Senior Accountant - State Office

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Public holidays

State Retirement Plan

Job summary

State of South Carolina's Vocational Rehabilitation Department seeks an experienced accounting professional to support monthly closing, grant reporting, and cost allocations. You will ensure compliance with state regulations, monitor GL activity, and prepare year-end closing documents.

The role emphasizes government accounting knowledge, grant handling, and collaboration with finance teams to sustain accurate financial operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Knowledge of government accounting practices preferred.
• Familiarity with grant accounting and reporting is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly fiscal tasks including contract billings and AR submissions.
• Monitor General Ledger per Comptroller General's guidelines and grant rules.
• Correct funding errors identified during monthly reviews.
• Assist with grant activity reports and RSA-911 reporting preparation.
• Perform Cost Allocation Plan analyses and journal entries.
• Review annual salary funding splits and suggest improvements.
• Coordinate annual insurance and workers' compensation allocations.
• Prepare and submit year-end closing packages and RSA documentation.
• Provide backup for essential finance functions and participate in special projects.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Government accounting

Grant management

SCEIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

SCEIS

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!In this position you will be responsible for the following:

• Performing monthly fiscal responsibilities to include: Contract Billings - Preparing and submitting billings to Accounts Receivable defined by agreements with other agencies.
• Monitoring General Ledger in accordance with the Comptroller General's Monthly Checklist along with grant regulations.
• Correcting any funding errors identified during the monthly review.
• Assisting with monitoring grant activity by updating monthly reports including match and program income.
• Preparing monthly reports required for RSA-911 reporting.
• Perform quarterly Cost Allocation Plan analysis.
• Determining and preparing the journal entry to allocate the cost per quarterly analysis.
• Reviewing the annual administrative salary funding split for Federal and State.
• Assisting in reviewing annually the Cost Allocation Plan and proposing changes as needed.
• Preparing allocation of annual insurance expenditures and quarterly worker's compensation expenditures.
• Preparing and requesting draws for Basic Support Grants after supervisor approval.
• Preparing documentation for quarterly RSA reporting for Basic Support Grants and submitting to supervisor for review.
• Preparing and submitting assigned year-end closing package by required deadlines.
• Preparing documentation support for the closing packages.
• Assisting as backup to other essential finance functions as needed.
• Assisting with special projects as needed.

Job Responsibilities

Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!In this position you will be responsible for the following:

• Performing monthly fiscal responsibilities to include: Contract Billings - Preparing and submitting billings to Accounts Receivable defined by agreements with other agencies.
• Monitoring General Ledger in accordance with the Comptroller General's Monthly Checklist along with grant regulations.
• Correcting any funding errors identified during the monthly review.
• Assisting with monitoring grant activity by updating monthly reports including match and program income.
• Preparing monthly reports required for RSA-911 reporting.
• Perform quarterly Cost Allocation Plan analysis.
• Determining and preparing the journal entry to allocate the cost per quarterly analysis.
• Reviewing the annual administrative salary funding split for Federal and State.
• Assisting in reviewing annually the Cost Allocation Plan and proposing changes as needed.
• Preparing allocation of annual insurance expenditures and quarterly worker's compensation expenditures.
• Preparing and requesting draws for Basic Support Grants after supervisor approval.
• Preparing documentation for quarterly RSA reporting for Basic Support Grants and submitting to supervisor for review.
• Preparing and submitting assigned year-end closing package by required deadlines.
• Preparing documentation support for the closing packages.
• Assisting as backup to other essential finance functions as needed.
• Assisting with special projects as needed.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and experience in government accounting.
• SCEIS knowledge, preferred.
• Grant knowledge, preferred.

If invited to interview, please obtain your Official 10 year driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles to bring with you.

Preferred Qualifications

Official transcripts will be required to verify college degree.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, theories and terminology of accounting, auditing, budgeting and financial management.
• Knowledge of state government fiscal and accounting practices and financial statement analysis.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial data, records, and reports.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs