Accountant Technician

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for an Accountant Technician 2 in Carson City. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following program:
Fiscal. The Accountant Technician 2 is responsible for performing advanced fiscal and accounting duties, including managing accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, grant billing, and cost allocations, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations such as NRS, NAC, and HIPAA. The role includes preparing accurate financial reports, analyzing data to identify trends and process improvements, and presenting complex fiscal information clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Additional responsibilities involve monitoring workloads, meeting strict deadlines, maintaining confidentiality, and fostering collaborative relationships across programs and vendors. The position requires strong analytical and organizational skills, proficiency in financial systems, and effective communication. Supervisory duties include coaching staff, conducting performance appraisals, and supporting professional development. A valid driver’s license is required. ADSD fosters a positive, inclusive, and diverse work environment that values innovation, teamwork, and collaboration.

The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.

Accountant Technicians reconcile and monitor specific accounting and fiscal functions or activities within a department establishing or using established procedures and guidelines that are not limited to the State Administrative Manual. Reconciliation includes balancing departmental records with reports generated by the State’s central accounting system as well as federal and other accounting systems. Monitoring includes ensuring accounting functions and activities are in compliance with reporting requirements and grant specifications.

Graduation from high school and three years of financial records maintenance experience which included duties such as designing, implementing and interpreting narrative and data reports; applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information; preparing entries to accounts; analyzing assets and liabilities and preparing balance sheets; auditing contracts, vouchers and other documents and preparing summary transaction reports; implementing accounting control procedures; and overseeing the work of accounting clerical staff;

OR one year of experience as an Accountant Technician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Control complex accounts payable functions for agencies with multiple cost/project centers, by establishing guidelines for allocating general costs to the appropriate cost centers, and ensuring procedures are followed prior to submitting documents for payment or grant draws.

Control complex accounts receivable functions to include determining the billing amount using cost accounting procedures; make determinations regarding referral of delinquent accounts.

Assist management in preparation of complex budgets by coordinating with various sections to ensure budget requests are received and reviewed in a timely manner; developing narratives for each category and general ledger account to provide justification for proposed budget request; analyzing information on past expenditures and projecting trends; making recommendations for budget adjustments as needed; and preparing special budget analysis reports to highlight problems on own initiative or as requested.

Provide fiscal management and…