Accountant I / Regional County Funds / Oktibbeha

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services is seeking an Accountant I – Regional County Funds in Oktibbeha County, MS. The role ensures accurate processing of purchase orders and service requests, and supports the financial staff with documentation, reconciliations, and compliance.

You will review bank statements, monitor ledgers for child funds, and verify cash and donation logs while maintaining confidentiality within the payroll department and ensuring adherence to State Office

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• 0–2 years of experience preferred; payroll and reconciling experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of purchase orders and service requests.
• Review and approve MACWIS service requests before PO issuance.
• Assist financial staff with required documentation for service requests.
• Approve bank statements to maintain accurate financial records.
• Review monthly bank reconciliations and monitor account balances.
• Review and approve cash and donation receipt logs.
• Ensure Social Security Folders compliance and non-compliance reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality in payroll duties per policy.

Skills

Prioritization

Team leadership

Communication

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

This Opportunity is for an Accountant I -- Regional County Funds with a work location in Oktibbeha County -- MS.

About The Agency

This opportunity is an Accountant position within MS Department of Child Protection Services that will be responsible for a Service Area. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is committed to protecting and nurturing Mississippi's at-risk children and families. MDCPS offers a variety of positions statewide, including social work positions providing case management services and working with potential foster families, supervisor positions providing clinical and administrative support, and agency support positions such as policy development, human resources, information technology, program management, training, and budgeting/finance. Working with MDCPS will give you the chance to make a life-changing difference for Mississippi's most vulnerable children and families. If you have any additional questions, you can contact Touya Harrington of Workforce Development at 601-301-8494 or [e-mail]

About The Position

Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of purchase orders and service requests, reviewing and approving all service requests entered in MACWIS prior to the bookkeeper issuing a purchase order in MACWIS for services, assist the financial staff, ensuring that all necessary documentation for service requests is readily available and can be presented when needed, approve bank statements to ensure accurate financial records are maintained, review and approve monthly bank reconciliations, frequently monitor account ledgers and account balances to ensure all children's funds are accounted for in the main bank account where Child's Own Funds-Child Support and Child's Own Funds-Special are maintained, review and approve cash and donation receipt logs, report issues as appropriate for instances of non-compliance of bookkeepers in their assigned area, ensure that bookkeepers have Social Security Folders on each child, and they are in accordance with the State Office Policy and Instructions.

What you'll need to be Successful

Successful employees will need to be able to prioritize work to meet deadlines, be an effective team leader/player, have good communication skills, as well as understand the importance of confidentiality in the payroll dept.

Preferred Qualifications

Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 0-2 years of experience. Hiring agency prefers: Bachelor's degree in accounting or business-related fields; experience in payroll and reconciling.