Accountant III – OCFO – Treasury Division

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (may perform other duties as assigned)

Plans, assigns and coordinates the work of Accountant I and II and other clerical and administrative staff through proper workflows
Using ERP Cloud applications performs the following activities: Creation of Financial Reports
Editing of reporting templates
Use of Business Intelligence Publisher templates and data models
Creation of Transactions Business Intelligence dashboard and reports
Analysis of data through SmartView and Account Monitor
Performs complex accounting functions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, accounting techniques, and other financial rules and regulations
Researches, analyzes, and implements accounting rules and regulations as stipulated by Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or other regulatory agencies
Evaluates fiscal accounting work including budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll and general ledger analyses, grants, bonds, revenue, cost allocation, capital assets, expenditures, and other accounting activities
Analyzes accounting systems or modifies and adapts conventional accounting and analytical techniques to solve a variety of accounting problems
Conducts searches and complex examinations of budget and financial records to provide factual data on the amount and type of funds available for submission to others within the employing entity who will use the data to prepare budget estimates and reprogramming actions
Analyzes program operations for impact upon the accounting or financial management system
Plans, coordinates, and conducts audits and develops reports on work processes and accounting systems
Independently conducts the complete range of tax examinations and related investigations of a broad range of business taxpayers such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, fiduciaries, and sizable corporations
Researches and analyzes information to establish the proper interpretation and application of pertinent tax laws
Identifies accounting problems such as inadequate maintenance of fund controls, inaccurate records and reports, improper methods for document control, and lack of documentary evidence to support performance of regulatory reconciliations
Compiles centrally requested cost reports and reports of variance from standards. Develops reports comparing actual results to plans and budgets
Reconcile payroll system and general ledger payroll data and to analyze internal controls over accounts receivable overpayments.
Persuades program managers and other officials in positions of decision- making authority with widely differing goals and interests to follow a recommended course of action consistent with established budget/financial management policies, objectives, or regulations
Influences or persuades representatives of an audited organization to accept critical or controversial observations, findings, and recommendations when representatives of audit subjects are reluctant to agree that costly errors were made, that corrective action is required, or that suggestions for change will improve operations
Influences and persuades taxpayers to comply with requirements for information to resolve outstanding problems and issues or to pay tax liability when the taxpayers or their representatives hold strong opposing views, and/or are hostile, skeptical, or uncooperative requiring the Accountant to use tact, persuasiveness, and diplomacy to obtain the desired results
Provides skeptical and fearful individual and business taxpayers with information on agency products and services, and in-depth authoritative tax advice and assistance to increase compliance with tax laws and regulations through increased knowledge
Provides experience in using the specific procedures of automated systems to find, review, or change accounting data in transaction files, ledgers, accounts, summary reports, and financial statements
Designs new and changing system and program environments due to new laws, regulations, and standards
Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
Reports to management regarding the finances of establishment
Resolves issues where governing laws and regulations are highly interpretive and/or precedents are non-existent, obscure, or conflicting
Reviews and posts journal entries, reconciles dates, and manages inter-agency billings and transfers required to support financial reporting
Supervises the creation of accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting, and control in financial systems
Develops new systems for tax examination, tax management control, and tax documentation systems
Acts as a liaison between accounting staff, financial staff, information systems staff, and other key departmental staff in order to keep abreast of issues and initiatives that may impact accounting and financial information
Reviews grant management, monitoring and administrative duties and activities (e.g. financial, set-up, post-award, closeout, etc.) to ensure timely expenditures and reimbursement, and regulatory and audit compliance
Presents, prepares and explains to financial and non-financial managers, co-workers and clients including an analysis of the issues, problems and trends identified
Assists in the preparation and auditing of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report ( ACFR).
Serves as an expert or authority in some aspect of accounting or in the application of accounting to some mission-related program(s)
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in accounting, finance, business administration, statistics, or a closely related field. Such education must include at least twenty-four (24) semester (36 terms) credits of coursework in accounting and statistics (21 hours in accounting and 3 hours in statistics).
Three (3) years of experience in preparing journal entries and analyzing accounting data