Job Posting Title
Accountant
Agency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Supervisory Organization
DOC Business Services
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Level I: $42,445.52
Level II: $46,664.80
Level III: $51,007.84
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in themaintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes thepreparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financialdata, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of variousvouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation offunds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities.
Typical Functions
Reviews, analyzes and presents financial data, including revenue projectionsand expenditurereports, to determine funding requirements.
Prepares financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure reports, statistical data, andother information concerning financial requirements; assists in gathering and reviewing data forpreparation of budget work programs.
Maintains various ledgers, journals, registers and other fiscal records; allocates revenues toappropriate functions; classifies expenditures and posts to various accounts as required.
Reviews and processes expense vouchers, invoices, and other fiscal documents for payment;reconciles various financial reports and other data concerning fiscal operations.
Determines payroll requirements; maintains payroll data; prepares and processes monthlypayrolls.
Level Descriptor
Level I:
This is the basic level of the job family where employees are primarily responsible for performing routineentry level work in a training status to build theirskills in maintaining, analyzing and reporting financialinformation and applying generally accepted accounting principles. In this role they will perform tasksinvolving the maintenance of financial information, reviewing and processing routine vouchers andinvoices for payment, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statementsand the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions.
Level II:
This is the career level of thejobfamily where employees are assigned dutiesand responsibilities at thefull-performance level and perform a wide range of tasks involving the maintenance, analysis,interpretation and reporting of financial accounting data and the application of generally acceptedaccounting principles and theories in the management of financial accounts and operations and otherrelated activities. This includes maintenance of highly diverse accounts, financial analysis and reporting,participating in the preparation of budget work programs, reconciliation of accounting data, reviewing andprocessing financial documents for payment, maintaining payroll data and processing monthly payrolls,and similar responsibilities. At this level, guidance and training may be provided to technical or entry levelemployees performing accounting related duties.
Level III:
This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are routinely assigned responsibilities foradvanced level professional accounting work involving the management of highly diversified accountswith a high degree of activity, management of investment portfolios, or similar activities requiring theapplication of a broad range of knowledge of both accounting principles and financial operations. Thework is generally performed with a high degree of technical and administrative freedom to plan, developand organize all phases of the work necessary for completion within broad program guidelines.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Level I:
Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accountingprinciples and theories; of financial statements andreports; of accounting ledgers and journals; and ofcomputer technology related to accounting systems.
Ability isrequiredto prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financialinformation; and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals.
Level II:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accountingprinciples and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; ofcomputer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; and of budget preparation.
Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports;to review and analyze financialinformation; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; and to reviewrevenue and cost datafor the preparation of budget work programs.
Level III:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accountingprinciples and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; ofcomputer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; of budget preparation; and ofgovernmental accounting standards.
Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financialinformation; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; to review revenueand cost data for the preparation of budget work programs; to perform highly independent work; to makeindependent decisions; and to resolve complex accounting and financial problems.
Education and Experience
Level I:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting,business, finance or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience,substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
Level II
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting,business, finance or a closely related field plus one year of experience in performing professionalaccounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one yearof bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
Level III:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or abachelor’s degree in business, finance or a closely related field plus three years of experience inperforming professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education andexperience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year oftherequired degree.
Additional Job Description
Business Services
Equal Opportunity Employment
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