Accounting Manager II

Open Until Filled

As a strategic partner to the CFO, the Deputy CFO plays a critical role in driving financial stewardship across ETS by assisting with the development of ETS’s biennium budget and IT budgets statewide for over 65 agencies, aligning day‑to‑day fiscal operations with ETS’s strategic goals, providing expert guidance to fiscal and procurement teams, and delivering high-level financial analysis to support executive leadership and legislative decision‑making.

Human Resource Contact:
Jennifer Erickson /
jennifer.erickson1 / 307‑275‑1460

• Budget Management & Financial Reporting: Assist the CFO in preparing the ETS biennium budget and the agency's 400 Series statewide IT budgets, working collaboratively with ETS leadership, Chiefs, managers, and supervisors. Prepare, update, and maintain monthly budget reports to ensure accurate financial tracking, forecasting, and alignment with strategic goals. Provide high‑level financial analysis and reporting to support executive leadership and legislative decision‑making.
  
  Assist with the interpretation, analysis, and reporting of the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan (SWCAP) to ensure compliance and effective cost recovery.
• Operational Oversight: Oversee the day‑to‑day operations of the fiscal and procurement teams, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of responsibilities. Manage ETS’s billing process to ensure accurate and timely billing and revenue collection for enhanced services and direct bill expenses. Monitor procurement activities to ensure compliance with established policies, timely contract renewals, and adherence to proper contract procedures.
• Policy Development & Compliance: Formulate and maintain fiscal and procurement policies and operating procedures that align with applicable laws, regulations, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Collaborate with internal stakeholders to communicate policy changes and ensure consistent application and regular updates of policies and procedures to reflect changes in state and federal guidelines.
• Financial Systems & Reconciliation: Run and analyze monthly cost reconciliation reports using the Comprehensive Rate Information System (CRIS), resolving discrepancies, and ensuring fiscal integrity.
• Stakeholder & Interagency Collaboration & Relationship Building: Receive and resolve questions and concerns presented by vendors, ETS staff, other agency leaders, the State Budget Department, State Auditor’s Office, legislature, federal agencies, and external auditors. Build and maintain transparent, responsive, and collaborative relationships with other state agencies to support their missions and ensure mutual accountability. Address and resolve inter‑agency questions, billing disputes, and service concerns efficiently and professionally.
• Process Improvement & Efficiency: Identify and implement improvements to financial and procurement processes to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance service delivery.
• GASB‑96 Compliance: Lead implementation and assume ongoing responsibility for GASB‑96 compliance across all state agencies, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to the State Auditor’s Office. This requires continued collaboration with finance teams statewide to maintain compliance, standardize reporting practices, and uphold statewide fiscal accountability.
• Staff Development & Leadership: Promote the growth and development of fiscal and procurement team members through mentoring, training, and performance management. Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence within the team.

• Professional certification, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO).
• Direct supervisory experience, including responsibility for hiring, training, performance evaluation, coaching, and professional development.
• Experience working with large, integrated governmental accounting systems or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle People Soft, CGI Advantage, Workday Financials).
• Experience in preparing, monitoring, and…