ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR, PWA

Recruitment #26-9672-01 Date Opened 8/21/2026 12:00:00 AM Filing Deadline 9/4/2026 5:00:00 PM Salary $54.23 - $65.99/hour; $112,798.40 - $137,259.20/year Employment Type Permanent Full-Time Employment HR Analyst Erika Beams Department Public Works Agency Work Location Hayward Positions May Include Flexible and/or Hybrid Remote Options Type of Recruitment New, open, assembled

INTRODUCTION THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.

The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

Supplemental Questionnaire:

A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE. DESCRIPTION THE AGENCY

The mission of Public Works is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Alameda County by providing a safe, well-maintained, and lasting public works infrastructure through accessible, responsive and effective services. Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood control planning and design, storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections. The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency's operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system. For more information about the Alameda County Public Works Agency, please visit their website at www.acgov.org/pwa.

THE POSITION

Under general direction, to supervise, plan, and organize the departmental accounting program for Public Works; perform specialized revenue and expenditure accounting, cost accounting & analysis, auditing and other activities, which requires the knowledge and application of advanced accounting principles and practices, and/or the development and management of accounting and cost accounting systems; to supervise staff, which may include professional, paraprofessional and/or clerical subordinates; to prepare a variety of complex accounting statistical and narrative reports; and to perform other related work as required. Positions in this class are located in the Public Works Agency. Incumbents are responsible for the Public Works Agency accounting functions, varied fiscal record keeping programs, and the financial oversight of the Agency's complex and multiple enterprise and trust funds, which include the Road Fund, Alameda County Flood Control District Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Assessment Funds and Trust Funds. Incumbents of this class report directly to the Management Services Administrator, PWA who has overall responsibility for the accounting and financial programs of the Public Works Agency and may receive direction from Deputy Directors and/or Division Managers related specifically to the management of program assignments and/or related accounting systems. For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: 

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR, PWA

(#9672)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

TO

QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW

(I or II).

EITHER I

Education:

Graduation from an accredited college or university, with a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or a closely related field with major coursework in accounting (Additional related experience comparable to the duties for this position may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis). AND

Experience:

The equivalent of four years full-time, increasingly responsible professional accounting auditing, or finance experience preferably accounting and finance functions in a public works agency or similar type of organization performing functions in support of programs, budgets, capital improvement, and/or relatable to a multi-program accounting management system included cost accounting.

OR II Experience:

The equivalent of two years of full-time experience at a level of or higher than the class of Auditor II in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney's Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)

License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

NOTE:

The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• General and governmental accounting principles, theory and practices
• Principles of public administration, personnel management, and business management
• Principles and practices of contract and grant administration
• Financial analysis, record-keeping and auditing practices
• Practices and techniques of administrative analysis, research and report preparation
• Applicable federal, state and local policies and regulations
• Databases, computerized accounting systems used for cost accounting, to track accounting transactions and to generate/retrieve final reports Ability to:
• Communicate effectively in writing
• Communicate effectively orally
• Make decisions
• Analyze data and draw logical conclusions
• Interpret and apply legal and administrative concepts to accounting functions
• Design and maintain effective accounting systems and procedures
• Perform complex accounting record-keeping activities
• Prepare clear, complete and accurate accounting and statistical reports, correspondences, procedures, policies and other written materials
• Plan, organize and prioritize work and meet critical deadlines
• Exercise sound independent judgment within established policies and guidelines.
• Train and supervise accounting personnel
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Monitor fiscal transactions and audit fiscal records and documentation
• Plan and conduct administrative and operational studies
• Represent the department and the County in meetings with others
• Maintain accurate financial records and audit data

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS

A review of applicants' application and supplemental questionnaire to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process. An oral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral examination may be administered virtually and may contain situational exercises.