Team Georgia Careers · 1 month ago
Accountant 4
Georgia - Fulton - Atlanta
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$60K/yr - $75K/yr
3+ years expTeam Georgia Careers is seeking an Accountant 4 for the Fiscal and Budget Services Unit of the Department of Administrative Services. The role involves performing senior-level accounting duties in accounts payable, analyzing financial information, supporting audits, and preparing reports while ensuring compliance with accounting principles and standards.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Serve in a lead role within the Accounts Payable unit for all DOAS programs. Also, serve as a back up role to the Accounts Payable Manager
Communicate regularly and effectively with upper management regarding deadlines, tasks, and ongoing projects
Review and analyze financial transactions to ensure fiscal integrity and compliance with applicable accounting principles, standards, policies, and procedures
Prepare comprehensive accounting reports; identify discrepancies, notify appropriate units, and recommend or initiate corrective actions
Collaborate with external agents, institutions, and internal teams to resolve accounting discrepancies and implement corrective actions
Ensure timely and accurate processing of daily financial tasks in accordance with established accounting practices and sub-system requirements
Provide advanced-level professional recommendations and financial reports to management for decision-making
Develop and maintain effective internal controls, and assist in setting priorities, goals, and objectives for accounting staff
Contribute to the development of policies and procedures in assigned functional areas
Maintain accurate and organized accounting records and documentation in compliance with policies, procedures, and audit standards
Support audits by following prescribed guidelines for providing documentation and information as needed
Ensure the confidentiality of sensitive financial records, files, and communications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting and three (3) years of professional accounting job-related experience; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Accountant 3 (FIP022) or position equivalent
Knowledge of business operations in Accounts Payable
Skills using queries and reports to monitor financial records
Ability to retrieve information from the accounting system, analyze, identify and investigate discrepancies
Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills; Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to interact with all level of management
Excellent customer service skills
Excellent analytical skills
Intermediate experience using Microsoft office to include Word, Excel, and Outlook
Experience with PeopleSoft Financials
Preferred
Four or more years of professional accounting experience with two or more years in a supervisory capacity
Master's degree in accounting or finance government
Public sector accounting experience at a supervisory level
Experience working with PeopleSoft Financials
Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel – to include experience creating spreadsheets using basic to advance formulas
Company
Team Georgia Careers
We're Team Georgia Careers, the official career website for the State of Georgia! 🍑 Making a difference in the lives of 10 million Georgians every day.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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