimination, equity or Section 504 Compliance complaints involving students: Director of Student Services, Michelle Reghitto at 408-535-6080 ext. 13224 (mreghitto@sjusd.org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving staff: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Dominic Bejarano at 408-535-6139 ext. 15015 (jbejarano@sjusd.org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For facilities or other ADA complaints: Director of Maintenance, Grounds and Operations, Denny Pini at 408-535-6200, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 Links Related To This Job Learn About Our District View Other Job Desc. / Ess. Elem. 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