Accountant Jobs in Sacramento, CA
Accountant jobs in Sacramento are concentrated in Midtown, the Downtown business corridor, and the Natomas area, with steady demand from government agencies, healthcare systems, and real estate firms. Employers hiring right now include California Environmental Voters, Vituity, and Sutter Health. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top employerCalifornia Environmental Voters
Work type67% Hybrid
Top credentialBachelor's degree in finance
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California Environmental Voters
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California Environmental Voters
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Sutter Health
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Sacramento, California
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WESTERVELT COMPANY
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Sacramento, California
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California Lawyers Association
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Accounting Manager
California Environmental Voters·Sacramento, California
Job functions:
$70k - $85k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree in business administration
11-50 employees
Job Description
Accounting Manager Job Posting
Employment Type: Full Time/Exempt
Wage: $70,000 – $85,000 base pay
Department: Finance
Reports To: Finance Director
Position Location: California – Oakland, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento
Work Schedule: Four Day Work Week: Two (2) days in office, two (2) days remote. However, there may be certain circumstances, like pressing deadlines or peak business periods, where it becomes necessary for the organization to temporarily switch to a five day work week.
We're hiring for only one person for the Accounting Manager role. This posting is one of four listings for the same Accounting Manager opening — one for each of our CA offices (Oakland, Sacramento, LA, Riverside), and the role can be based at whichever office works best for the selected candidate.
WHY THIS ROLE, WHY NOW
California's environmental movement runs on the strength of the organizations behind it, and that strength starts with a finance operation people can trust. The Accounting Manager keeps us on that solid ground, owning the monthly close, managing our grant tracking, and giving program leads the numbers they need to make good decisions as our work scales up.
If you want ownership over a real finance function and a mission that matters, we want to hear from you.
What Makes This Role Distinctive
- Four-day work week for most of the year, with five day weeks during peak periods
- Direct ownership of the monthly close, grant tracking, and cost allocation across two entities and four California offices
- Close partnership with the Finance Director and department leads across the organization, translating financial information for non finance colleagues
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k) with employer match, 12 days PTO, 12 holidays, a year end office closure between Christmas and New Year, and additional benefits that support employee wellbeing and work life balance
Position Summary
As a member of the Finance Team, the Accounting Manager keeps EnviroVoters' finances accurate, timely, and transparent. This hands-on role owns the monthly close, grant tracking and reporting, and oversees the outsourced bookkeeping and payroll partners who support us today. The Accounting Manager works closely with the Finance Director and partners with department leads across our four offices, making sure the people running our programs have the numbers they need to make good decisions.
KEY PRIORITIES
Own the monthly close and daily accounting operations
- Own the monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and the close calendar
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, and keep invoices moving out and getting paid on time
- Oversee our outsourced bookkeeper's day to day work and serve as their primary point of contact
- Maintain accurate expense coding and documentation across all four offices
- Keep our accounting policies and procedure documentation current
- Support the transition of bookkeeping from outsourced to in house, and supervise the staff accountant once that role is filled
- Answer staff questions about expense reimbursement, escalating as needed
- Support year end filings, including 1099 forms
Track and report on grants
- Set up new grants in our accounting system with budgets, restrictions, and reporting deadlines
- Track spending against grant budgets and flag variances to the Finance Director and program leads early
- Manage restricted revenue recognition and release from restriction
- Allocate expenses across grants and entities accurately and consistently
- Prepare financial reports for funders and get them out on deadline
- Run overhead allocation analyses to support new grant proposals
Support c3/c4 compliance and allocation
- Maintain the cost allocation between our 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), including shared services and staff time
- Support timekeeping and allocation practices that hold up to review
- Partner with the Finance Director, outside counsel, and reporting consultants on lobbying, electoral, and political action committee (PAC) compliance
- Help ensure PAC deposits, reimbursements, and reporting are handled accurately
Partner on reporting and budgeting
- Produce monthly budget to actual reports for departments, projects, and grants, and walk department leads through them
- Support the annual budget process and monthly forecasting
- Support the annual audit and Form 990 preparation
- Provide backup coverage for routine Finance Director responsibilities during planned absences
What We Need From You
- Solid nonprofit accounting experience: roughly four or more years in accounting or finance, with meaningful time in a nonprofit setting. If your experience is in a different sector but you know your way around fund accounting, tell us
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required
- You can run a close. You have owned or substantially supported a monthly close and know what it takes to get it done accurately and on time
- Comfort with grant accounting: you have tracked restricted funds, prepared reports for funders, and can explain a variance without making it sound like an accusation
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and how it applies to nonprofit financial reporting
- Strong QuickBooks Online skills (or a comparable system you learned quickly) and real fluency in Excel
- You explain things well. Much of this job is translating financial information for people who don't work in finance, so clear, patient communication matters more here than it might elsewhere
- You are organized and you follow through. With four offices, multiple grants, and two entities, the details add up, and we need someone who tracks them without being chased
- You care about what we are working on. You don't need an environmental background, but our mission should mean something to you
Additional Strengths We Welcome
- Experience with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) structures, especially cost allocation between them
- Familiarity with PAC accounting and California political reporting requirements
- Experience with Paylocity or a comparable payroll platform
- Experience supervising staff or managing outside contractors
- Experience supporting an audit from the preparer's side
WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW
California Environmental Voters and the California Environmental Voters Education Fund are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
EnviroVoters and EnviroVoters Ed Fund have a deep commitment to equity and fostering a culture of inclusion. We invite and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversifying our organization.
California Environmental Voters
Accounting Manager
Sacramento, California
Added 1d ago11-50 employees
Job functions:
$70k - $85k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Job Description
Accounting Manager Job Posting
Employment Type: Full Time/Exempt
Wage: $70,000 – $85,000 base pay
Department: Finance
Reports To: Finance Director
Position Location: California – Oakland, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento
Work Schedule: Four Day Work Week: Two (2) days in office, two (2) days remote. However, there may be certain circumstances, like pressing deadlines or peak business periods, where it becomes necessary for the organization to temporarily switch to a five day work week.
We're hiring for only one person for the Accounting Manager role. This posting is one of four listings for the same Accounting Manager opening — one for each of our CA offices (Oakland, Sacramento, LA, Riverside), and the role can be based at whichever office works best for the selected candidate.
WHY THIS ROLE, WHY NOW
California's environmental movement runs on the strength of the organizations behind it, and that strength starts with a finance operation people can trust. The Accounting Manager keeps us on that solid ground, owning the monthly close, managing our grant tracking, and giving program leads the numbers they need to make good decisions as our work scales up.
If you want ownership over a real finance function and a mission that matters, we want to hear from you.
What Makes This Role Distinctive
- Four-day work week for most of the year, with five day weeks during peak periods
- Direct ownership of the monthly close, grant tracking, and cost allocation across two entities and four California offices
- Close partnership with the Finance Director and department leads across the organization, translating financial information for non finance colleagues
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k) with employer match, 12 days PTO, 12 holidays, a year end office closure between Christmas and New Year, and additional benefits that support employee wellbeing and work life balance
Position Summary
As a member of the Finance Team, the Accounting Manager keeps EnviroVoters' finances accurate, timely, and transparent. This hands-on role owns the monthly close, grant tracking and reporting, and oversees the outsourced bookkeeping and payroll partners who support us today. The Accounting Manager works closely with the Finance Director and partners with department leads across our four offices, making sure the people running our programs have the numbers they need to make good decisions.
KEY PRIORITIES
Own the monthly close and daily accounting operations
- Own the monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and the close calendar
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, and keep invoices moving out and getting paid on time
- Oversee our outsourced bookkeeper's day to day work and serve as their primary point of contact
- Maintain accurate expense coding and documentation across all four offices
- Keep our accounting policies and procedure documentation current
- Support the transition of bookkeeping from outsourced to in house, and supervise the staff accountant once that role is filled
- Answer staff questions about expense reimbursement, escalating as needed
- Support year end filings, including 1099 forms
Track and report on grants
- Set up new grants in our accounting system with budgets, restrictions, and reporting deadlines
- Track spending against grant budgets and flag variances to the Finance Director and program leads early
- Manage restricted revenue recognition and release from restriction
- Allocate expenses across grants and entities accurately and consistently
- Prepare financial reports for funders and get them out on deadline
- Run overhead allocation analyses to support new grant proposals
Support c3/c4 compliance and allocation
- Maintain the cost allocation between our 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), including shared services and staff time
- Support timekeeping and allocation practices that hold up to review
- Partner with the Finance Director, outside counsel, and reporting consultants on lobbying, electoral, and political action committee (PAC) compliance
- Help ensure PAC deposits, reimbursements, and reporting are handled accurately
Partner on reporting and budgeting
- Produce monthly budget to actual reports for departments, projects, and grants, and walk department leads through them
- Support the annual budget process and monthly forecasting
- Support the annual audit and Form 990 preparation
- Provide backup coverage for routine Finance Director responsibilities during planned absences
What We Need From You
- Solid nonprofit accounting experience: roughly four or more years in accounting or finance, with meaningful time in a nonprofit setting. If your experience is in a different sector but you know your way around fund accounting, tell us
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required
- You can run a close. You have owned or substantially supported a monthly close and know what it takes to get it done accurately and on time
- Comfort with grant accounting: you have tracked restricted funds, prepared reports for funders, and can explain a variance without making it sound like an accusation
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and how it applies to nonprofit financial reporting
- Strong QuickBooks Online skills (or a comparable system you learned quickly) and real fluency in Excel
- You explain things well. Much of this job is translating financial information for people who don't work in finance, so clear, patient communication matters more here than it might elsewhere
- You are organized and you follow through. With four offices, multiple grants, and two entities, the details add up, and we need someone who tracks them without being chased
- You care about what we are working on. You don't need an environmental background, but our mission should mean something to you
Additional Strengths We Welcome
- Experience with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) structures, especially cost allocation between them
- Familiarity with PAC accounting and California political reporting requirements
- Experience with Paylocity or a comparable payroll platform
- Experience supervising staff or managing outside contractors
- Experience supporting an audit from the preparer's side
WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW
California Environmental Voters and the California Environmental Voters Education Fund are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
EnviroVoters and EnviroVoters Ed Fund have a deep commitment to equity and fostering a culture of inclusion. We invite and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversifying our organization.
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Who's Hiring
- California Environmental Voters92
- Vituity46
- Sutter Health46
- Nexus HR Services46
- WESTERVELT COMPANY46
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
Accountant Jobs in Sacramento: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a accountant job in Sacramento?
Sacramento's strongest hiring comes from state and local government agencies, large healthcare networks, and commercial real estate firms. Candidates who know governmental accounting standards, particularly those familiar with fund accounting or public-sector reporting, stand out in this market. Focusing your search on the Downtown core, Midtown, and Natomas, where many agency offices and regional headquarters cluster, puts you in front of the employers actively hiring.
Which companies hire accountants in Sacramento?
Sacramento accountant roles are posted by California Environmental Voters, Vituity, and Sutter Health and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Sacramento's mix of state government bodies, regional hospital systems, and mid-size professional services firms means demand comes from a wide range of employer types throughout the metro area.
Are there remote accountant jobs in Sacramento?
Yes, though availability depends on the role: analytical and reporting-focused accounting work is more remote-friendly than hands-on positions requiring on-site access to records or cash handling. About 83% of accountant openings tied to Sacramento are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common among corporate accounting and financial analysis roles at larger Sacramento employers.
How can I get a accountant job in Sacramento with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Sacramento is through state or county government, where accounting technician and fiscal analyst trainee roles are regularly posted and often require only an associate degree or coursework in accounting. Large healthcare networks in the region also hire accounting assistants and billing coordinators who gain hands-on experience quickly. A working knowledge of governmental accounting or healthcare billing gives entry-level candidates a concrete edge with Sacramento's dominant employer types.
Which industries hire the most accountants in Sacramento?
The sectors hiring the most accountants in Sacramento are Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Sacramento's role as the state capital means government and public administration drive a disproportionately large share of local accounting demand compared to most other California metros.
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