Accountant - 3DAS016

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge, and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values: Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect, and enhance our environment, and we are committed to serving its citizens. This position is with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Administrative Support Accounting Program, located at Lewis & Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

About the Role

This position is an integral part of an accounting team that serves others while working to increase the transparency, accuracy, and timeliness of financial information distributed within and outside the department. The successful candidate will be part of a small unit whose role is critical to perform fiscal analysis, research and resolve problems, and provide financial information in the areas of grants and financial reporting. Ability to solve problems, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines are important skills for this position.

Responsibilities

• Review grant applications for accuracy, clarity, appropriate calculations, and completeness prior to departmental approval.
• Monitor and submit applications and awards on behalf of the department.
• Ensure chart of account codes including grant codes and budgets for awards and amendments are established to comply with reporting requirements in the state’s accounting system and Salesforce, our grants platform.
• Calculate and process Requests for Reimbursement of grant funds from numerous federal and other grantees through various systems.
• Develop and prepare financial statements, reports, analysis, and reconciliations for various funds in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) for internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze data collected on various monthly and quarterly reports; identify and research accounting issues and suggest adjustments and/or journal entries to ensure compliance with GAAP.
• Compile and analyze data for the preparation of financial reports such as:
  • Assist with the preparation of the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
  • Work with the team to review GASB exposure drafts and statements for potential impact.
  • Reconcile revenue and expenditure data in preparation to close out grants.
  • Review and establish fiscal year reference file updates (chart of accounts).
• Participate in review and update of policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Decisiveness: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considers the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of GAAP, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.

Qualifications

Equivalent to those typically gained by graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with specialization in accounting, finance, public or business administration, or a closely related area; and with zero to two years of professional government experience in accounting, auditing, purchasing, budgeting, or fiscal management. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for deficiencies in the required education.)

Earned graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the specific areas may substitute on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years of the required experience at a rate of 24 earned graduate credit hours for one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Code of State Regulations related to fiscal and procurement activities, and Code of Federal Regulations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in verbal or written form.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promote the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include:

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Paid life insurance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance.

Professional Development

• Mentoring from experienced professionals.
• Cross-media training and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid training and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees, and licensure renewal fees.

The salary range listed is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed the salary range listed above.