Accountant

Job Posting Title Accountant Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOC Business Services Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Level I: $42,445.52 Level II: $46,664.80 Level III: $51,007.84 Job Description B a sic Purpose Positions in thi s job f amily are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes the preparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financial data, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of various vouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation of funds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities. Typical Functions Reviews , analyzes and presents financial data, including revenue projections and expend iture reports, to determine funding requirements. Prepares financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure re ports, statistical da ta, and other information concerning financial requirements; assists in gathering and reviewing data for preparation of budget work programs. Maintains various ledgers, journa ls, regis ters and other fi scal records ; alloca te s reven ues to appropriate functions; classifies expenditures and posts to various accounts as required. Reviews and processes expense vouchers, invoices, and other fiscal documents for payment; reconciles various financial reports and other data concerning fiscal operations. Determines payroll requirements; maintains payroll data; prepares and processes monthly payrolls. Level Descriptor Level I: This is the basic level of t he job fa mily where employees are primarily responsible for performing routine entry level work in a training status to bui ld their skills in maintaining, analyzing a nd reportin g financial information and applying gene rally accep ted accounting principles. In this role they will perform tasks involving the maintenance of financial information, reviewing and processing routine vouchers and invoices for payment, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statements and the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions. Level II: This is the career lev el of the job famil y where employees are a ssigned duties and responsibilitie s at t he full-performance level and perform a wide range of tasks involving the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of financial accounting data and the application of generally accepted accounting principles and theories in the management of financial accounts and operations and other related activities. This includes maintenance of highly diverse accounts, financial analysis and reporting, participating in the preparation of budget work programs, reconciliation of accounting data, reviewing and processing financial documents for payment, maintaining payroll data and processing monthly payrolls, and similar responsibilities. At this level, guidance and training may be provided to technical or entry level employees performing accounting related duties. Level III: This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are routinely assigned responsibilities for advanced level professional accounting work involving the management of highly diversified accounts with a high degree of activity, management of investment portfolios, or similar activities requiring the application of a broad range of knowledge of both accounting principles a nd financ ial operations. The work is generally performed with a high degree of technical and administrative freedom to plan, develop and organize all phases of the work necessary for completion within broad program guidelines. Knowledge, Skil ls, Abilities and Competencies Level I: Knowledge, Skills a nd Abi lities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statem ents and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; and of computer technology related to accounting systems. Ability is requir ed to prepar e b asic fin ancial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals. LevelII: Knowled ge, Ski lls and Abilities r equired a t this level include kn owledge of g enerally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; and of budget preparation. Ability is required to prepar #J-18808-Ljbffr