Senior Accountant - 60027927

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days annual and sick leave

Sick leave

Job summary

The State of South Carolina First Steps is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the finance team and support accounting, reporting, and grant oversight. Under supervision, you will develop general ledger analyses, reconcile accounts, and prepare financial reports for internal management and external funders.

You will apply expertise in state government accounting and Excel, produce routine and ad hoc reports, and assist auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business and at least three years of professional accounting experience.
• A high proficiency in Excel.
• Knowledge of state government accounting and reporting processes is beneficial but not required.
• Proven ability to analyze complex accounting data and complete general ledger analyses and reconciliations.
• Experience with SCEIS, BEX and Business Objects accounting and reporting systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and complete routine and ad hoc GL account and payroll distribution analyses and reconciliations.
• Prepare updating monthly financial status and grant expenditure analyses and reports.
• Assist in completing financial reports required by external funders and prepare grant draw requests and contract billings.
• Complete routine and ad hoc internal and external financial reports, including monthly budget vs actual reports.
• Assist with coding of purchase requisitions, accounts payable invoices and cash receipts; back up processing of cash receipts.
• Support auditors with information requests and monitor compliance with policies governing agreements.
• Identify improvements in accounting and reporting processes and support backup for finance director.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business

At least 3 years of professional accounting experience

Tools

SCEIS

BEX

Business Objects

Job description

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? South Carolina First Steps is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.

The Senior Accountant is an essential part of the agency's finance team, playing a key role in its accounting and reporting. Under the supervision of the Director of Finance, this role applies expertise in general accounting, South Carolina state government accounting, grants accounting and reporting, state government information systems, and Excel, to develop and complete accounting processes and analyses, account and grant reconciliations, and a wide variety of internal and external financial reports. Is centrally involved in fulfillment of auditor requests and with fiscal monitoring.

The Senior Account receives general supervision from the Director of Finance. The position is relied upon to identify efficient and effective approaches to gathering data and preparing clear, understandable reports in Excel. Applies knowledge of general, internal and state accounting requirements to organize overall accounting and reporting activities and to meet reporting requirements of other state agencies.

The Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant:

• Develop and complete routine and ad hoc general ledger account and payroll distribution analyses and reconciliations. Prepare and process correcting journal entries as needed. Complete monthly and quarterly accounting and closing checklists to ensure the maintenance of sound and consistent accounting and reporting practices.
• Provide requested financial reports to internal program management. Prepare/update monthly financial status and grant expenditure analyses and reports Assist in completing financial reports required by external funders. Prepare grant draw requests and contract billings based on reconciled costs.
• Complete or assist with completion of all routine and ad hoc internal and external financial reports not mentioned above, including, among others, monthly budget versus actual revenue and expenditure reports and all reports required periodically or annually by other state agencies.
• Assist with the coding of purchase requisitions accounts payable invoices and cash receipts and serve as a backup for processing cash receipts in the state accounting system. Approves accounts payable invoice postings and cash receipts postings in the state accounting system as needed.
• Assist with the fulfillment of information requests from external grant and financial statement auditors. May also assist in monitoring of compliance with established policies and procedures governing agreements with other affiliated entities.
• Help identify and implement needed improvements in accounting and reporting processes, including set-up of recurring report deliveries through BEX and Business Objects reporting systems.
• Serve as the backup for selected tasks performed by other finance staff, including the director of finance. Perform other tasks as requested.

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business, and at least three years of professional experience in accounting, reporting and/or auditing.

Additional Requirements:

• High proficiency in Excel.
• The employee should possess knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of accounting, banking, and financial management.
• Knowledge of state government accounting and reporting processes is beneficial but not required.
• Proven ability to analyze complex accounting and financial data and complete general ledger analyses and account reconciliations.
• Proficiency at producing routine and ad hoc financial reports.
• Strong knowledge of standard internal controls, and experience in laws governing basic business operation.
• Knowledge of standard grant accounting practices, including experience with state and federal regulations and laws governing grant funding.
• Requires planning, organizing, and timely work.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with SCEIS, BEX and Business Objects accounting and reporting systems.