ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III.

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado is seeking a professional accountant to review and process payments for state and federal programs. The role emphasizes CORE accounting systems and collaboration with program accountants to support monthly and annual financial reporting.

Candidates should have three years of related education or experience and strong Excel skills. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with in-office and remote days, and requires adherence to state policies and travel where applicable.

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant accounting experience in a related field.
• Experience analyzing financial transactions and preparing reports.
• Familiarity with accounting controls and GL systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and process payments in the CORE accounting system.
• Collaborate with program accountants to prepare monthly/quarterly financial reports.
• Assist in creating system reports and monitoring budget balances.
• Perform reconciliation and assist with corrections to program appropriations.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Three years related education/experience

Tools

CORE (Advantage)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Remote working arrangement - Hybrid in office 2 days, remote 3 days (subject to change).

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Description Of Job

About this Unit

Program Accounting exists to provide accountable financial information about the Human Services Programs, both State and Federal, to the Management of the Department of Human Services, the State Controller's Office, the federal government, the county departments of social/human services and others in need of information in an efficient and timely manner.

About This Position

This is a professional accounting position that reviews, analyzes, and processes on accounting payments for all State and Federal programs assigned.

The position is responsible for understanding the coding and records for processing in CORE along with working directly with assigned program accountants to assist in providing necessary information and reporting.

Summary Of Duties

Daily Accounting Activities

Review payment documents created within the CORE accounting system. Use judgment in determining which payment documents can be approved based on assessing the documentation, guidance/rules and current funding and availability of the program. Contact departmental personnel and/or program accountant regarding any problems that may occur in processing various payments as submitted where concerns exist for any reason. Communicate with the appropriate program accountants regarding any problems with appropriation or budget issues. Modify payment documents as requested by program accountants, and monitor rejected payment documents to facilitate timely payment. Understand and interpret State, Departmental, and program rules and regulations. This position may be tasked with processing travel reimbursement requests in accordance with the department's travel policy.

Assist Program Accountants

Assist program accountant in preparing program financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual basis. This may include collecting documentation to assist program accountant in analyzing and interpreting CORE data to determine if costs are allowable or unallowable.

Assists program accountants in preparing system reports for all assigned programs by collecting documentation on payments through CORE reports and by utilizing a variety of excel spreadsheets. Assists program accountants with documentation and reports to help with monitoring budget balances, preparing budgetary documents for allocations, transfers, increases, decreases, and for creating corrections for appropriations by program.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights

Option 1 Experience Only

• Three (3) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered.

Education And Experience

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to three (3) years.

Definition of Professional Experience

• Analysis of financial transactions to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting standards
• Preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial reports, statements and records, (e.g. balance sheets, profit and loss statements, amortization and depreciation schedules)
• Assembling data and creating financial projections
• Developing, implementing, modifying and documenting accounting systems
• Reconciliation of accounts
• Calculating and estimating effects of proposed changes in operating programs or accounting operations;
• Auditing processes
• Revenue recognition & contract completion recognition
• Account troubleshooting and problem solving
• Implementing and/or designing of financial controls
• GL system maintenance
• Making account recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference will be given to candidates who have 27 credit hours of accounting or auditing coursework from an accredited college or university
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office software, specifically Excel
• Demonstrated experience working with CORE (Advantage)
• Preference will be given to candidates with public-sector and/or government accounting experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with program accounting principles and practices with human-services related programs
• Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate having greater depth of experience and knowledge related to accounting principles and practices

Conditions Of Employment

• Must be willing to submit to and able to successfully pass a criminal background check.

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS

CDHS Selection Process Explanation

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

Minimum Qualification Screening Process

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position. You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process. You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

Comparative Analysis Process – Structured Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.