Project Accountant 1
About the role
The objective of the Local Government Services (LGS) Division is to serve as a consulting and fiscal advisory group to all government agencies including villages, townships, school districts and other political subdivisions. As a Project Accountant with LGS you will provide financial services including forecasting, reconstruction of financial records, and financial analysis to Ohio’s local governments within close proximity to Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Hardin, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Putnam, Union and Wyandot in our Northwest Region. With a statewide staff of more than 800 auditors and other professionals, the Auditor of State's office is responsible for auditing all public offices in Ohio (nearly 6,000 entities), including cities, counties, villages, townships, and schools.
Responsibilities
- Assist higher level LGS employees in providing local government services (e.g., financial forecast, GAAP conversion assistance, reconciliations and reconstruction of financial records, fiscal emergency analysis, performance audits, feasibility studies, etc.) to local governments.
- Gather necessary financial information, prepare work papers and apply assigned local government services procedures and techniques to specific accounts and records of clients.
- Review completed work with higher level LGS employees to determine compliance with local government services procedures and techniques as adopted by the Auditor of State.
- Give assistance in the preparation of local government services reports and other work products under the direction of higher level LGS employees; meet with local government officials to discuss reports, always accompanied by