Accountant 1, 2, 3

About the role

The Accountant position serves as assistant to the Accountant Manager 1 and is responsible for the accounting processes associated with the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) program, including ORP eligibility and contribution reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as assistant to the Accountant Manager 1 and is responsible for the accounting processes associated with the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) program, including ORP eligibility and contribution reporting.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

Qualifications

• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze large sets of data and create complex spreadsheets.

Benefits

• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Health insurance that is also available post-retirement.
• At least 10 paid holidays.
• Sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year.
• Paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week.
• A deferred compensation plan.
• A flexible benefits plan.
• Alternate work schedules.

Pay

• If filled as an Accountant 1 - $1,730.40 bi-weekly
• If filled as an Accountant 2 - $1,851.20 bi-weekly
• If filled as an Accountant 3 - $2,120.00 bi-weekly

Schedule

• Appointment Type: This vacancy may be filled as a Probational, Promotion, or Detail to Special Duty.
• Current classified permanent status employees may be required to accept a Probational Appointment.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Contact

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.