ACCOUNTANT 3 - 07212026-79276

About the role

This position is located in the Finance Division - General Accounting - Contracts & Grants Section. This position has a starting salary of $61,200.00 - $76,476.00 annually.

Responsibilities

• Resolves conflicts between assigned work teams to promote a healthy work environment.
• Resolves issues with external customers related to complex financial transactions and customer service complaints for assigned subordinates.
• Resolves interpersonal conflicts between assigned subordinates to enhance teambuilding and generate a positive working environment.
• Performs complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts against transaction queries, researched information, information provided by outside vendors, and individual transactions in electronic databases.
• Prepares complex financial activity reports for use by internal and external customers.
• Processes high-risk, high-volume, and/or complex transactions to ensure accurate entry.
• Processes complex accounting journal entries in electronic database to record financial transactions.
• Processes complex accounts payable transactions in electronic databases to pay internal and external customers accurately.
• Processes complex accounts receivable transactions in electronic databases to record revenue from internal and external customers.
• Updates and maintains accurate account postings in electronic databases.
• Corrects unusual account balance changes in electronic database based on results of research.
• Sets rates to internal customers for services rendered.
• Bills external customers for fees and insurance premiums according to contracts and federal, state, and departmental rules and regulations.
• Bills internal customers for services rendered according to set rates using inter-departmental journal entries.
• Maintains accurate records of reported expenditures of sub-recipients grant funds and other program funds for allowable and accurate reporting.
• Maintains accurate records of revenue collections to determine congruence with assigned budget.
• Maintains accurate records of department budget status to determine availability of funds and discrepancies.
• Maintains accurate records of federal and third party, grant and program funds to ensure accurate fund results.
• Maintains accurate records of assigned subordinate performance to accurately inform evaluation results.
• Analyzes complex general ledger transactions to ensure and verify the accurate recording and/or application of funds.
• Analyzes complex issues identified by assigned subordinates to determine appropriate actions necessary.
• Analyzes account documentation submitted by external customers to determine accurate and appropriate expenditures.
• Interprets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations for internal and external customers to facilitate compliance.
• Interprets financial reports for non-accounting personnel in response to complex questions.
• Interprets departmental rules and regulations for assigned subordinates and external customers to explain program parameters.
• Interviews candidates for vacant assigned positions to develop hiring recommendations.
• Makes recommendations to supervisor regarding assigned subordinate retention, reallocation, and/or termination.
• Estimates charges to other agencies for services provided to set rates.
• Solves complex problems related to customer billing based on reporting and research.
• Reviews and approves reconciliations of general ledger accounts against transaction queries, researched information, information provided by outside vendors, and individual transactions in electronic databases.
• Reviews account postings in electronic databases to ensure that they follow appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
• Reviews and approves journals, vouchers, purchase orders and requisitions, and accounts receivable deposits entered by co-workers to ensure accuracy.
• Reviews and approves financial activity reports for use by internal and external customers.
• Reviews and approves accounts payable transactions in electronic databases to pay internal and external customers accurately.
• Reviews and approves accounting journal entries in electronic database to record financial transactions.
• Reviews and approves accounts receivable transactions in electronic databases to record revenue from internal and external customers.
• Reviews and approves direct billing transactions entered by assigned subordinates.
• Recommends whether or not an account should be closed based on departmental outstanding balance policies.
• Audits complex invoices and billings for compliance with departmental policies and procedures, contract terms, federal and state laws and regulations.
• Audits tax related accounting documents to determine compliance with federal tax laws and regulations.
• Reviews department budget to actual expenditure report in electronic database and from contract to determine availability of funds and/or discrepancies.
• Reviews performance evaluations submitted by subordinate supervisors to ensure compliance with Human Resources guidelines.
• Reviews refund request documentation prior to and after submission for payment to ensure recipient eligibility and proper allocation and disbursement of funds.
• Performs random audits of assigned subordinate work for quality control purposes.
• Audits aging report to determine proper actions in regards to delinquent accounts.
• Gathers information for management to inform budgetary decisions and other analyses.
• Conducts complex research in electronic applications, paper files, and interpersonally to gather data for processing transactions and preparing reports.
• Researches unusual account balance changes to identify the source of the issue.
• Gathers account information from internal and external customers to update and maintain accurate account postings, support transactions, and perform reconciliations.
• Runs queries in electronic databases to provide information for accounting and management analyses.
• Serves as a liaison to internal and external customers for questions and issues related to accounting programs, policies, and reports.
• Develops professional working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, program partners, and external customers to promote a healthy work environment.
• Trains in departmental policies, procedures, and processes for internal and external customers.
• Trains internal business partners on accounting systems currently in use within the department.
• Cross-trains with co-workers in assigned job duties to ensure continuity of operations and improve succession planning.
• Maintains up-to-date, professional knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Trains with external customers to ensure correct use of third-party systems.
• Attends department-specific in-service training as required to enhance personal development.
• Designs complex electronic spreadsheets for internal departmental use to facilitate accounting work.
• Designs complex word processing documents for purposes of mail merge to mail customer letters.
• Brainstorms workflow and process improvements with co-workers to enhance workplace efficiency and comply with audit suggestions.
• Manages long-term projects to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Prioritizes daily tasks to meet deadlines and facilitate efficient task completion.
• Plans and schedules leave requests of assigned subordinates.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.
• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.
• Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience: Graduate coursework credit received from an accredited college or university in accounting may substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis to a maximum of one year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in the above listed field may substitute for one year of the required experience).
• Note: A transcript is required for a proper evaluation for this class.

Skills

• Ability to resolve conflicts and negotiate with others.
• Ability to process information, monitor processes, analyze data, interpret information, make decisions and solve problems, and estimate characteristics of products, events, or information.
• Ability to document and record information, establish and maintain interpersonal relationships, and train and teach others.
• Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize work, and think creatively.

Benefits

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Pay

$61,200.00 - $76,476.00 annually

Schedule

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