Accounting Administrator Iii
Posted on Oct. 3, 2025 by DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION
- Cape Town, United States of America
- $9572.0 - $10867.0
- Full Time
This position is located in the city of Sacramento.
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is seeking a mission-driven leader to serve as Chief Accounting Officer (Accounting Administrator III) within our Financial Services & Reporting Section (FS&R). This critical position is responsible for the overall direction, management, and accountability of the department’s accounting program, ensuring fiscal integrity and compliance with state and federal requirements. The incumbent plays a key role in safeguarding public resources while supporting DOR’s mission of advancing independence, employment, and equality for Californians with disabilities.
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is seeking a mission-driven leader to serve as Chief Accounting Officer (Accounting Administrator III) within our Financial Services & Reporting Section (FS&R). This critical position is responsible for the overall direction, management, and accountability of the department’s accounting program, ensuring fiscal integrity and compliance with state and federal requirements. The incumbent plays a key role in safeguarding public resources while supporting DOR’s mission of advancing independence, employment, and equality for Californians with disabilities.
As Chief Accounting Officer, you will oversee complex financial operations exceeding $500 million, manage federal grant and state cash activities, and lead multiple accounting units responsible for essential fiscal functions including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll/travel, and federal/state reporting. You will serve as the department’s authority on accounting policy, internal controls, and fiscal accountability.
The ideal candidate is not only a seasoned accounting professional, but also a transformational leader capable of rebuilding culture, raising staff morale, and strengthening accountability across units. You will connect technical fiscal work with mission impact, demonstrating that behind every transaction are real people whose lives are improved through DOR services.
We seek a leader who can:
- Build and inspire high-performing teams while holding staff accountable for results.
- Strengthen internal controls and compliance, mitigating risk and safeguarding departmental assets.
- Foster interdepartmental partnerships that connect fiscal operations to program delivery.
- Lead change management efforts by guiding staff through system modernization, policy shifts, and new reporting requirements.
- Communicate effectively with control agencies, stakeholders, and program leaders to ensure clarity, trust, and accountability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic oversight of all departmental accounting functions, policies, and internal controls.
- Lead and develop supervisory and professional accounting staff across multiple units.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal fiscal requirements while maintaining program effectiveness.
- Direct cash management, federal grant operations, and financial reporting activities.
- Implement fiscal policies and internal control measures that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Build unit culture, improve morale, and establish clear accountability measures.
- Coordinate with program and administrative leadership to align fiscal operations with DOR’s mission.
- Represent FS&R in statewide fiscal and policy discussions.
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge of governmental accounting principles, policies, and practices.
- Demonstrated success leading and supervising multiple accounting units or functions.
- Proven ability to establish and enforce internal controls, ensure compliance, and manage fiscal risk.
- Strong skills in staff development, accountability, and performance management.
- Experience coordinating with control agencies, auditors, and other stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
The successful candidate will be a transformational leader who combines deep accounting and management expertise with a proven ability to build culture, strengthen accountability, and safeguard fiscal integrity. This individual will ensure that DOR’s financial practices not only meet the highest standards of compliance and internal control, but also actively advance the department’s mission of independence, employment, and equality for Californians with disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Screening will be conducted in two-week cycles, with the first round of screening beginning on 10/15/25.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Under Government Code 14200, this position is a hybrid, in-office/telework position, and may be subject to change. Incumbent must live and work in California. Incumbent can be required to report to the office, or any designated location at any time. Telework agreements can be modified and/or cancelled at any time.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.- ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR III
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement
Position Details
Job Code #:
JC-494167
Position #(s):
813-003-4545-XXX
Working Title:
Chief Accounting Officer
Classification:
ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR III
$9,572.00 - $10,867.00
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. For additional information please visit https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113
# of Positions:
1
Work Location:
Sacramento County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time
Department Information
If you are interested in becoming a part of a diverse and inclusive workforce where talent, experience, and expertise are valued, the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) invites you to apply for this employment opportunity.
Join us in our Sacramento location within walking distance of the Golden 1 Center, Downtown Commons (DOCO), State Capitol Park, seasonal farmers markets, public transportation, and a large variety of shopping locations and eateries. Enjoy a great work environment with an onsite fitness center with showers and a locker room, indoor bicycle storage, large outside patio, and a spacious indoor breakroom with accessible vending machines. If you strive to make a difference, we invite you to seek a career with DOR!
DOR administers the largest vocational rehabilitation program in the country. We have a three-pronged mission to provide services and advocacy that assist people with disabilities to live independently, become employed and have equality in the communities in which they live and work. DOR provides consultation, counseling, and vocational rehabilitation, and works with community partners to assist the consumers we serve.
DOR is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented and skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of communities that exist in California and values fairness and inclusion. Diversity encompasses characteristics including, but not limited to, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, veteran status, criminal history, and family structures.
Our work at DOR is guided by the following core values:
- We believe in the talent and potential of individuals with disabilities.
- We invest in the future through creativity, ingenuity, and innovation.
- We ensure our decisions and actions are informed by interested individuals and groups.
- We pursue excellence through continuous improvement.
- We preserve the public’s trust through compassionate and responsible provision of services.
VISION STATEMENT:
Employment, independence, and equality for all Californians with disabilities.
MISSION STATEMENT:
DOR works in partnership with consumers and other stakeholders to provides services and advocacy resulting in employment, independent living, and equality for individuals with disabilities.
Department Website: http://www.dor.ca.gov
Special Requirements
If mailing an application, include JC#494167 on your State Application (STD678) in the "Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for which you are applying" section found under the “Questions” tab of your CalCareer application template. Applicants who do not submit the required information may not be considered for this job.
Employment Application (STD.678):
It is a requirement to submit work experience, dates, and hours worked, contact names and phone or other documents cannot substitute a state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD.678 may not be considered numbers of supervisors on the state application in order of current and old work experience.
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ):
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ):
In addition to the State Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and resume, applicants are required to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of the SOQ. Applications received without an SOQ that clearly and directly addresses the numbered items below will be disqualified. These guidelines must be followed when completing the SOQ:
- Include your first and last names and the title, “Statement of Qualifications,” at the top of the first page.
- Responses must be no more than two pages in length and in no less than Arial 12-point font size.
- Address the questions separately, indicating the corresponding number.
- Include specific and relevant examples. The SOQ must be typed, single spaced, 12-point font, and no more than two (2) pages in length. You must provide direct responses to each of the numbered items listed below.
1. Describe a time you inherited or managed a team where you took specific steps to foster a positive, high-performing culture, support team morale, and ensure staff were affirmatively able to meet or exceed expectations. Please describe the concrete actions and strategies you implemented. What outcomes were achieved, and how did you measure success?
2. Provide an example of when you identified weaknesses in internal controls or compliance within an accounting, auditing, budgeting, or fiscal unit. How did you assess the risk, design and implement corrective measures, and ensure long-term accountability? What challenges did you face and how were they resolved?
3. Describe your experience managing multiple accounting, auditing, budgeting, or fiscal teams or functions. How did you set priorities when resources or time were limited, ensure timely and accurate outcomes across units, and communicate expectations to staff and stakeholders? How did you measure success at the unit level?
Application Instructions
Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: Until FilledWho May Apply
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Department of Rehabilitation
N/A
Attn: Personnel - Unit 003
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Department of Rehabilitation
N/A
Personnel - Unit 003
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Statement of Qualifications -
Please see Special Requirements for instructions.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Commitment to public service and passion for supporting individuals with disabilities.
- Ability to connect technical accounting work to mission-driven outcomes.
- Track record of building collaborative, resilient, and service-oriented teams.
- Experience leading organizational change, modernizing systems, and improving processes.
- Dedication to continuous improvement, transparency, and accountability.
- Possession of a Certified Public Accountant license
Benefits
There are many benefits to joining our team! We offer competitive pay, advancement opportunities, upward mobility, work-life-balance, and for many positions, flexible hours and remote work options. The State of California offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility.
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Contact Information
The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: http://www.dor.ca.gov
Hiring Unit Contact:
Serina Chacon
(916) 558-5811
Serina.Chacon@dor.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Office of Civil Rights
(916) 558-5850
Civil.Rights@dor.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
Advertised until:
Nov. 2, 2025
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