Accounting Technician II
Published Date: Nov 26, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
November 26, 2025 - December 11, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
The current Accounting Technician II vacancy is located at the West Valley Occupational Center.
BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
An Accounting Technician II performs complex clerical accounting duties involving posting, verifying, checking, and calculating data; prepares statements and periodic reports; reviews accounting documents; and prepares disbursement vouchers.
The typical duties for this position include:
- Performing a variety of clerical accounting operations as follows:
- Calculating, posting, and balancing subsidiary ledgers, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, job cost records, or specialized appropriation accounts.
- Examining appropriation transfer, encumbrance, and expenditure documents for compatibility with fund and appropriation restrictions and for availability of funds.
- Following established policies and procedures in applying expenditure controls over appropriations.
- Examining or reviewing such documents as payrolls, invoices, requisitions, purchase orders, pickup orders, duplicate bank deposit slips, bank statements, or contracts; and making appropriate corrections when necessary.
- Determining that payments and accounting transactions are in accord with contracts, purchase orders, established policies and procedures, governmental laws and regulations, or other authorizations.
- Contacting appropriate District personnel and/or vendors to resolve discrepancies.
- Preparing periodic accounting statements, reports, distributions, and trial balances.
- Reconciling bank accounts and vendor statements.
- Coding invoices, requisitions, vouchers, receipts, or computer input documents with accounting classifications, and reconciling input with output.
- Preparing adjustment, journal, disbursement, and accounts payable vouchers.
- Classifying expenditures or receipts as to accounts.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website: Class Description—Accounting Technician II
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency, preferably supplemented by courses in bookkeeping and accounting.
Experience
One year of office bookkeeping or accounting experience. An associate’s degree or the equivalent in business education from a recognized college or school of business may be substituted for the required experience, provided that such advanced education includes six semester units or 9 quarter units in bookkeeping or accounting courses.
PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload it as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university coursework at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations, visit: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/foreign-transcript-evaluation-(cl-635).
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for Accounting Technician II will have the Knowledge of:
- Accounting principles and procedures
- Office practices and methods related to bookkeeping and accounting
- Office machine operations, including the operation of personal computers, calculators, microfiche viewers, and printers
- Microsoft Office
- Web browsing techniques
The ideal candidate for Accounting Technician II will have the Ability to:
- Make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately
- Post figures rapidly, neatly, and accurately
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
We anticipate receiving a number of well-qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request, we will be adhering to a preplanned employment assessment schedule.
The selection process TENTATIVELY consists of a Computerized Online Skills Assessment (Microsoft 2016 Excel) and a Multiple-Choice test.
Application materials (your candidate profile, resume, and supplemental questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background, experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized skills, knowledge, and abilities. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the ‘My LAUSD Career’ section of our website at https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Jessica Mejia at jessica.mejia1@lausd.net
APPLICATION PROCESS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.
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ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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