NEOGOV · 7 hours ago
Accounting Technician 3
Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$47K/yr - $69K/yr
5+ years expNEOGOV is seeking an Accounting Technician 3 to join the Iowa Department of Public Safety's Finance Bureau. The role involves analyzing expenditures, approving account payable requests, and maintaining accurate records while ensuring compliance with various regulations and policies.
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Responsibilities
Actively participate in the daily operations of independently analyzing expenditures
Accurately interpret federal and state rules/regulations, department policies and contractual terms and conditions, and generally accepted accounting practices for allowance of account payable requests
Approve account payable request in compliance with the Code of Iowa, administrative rules, the Department of Administrative Services accounting policy and procedures manual and internal departmental policies and initiates the appropriate accounting transactions
Ensure claims are legitimate, authorized, accurate and documented, that all goods have been received and services rendered and that charges are correctly coded
Research and compile information to respond to inquiries in a timely manner
Independently audit out-of-state spend authorization requests, supporting documents and travel reimbursement requests to ensure compliance with the Code of Iowa, administrative rules, the Department of Administrative Services accounting policy and procedures manual, and internal departmental policies
Maintain accurate and well-organized records to handle inquiries from employees and vendors regarding the status of payments or associated payment procedures
Prepare regular reports to track Spend Authorizations and expense claims to ensure they are completed and closed in a timely manner
Qualification
Required
Graduation from high school or G.E.D equivalency and experience equal to five years of accounting work involving compilation, tabulation, examination, verification or recording of financial, statistical or related fiscal program data using elementary bookkeeping principles and practices
Completion of a post-high school accounting curriculum from an accredited vocational, technical, business or community college, with at least twenty semester hours of accounting coursework
An equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of clerical office work for each year of the required education
An equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty semester hours of accredited post high school education in Business, Accounting or a closely related curriculum for each year of the required experience
Employees with current continuous service in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time work as an Accounting Technician 2
Benefits
Health/Dental, and Life Insurance
Paid time off - Nine paid holidays plus generous paid vacation and paid sick leave which begin to accrue on your first day of employment
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) defined benefit program
Regular work hours of Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with flexible, family friendly work schedule available following initial onboarding period
Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
Collaborative, creative, positive work environment
Paid opportunities for professional growth and development - including training, courses and conferences
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
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