Accountant

Accountant

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) is now accepting applications for the position of Accountant II. Salary range is $48,260 to $54,293 depending on education and experience. ODL strives to ensure every Oklahoman has access to innovative, quality library and information resources and possesses the literacy skills needed to be successful in the global economy, to participate in democracy, and to accomplish individual life goals. Located in the capitol complex at 200 NE 18th St in Oklahoma City, ODL serves the information and records management needs of state government, supports public library development, coordinates statewide information technology projects, and serves the public through its specialized research collections, including state and federal document depositories and the State Archives. ODL has a collection of nearly 700,000 volumes and an annual budget of approximately $8.7 million in the current fiscal year. ODL offers a competitive benefits package for all eligible employees including: generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums, a wide choice of insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations, flexible spending accounts for health care expenses and/or dependent care, retirement savings plan with a generous match, 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year for full-time employees, 11 paid holidays a year, public service loan forgiveness, employee discounts with a variety of companies and vendors, longevity bonus for years of service, annual performance evaluation payments, and flexible work schedules.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Finance Director, the Accountant II performs advanced technical accounting to ensure accurate agency records. This includes the maintenance of appropriate accounts, ledgers, journals, registers, and other financial records, reconciliation of various financial statements and documents, processing of various transactions for payment of invoices or expense vouchers, and the maintenance and processing of payroll data. The Accountant II is also responsible for preparing routine or standard reports concerning financial operations and data.

Job Duties:

• Reviews, analyzes and presents financial data, including revenue projections and expenditure reports, to determine funding requirements.
• Prepares financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure reports, statistical data, and other information concerning financial requirements; assists in gathering and reviewing data for preparation of budget work programs.
• Maintains various ledgers, journals, registers and other fiscal records; allocates revenues 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.
• Participates in the procurement process by purchasing required supplies and services and coordinating travel arrangements using a state purchasing card. Provides additional support for finance-related tasks as needed to assist with overall agency operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field plus one year of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience using the Oracle Peoplesoft financial system
• Knowledge of State of Oklahoma purchasing laws, rules, and procedures
• Certified Procurement Officer, Level One certification

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories;
• Knowledge of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals;
• Knowledge of computer technology related to accounting systems;
• Ability to prepare basic financial statements and reports;
• Ability to review and analyze financial information work independently and perform a wide range of technical accounting functions;
• Ability to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.