Public Sector Accountant - Child Support Payments

State of Indiana; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Vision and dental plans

Wellness rewards program

Health savings account (HSA)

Pension options

Paid leave and holidays

Education reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

The State of Indiana is hiring an Accountant in Indianapolis for the Department Of Child Services. This role processes scanned payments, performs data entry, and conducts outreach to remitters to ensure timely, accurate posting and resolution of payment issues.

You will use ISETS and INCITE, manage check rejects, and support financial reporting, budget work, and special projects. Strong public accounting knowledge, analytic skills, and excellent communication are required to succeed in this

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of public accounting.
• Effective communication skills in written and oral form.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations accurately.
• Ability to assist in budget preparation and analysis.
• Familiarity with government accounting policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Gain and maintain robust knowledge of the child support enforcement system (ISETS), or any future system.
• Have at least a basic understanding of the Microsoft Suite software.
• Accurately and timely research and resolve paper payments via dedicated processing software, using various tools, meeting daily deadlines.
• Conduct necessary outreach to remitters, counties, other units, or state agencies.
• Resolve and track unidentified payments in the required time frame.
• Resolve physical checks that have been rejected/pulled from the payment processing system.
• Manage assigned email boxes.
• Conduct outreach to remitters and other stakeholders.
• Assist with undistributed reports, research, and resolution.
• Submit adjustment requests for the AAD Unit to process.
• Assist with special projects in the Financial Department or other CSB areas.

Skills

Public accounting knowledge

Communication skills

Arithmetic skills

Budget knowledge

Government accounting familiarity

Tools

ISETS

Microsoft Office

Job description

The State of Indiana is hiring an Accountant in Indianapolis for the Department Of Child Services. This role processes scanned payments, performs data entry, and conducts outreach to remitters to ensure timely, accurate posting and resolution of payment issues.

You will use ISETS and INCITE, manage check rejects, and support financial reporting, budget work, and special projects. Strong public accounting knowledge, analytic skills, and excellent communication are required to succeed in this