State of Oklahoma
Lead Accounts Payable Accountant
State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73116
Lead Accounts Payable Accountant
Department:
Financial Services & Operations
Reports to:
Field Accounts Payable Manager
Division:
9
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Location:
Position may be located in District 4 (Perry, OK), District 5 (Clinton, OK), District 6 (Buffalo, OK), and District 7 (Duncan, OK).
Note:
Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening before beginning employment. Some positions may also require applicants to participate in a Physical Abilities Demonstration and be rated as capable of performing the essential functions of this job family.
Basic Purpose 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, 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.
Typical Functions
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.
Level Descriptor This is the leadership level where employees are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or supervision of the work activities of an accounting unit, project, or program on a regular and consistent basis. This includes responsibility for planning, reviewing and organizing the work of an assigned staff as well as performing related administrative functions.
Education & Experience Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field plus four (4) years of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one (1) year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include 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; of governmental accounting standards; and of supervisory practices and principles. Ability is required 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; to resolve complex accounting and financial problems; and to supervise and direct the work of others.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries Government Administration
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Financial Services & Operations
Reports to:
Field Accounts Payable Manager
Division:
9
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Location:
Position may be located in District 4 (Perry, OK), District 5 (Clinton, OK), District 6 (Buffalo, OK), and District 7 (Duncan, OK).
Note:
Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening before beginning employment. Some positions may also require applicants to participate in a Physical Abilities Demonstration and be rated as capable of performing the essential functions of this job family.
Basic Purpose 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, 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.
Typical Functions
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.
Level Descriptor This is the leadership level where employees are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or supervision of the work activities of an accounting unit, project, or program on a regular and consistent basis. This includes responsibility for planning, reviewing and organizing the work of an assigned staff as well as performing related administrative functions.
Education & Experience Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field plus four (4) years of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one (1) year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include 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; of governmental accounting standards; and of supervisory practices and principles. Ability is required 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; to resolve complex accounting and financial problems; and to supervise and direct the work of others.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries Government Administration
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