Job Description

If you're eager to gain hands-on accounting experience while making a meaningful impact in your local community,

this is a valuable opportunity to explore a career in public sector finance.

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD), an innovative and award-winning public agency, is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounting Intern. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in governmental accounting while supporting a forward-thinking organization dedicated to sustainability, resource recovery, and protecting vital waterways like the Suisun Marsh.

As an Accounting Intern, you’ll work alongside a knowledgeable and supportive team of finance professionals at our award-winning facility. Under the direct supervision of a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), your experience may count toward the general accounting experience requirement for individuals pursuing CPA licensure in California.

This internship offers exposure to public sector accounting practices, budget development, financial reporting, internal controls, and other essential functions that support our operations. In addition to assisting with key tasks, you’ll learn how financial management plays a critical role in maintaining vital public infrastructure.

We’re excited to mentor the next generation of finance professionals and demonstrate how meaningful and impactful a career in public accounting can be.

The Ideal Intern Candidate Has/is

• An accounting background through their course of study, including completion Principles of Financial Accounting AND Intermediate Accounting, or equivalent coursework.
• Enthusiastic for the work and is considering a career in accounting or finance.
• Experience with Excel and data analysis
• Interested in applying knowledge from accounting coursework to real-world processes.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Self-motivated and resourceful.

OPPORTUNITY AWAITS!

Over several decades, the District has evolved from a technical engineering entity to a valuable resource manager, partner in local economic development, and active member of the watershed community. The District has taken numerous actions to shift conventional thinking about the way wastewater utilities are run.

• We are an award-winning facility, including winner of the 2024 Water Environment Federation Utility of the Future Award, 2022 California Water Environmental Association (CWEA) California Plant of the Year Award and the 2022 National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Platinum Peak Performance Award.
• Over the years many of our employees have been recognized as operator of the year, laboratory person of the year, and mechanical technician of the year (to name a few).
• We are always looking for innovative solutions and often participate in various research pilots, which offers unique opportunities for our staff.
• We strive to obtain as much energy as possible from waste product and renewable energy through solar power, wind turbines, and cogeneration engines.
• We have a history of creative partnerships to address the issues we face, such as our partnership with Lystek International, who constructed a biosolids-to-fertilizer processing plant at our wastewater treatment facility.

At the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, we work together and break down barriers to accomplish major projects and facilitate successful daily operations of the facility. The District is a highly collaborative organization. By fostering a relatively flat organizational structure, minimizing bureaucracy, and promoting employee empowerment, the District achieves a high degree of cooperation and partnership between departments to seek out the best overall solutions to shared challenges. At the heart of the District’s progress is an organizational culture that continues to embrace positive change. We have a leadership team that supports the growth and needs of the employees and encourages ongoing feedback to make the District an employer of choice.

Here at the District, we are dedicated to providing what we believe to be an excellent work environment. We strive to maintain good wages and benefits, open communications and opportunities for creativity, ownership and fun. Apply today!

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The Accounting/Finance Intern will gain valuable hands-on experience by assisting with month-end close processes. Depending on the workload during month-end, the intern may also assist with routine Accounts Payable tasks or engage in other administrative projects, such as records management and scanning.

Specific Responsibilities May Include

• Assisting with month-end journal entries to ensure timely financial reporting
• Supporting the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports
• Assisting in account reconciliations
• Analyzing financial data and identifying discrepancies or variances
• Helping with audit preparation and ensuring compliance with internal controls
• Gaining exposure to fund accounting and government financial systems
• Contributing to administrative tasks, including records management

Some special projects may include

• FY 2026/27 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Statistical Section
• FY 2026/27 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) creation and maintenance
• Fixed Assets module implementation assistance

This is a unique opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real-world public sector accounting tasks while learning about the financial operations of a local government agency.

HOURS OF WORK

This internship offers flexible hours, with an ideal structure of 20 hours per week—spending the first two weeks of the month on month-end close tasks, and the remaining weeks assisting with Accounts Payable and other projects. The internship is for a maximum of six months and/or 999 hours per fiscal year in accordance with the District intern policy. The internship is anticipated to start August 2026 and end Winter 2026/Spring 2027.

Minimum Qualifications

An equivalent combination of training, education and experience which has provided the required knowledge, skills/abilities, and attributes and is able to perform the work (with reasonable accommodation, if needed).

Qualifications

We are seeking an intern who has completed at least two (2) full years of coursework (90 quarter units or 60 semester units) toward or has earned an Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field by June 2026 and meets the following qualifications:

• Solid foundation in accounting principles, including financial accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Completion of Intermediate Accounting is preferred, but equivalent coursework or relevant experience in accounting will be considered.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial tasks and reports.
• Ability to apply basic accounting concepts in real-world settings.

PLEASE NOTE: A copy of your transcripts or degree are required (see "How to Apply" section below). As long as you have or will have completed the requirements above by June 2026, you will not be disqualified.

Required

No prior experience is required for this opportunity, but please include any relevant experience on your application. The following skills are desired and will be given careful consideration:

• Microsoft Excel – Intermediate level proficiency, including data analysis and spreadsheet management
• Microsoft 365 and applications – Intermediate level proficiency with a focus on Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Adobe – Intermediate level proficiency
• Accounting software – Experience with accounting platforms or ERP systems is a plus.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• Mobility and Dexterity: Positions in this class typically require stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling (i.e., sense of touch), and repetitive motion.
• Lifting, Carrying, Pushing and Pulling: Employees in this class will be exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Vision: Positions in this class require the employee to have close visual acuity, with or without correction, to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal, read, etc. Positions in this class also requires employees to have depth perception to operate a motor vehicle.
• Hearing/Talking: Positions in this class require the employee to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication. Positions in this class require the employee to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Working Conditions: While most work will be in an office setting, visits to outdoor worksites will require an employee in this class to occasionally work outside and be subject to a variety of weather conditions, walking on uneven terrain, and working around vehicles in operation and around machinery with moving parts. Employees in this class may be required to operate a vehicle and thus will be subject to traffic hazards while driving.

Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations, absent undue hardship.

Other Requirements

• Background Checks: The District may conduct a background check and a reference check on candidates prior to appointment to a position within this class.
• Independent Travel: Incumbents are required to travel independently, for example, to perform work at other work sites, to attend meetings with other District employees, to attend meetings with community organizations, etc.
• Must possess a valid Class C, CA State drivers license and insurance, and demonstrate a good driving record

SELECTION PROCESS

TBD – Date for hiring interviews.

Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant’s ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses.

All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the recruitment process.

How To Apply

A completed FSSD employment application and supplemental questionnaire must be submitted by clicking the APPLY button in the upper right-hand corner. This recruitment will close at 5:00pm, on Monday, April 27, 2026.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: You are required to submit a copy of your transcripts or a copy of your degree if you have obtained one within the last six (6) months. Applications received without the required documentation will not be reviewed. You can either upload them with your application or email them to Tania Medrano at ***email_hidden*** with the title "Accounting Intern Documents - [YOUR NAME]". If your documents are not received by the final deadline indicated above, it will not be reviewed.

IMPORTANT: Contact with candidates will primarily be via email. Make sure you list a current email that you check regularly with your application.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application packet.

Additional Information

Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment must successfully complete the pre-employment process for this position before a final offer will be extended. Pre-employment assessments for this position include a background, pre-employment physical, and pre-employment drug screen.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District to consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

About Fairfield-suisun Sewer District

The Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District is a wastewater special district serving approximately 149,000 customers in Central Solano County, California, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco. The District safeguards public health and helps protect the Suisun Marsh, the nation’s largest brackish water marsh and the largest remaining contiguous wetland on the Pacific Coast of North America.

The District has a vision, mission, and core values that we strive towards every day our employees show up for work.

Vision : Our vision is to be a recognized leader in our industry and community.

Mission : Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District protects public health and the environment for the communities we serve in an effective, responsible and sustainable manner.

Core Values : As we strive to realize our vision of the future, all our actions and efforts will be guided by a certain set of values. These core values are our pledge to each other and to the community as to how we will conduct business.

• Sustainability: We commit to environmental, social, and fiscal responsibility, managing our resources with a focus on long-term sustainability and balancing costs with outcomes.
• Transparency: We uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior in all our actions, fostering a culture of honesty and trust within our workplace and our community.
• Excellence: We strive for the highest quality in our work, embracing creativity and global thinking to achieve outstanding results and set standards in our industry, while ensuring a safe workplace and infrastructure.
• Positive Working Relationships: We foster strong, respectful relationships while emphasizing responsibility, proactivity, and ownership in our collaborations both within our team and with our external partners, promoting a cooperative and supportive work environment.
• Solution Driven: We are driven by innovation and dedicated to solving problems, by finding and implementing effective solutions.

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