Accountant Job at State of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City

Overview

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Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes the preparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financial data, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of various vouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation of funds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education And Experience

1. Level I: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
2. Level II: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field plus one year of professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
3. Level III: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a closely related field plus three years of professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

1. Level I: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; and of computer technology related to accounting systems. Ability to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals.
2. Level II: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; and of budget preparation. Ability to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; and to review revenue and cost data for the preparation of budget work programs.
3. Level III: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; of budget preparation; and of governmental accounting standards. Ability to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; to review revenue and cost data for the preparation of budget work programs; to perform highly independent work; to make independent decisions; and to resolve complex accounting and financial problems.

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Government Administration