Job Description

Posting number: 192630

Department: Department of Social Services

Division: Financial Services

Job classification: Senior Accountant/Fiscal Analyst

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration, Accounting and Finance, Audit

Summary

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties:

• The Senior Accountant / Fiscal Analyst serves as a Senior Accountant in the Financial Services Division. Performs and/or directs a wide variety of accounting, auditing, reconciliation, analysis and reporting work to maintain and improve the accuracy, completeness and effectiveness of agency accounting and reporting, and to strengthen the responsiveness of reporting to the needs of management to support their oversight and decision-making and to help ensure compliance with the agency's numerous external reporting requirements. Assists county and regional management in finance-related matters. Assists with billings, posting journal entries, and County Federal Financial Participation analysis. Assists internal and external auditors as periodically requested.
• In response to specific objectives for research and trouble-shooting of known accounting and/or reporting issues, gathers relevant facts, conducts appropriate research and develops and completes analyses required to understand causes and quantify impacts, and to propose appropriate corrective actions, including needed journal entries and process improvements. Works with the Assistant Controller and others to communicate and implement needed changes, and monitors completeness of implementation and subsequent continuation of improvements made.
• In response to emerging and/or evolving management or external information needs, develops and completes complex financial analyses, pulling required information from SAP and Acumatica accounting systems, reviewing supporting details and discussing the information with others as needed to confirm understanding of the data, and organizing the data into reports that clearly, concisely and logically convey the information requested by management or outside authorities.
• Prepares and/or reviews various routine and ad hoc, comparative reports and analyses of actual revenues and expenditures to identify significant fluctuations in amounts. Investigates reasons for those fluctuations. Provides narrative analysis of operating changes or accounting errors that drove fluctuations. Proposes journal entries, communications and process changes needed to correct errors noted and prevent their recurrence.
• Assists with coordination and completion of responses to auditor requests for information, and auditor questions about the information provided. Serves as regional/county level contact for all internal and external audit documentation requests.
• Assists Financial Services management with continuous improvement efforts by reviewing, analyzing and evaluating existing accounting, reporting and other processes, policies and/or procedures to identify potential opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of accounting and reporting, and by leading the execution of identified improvement plans when requested.
• Counsels county/regional staff on required approvals and documentation when needed. Reports recurrent non-compliance with policies and standards to the county director, regional director and assistant controller, as appropriate, for remedial action.
• Monitors bank account balance to prevent any chance for bank overdrafts, and, with approval, submits requests for State office reimbursement or additional funding as appropriate. Reconciles bank account monthly, investigating potential errors and initiating correction via correspondence with bank or preparation of journal entries as appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Examples of duties

A Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business, or related field and two (2) years of professional experience in a related area such as accounting business administration, finance, auditing, or budgeting.

A Master's Degree or higher may be substituted for required work experience.

Qualifications

Working knowledge of GAAP & GASB standards, and experience with or ability to learn the State accounting system (SCEIS/SAP). Requires proficiency in financial statement analysis, reporting & reconciliation of GL accounts.