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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? The City of Pomona is seeking an experienced and highly skilled accounting professional to join the Finance Department as a Principal Accountant. This recruitment is open to both external applicants and eligible City employees.
In this key role, the Principal Accountant performs advanced and specialized governmental accounting duties, oversees critical accounting processes and programs, and supports the Finance Department’s leadership team. The position is responsible for complex financial analysis, budgeting, auditing, financial reporting, and accounting activities related to the Successor Agency, Pomona Public Financing Authority, and capital improvement projects.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of general and governmental accounting principles, financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Successful candidates will demonstrate exceptional analytical skills, sound professional judgment, and the ability to identify and implement improvements to accounting systems, processes, and procedures.
The ideal candidate will also be an effective communicator who can explain complex financial information, develop positive working relationships, and independently manage high-level administrative and analytical assignments. Experience with Successor Agency activities, capital improvement projects, bond financing, and governmental audits is highly desirable.
Supervision Exercised
May exercise technical and functional supervision over professional and technical staff.
Why Pomona
The City of Pomona offers meaningful public service work, opportunities for professional growth, and an excellent benefits package, including:
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4/10 work schedule (Fridays off)
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6% education incentive pay for a master’s degree or higher
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80 hours of Executive Leave in addition to vacation and sick leave
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Competitive salary with a 5% increase effective October 1, 2026
If you are ready to advance your accounting career and contribute to the City’s continued financial strength and accountability, we encourage you to apply.
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:
Education and Experience
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or a related field.
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Five (5) years of responsible accounting experience, including two (2) years government accounting experience.
Licenses
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Must possess or obtain a valid CA Class "C" driver's license.
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Desirable, not required: Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
Core Competencies:
To excel in this position, one must possess a set of core competencies. These competencies include, but are not limited to the following:
Mathematical Facility: Performing computations and solving mathematical problems
Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
Customer Focus: Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
Teamwork: Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
Allocating Resources: Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job
Open & Promotional Recruitment
This recruitment is open to external candidates as well as any City of Pomona employee not serving an initial probationary period and any other hourly City employee.
Examination Procedure
Screening of qualifications and "most qualified" is based on the information provided on the official City Application. A resume may be attached to your application, but will not substitute for the completion of your application. Applications that are not entirely completed may be rejected. This recruitment may also establish a list for future vacancies.
Supplemental Questions
To complete your application for this position you will be prompted to respond to supplemental questions. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Your responses should be consistent with the information provided on your application. The information will be used as part of the application screening and selection process and is designed to help you present your qualifications for this position. This may include a selection step in which your application and supplemental questions are reviewed and scored by a panel of raters familiar with this position.
