California State University, Los Angeles
Accounting Technician II
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, CA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $4,037 - $5,881 per Month
💻 Finance
🗓️ November 26th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Audit financial aid and tuition/fee refunds in PeopleSoft ensuring compliance with Title IV and Title V.
- Process tuition-refund petitions and manage registration credit reports, wire transfers, and returned checks.
- Administer monthly departmental Grant-in-Aid checks and support off-campus scholarship programs.
- Provide customer service to campus community related to financial processes.
- Use PeopleSoft Student Administration system and Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
- Requires three years of progressively responsible financial record-keeping experience or equivalent education.
- Knowledge of federal financial aid regulations, university policies, and accounting procedures.
- Salary range: $4,037 to $5,881 per month.
- Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., non-exempt classification.
- Requires ability to exercise judgment and tact in communication and work within a multicultural/multiethnic environment.
Accounting Technician II Full Description
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Salary Range: $4,037- $5,881/Monthly
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; non-exempt classification.
Essential Functions: The incumbent audits semester-based financial aid and tuition/fee refunds in PeopleSoft, ensuring compliance with Title IV and Title V. Key responsibilities include processing tuition-refund petitions; verifying and managing registration credit reports, wire transfers, and stale-dated or returned checks; and administering monthly departmental Grant-in-Aid checks and related processes. The role also supports off-campus scholarship and Grant-in-Aid programs, audits operational reports, processes departmental refunds, and provides customer service to the campus community.
Required Qualifications & Experience: Three years of progressively responsible financial record-keeping methods, procedures, and practice experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities. Knowledge of the rules, regulations, and federal guidelines for the disbursement of financial aid and of university policies and procedures as well as State and Federal regulations. Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills. The incumbent must have the ability exercise a high level of tact and judgment in addressing members of the campus community. Must have the ability to apply accounting procedures and practices; analyze and interpret accounting data; prepare clear, accurate financial reports; understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; and make sound recommendations regarding assigned responsibilities. The incumbent must have a demonstrated interest and/or ability in working in a multicultural/multiethnic environment. A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who may apply for the position. California State University, Los Angeles, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.
Desired Qualifications: Experience working with PeopleSoft Student Administration system. Experience in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel and Word.
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on December 10, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled; however, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received. A COMPLETED ON-LINE CAL STATE LA EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION.
The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.
In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, California State University, Los Angeles is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, disability, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, gender, or other personal characteristics or beliefs.
Candidates must demonstrate ability and/or interest in working in a multicultural/multiethnic environment. Certain positions require fingerprinting. The University actively encourages qualified minorities, women and persons with a disability to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions when this does not cause an undue hardship. We are an Equal Opportunity/Title IX Employer.
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