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NEOGOV · 5 days ago

Accountant II - Program Accounting

Denver Metro, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$65K/yr - $104K/yr

6+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking an Accountant II within the Colorado Department of Human Services. This professional accounting position is responsible for generating, compiling, analyzing, and interpreting accounting and reporting functions for all State and Federal programs assigned, ensuring accurate financial information is provided to various stakeholders.

GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Accesses fiscal systems to produce, correct, audit, approve, and input financial and budget transactions that pertain to the Federal and State Programs

Also analyzes information on an as-needed basis for all assigned programs

This includes accessing all systems for the financial, budget, and payment information as needed by supervisors, peers, program staff, auditors, and county staff producing accurate auditable data using established procedures and manuals

Assists program staff on expenditure/revenue related decisions

Advises on allowable activity within the Federal and State program from a financial perspective

This position analyzes CORE data and creates ad hoc reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports

This position analyzes procedures to determine if they are appropriate projects for automation, which would allow them to be accomplished more efficiently and effectively

Reconciles all general and grant ledger accounts relative to all expenditures, revenue, obligations for all assigned programs, both federal and state, by analyzing and investigating various types of errors and interpreting the account expenditures and balances of funds available and using the data received from all financial systems to produce accurate and complete information for federal and management reporting

This position is the Department’s authority for the proper classification, processing, and timing for recording financial accounting transactions, and spending authority for assigned programs

This position decides after doing analysis what steps to recommend to avoid revenue shortages, over expenditures or M headnote violations

This person determines if expenditures are allowable or unallowable

They are responsible for determining if fund balance is available if there is a shortage of revenue

This position works with programs to determine appropriate methodology to bring into compliance if out of compliance

Determines and makes corrections as needed to ensure proper recording of expenditure/revenues

Prepare program financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual basis by analyzing and interpreting CORE data to determine if they are allowable or unallowable costs for the programs for which the financial reports are being produced

Prepares and interprets system reports for all assigned programs, and Budget by utilizing a variety of excel spreadsheets to manipulate, enhance, combine the elements and different levels of detail present in CORE and the reports they produce

Said spreadsheets to be used in the budgeting and reporting process pertaining to all assigned programs

Assist program in budgeting process and proper spending activities

Monitors budget balances and resolves any problems with the budget division by preparing budgetary documents for allocations, transfers, increases, decreases, and corrections for the appropriations belonging to the programs assigned

Executes year end closing of all accounts related to programs assigned by utilizing and analyzing CORE and other financial information

Make adjusting JV entries, clean up general ledger accounts, and produce required financial exhibits using the information available in CORE

Qualification

AccountingFinancial ReportingMicrosoft ExcelCORE SystemFinancial AnalysisAnalytical SkillsSupervisory ExperienceAttention to DetailCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position, specifically accounting, finance, payroll

A combination of related education (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years

Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement

Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and data analysis

Candidates must complete and pass an Excel skills test as part of the hiring process to demonstrate these abilities

Preferred

Great attention to detail

Understanding of details and system interactions

Excellent communications skills

Experience dealing with difficult situations and customers

Great data analytic skills

2 years of supervisory experience

Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office software, specifically Excel and Access and/or google products

Demonstrated experience working with CORE (Advantage)

Preference will be given to candidates with public-sector and/or government accounting experience

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with program accounting principles and practices with human-services related programs

Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate having greater depth of experience and knowledge related to accounting principles and practices