Accountant

Job Description

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
Job Description
B
a
sic Purpose

Positions in thi
s job f
amily are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in the

maintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes the

preparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financial

data, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of various

vouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation of

funds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities.

Typical Functions

Reviews
, analy
zes and presents financial data, including revenue projections

and expend
iture

reports, to determine funding requirements.

Prepares financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure re
ports, statistical da
ta, and

other information concerning financial requirements; assists in gathering and reviewing data for

preparation of budget work programs.

Maintains various ledgers, journa
ls, regis
ters and other fi
scal records
; alloca
te
s reven
ues to

appropriate 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 monthly

payrolls.

Level Descriptor

Level I:

This is the basic level of t
he job fa
mily where employees are primarily responsible for performing routine

entry level work in a training status to bui
ld their

skills in maintaining, analyzing a
nd reportin
g financial

information and applying gene
rally accep
ted accounting principles. In this role they will perform tasks

involving the maintenance of financial information, reviewing and processing routine vouchers and

invoices for payment, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statements

and the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions.

Level II:

This is the career lev
el of the

job

famil
y where employees are a
ssigned duties

and responsibilitie
s at t
he

full-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 accepted

accounting principles and theories in the management of financial accounts and operations and other

related 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 and

processing 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 level

employees performing accounting related duties.

Level III:

This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are routinely assigned responsibilities for

advanced level professional accounting work involving the management of highly diversified accounts

with a high degree of activity, management of investment portfolios, or similar activities requiring the

application of a broad range of knowledge of both accounting principles a
nd financ
ial operations. The

work is generally performed with a high degree of technical and administrative freedom to plan, develop

and organize all phases of the work necessary for completion within broad program guidelines.

Knowledge, Skil
ls, Abilities and Competencies

Level I:

Knowledge,

Skills

a
nd Abi
lities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting

principles and theories; of financial statem
ents and

reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; and of

computer technology related to accounting systems.

Ability is

requir
ed

to prepar
e b
asic fin
ancial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial

information; and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals.

Level II:

Knowled
ge, Ski
lls and Abilities r
equired a
t this level include kn
owledge of g
enerally accepted accounting

principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of

computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; and of budget preparation.

Ability is required to prepare basic financial statement
s and rep
orts;

to revie
w and analyze financial

information; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; and to review

revenue and cost data

for the prepa
ration of budget work programs.

Level III:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting

principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of

computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; of budget preparation; and of

governmental accounting standards.

Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial

information; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; to review revenue

and cost data for the preparation of budget work programs; to perform highly independent work; to make

independent 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 bookkeepi
ng for e
ach 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 professional

accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year

of 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 a

bachelor's degree in business, finance or a closely related field plus three years of experience in

performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and

experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of

the

required degree.
Additional Job Description
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