Accountant ; OCFO - ODFS Job Detroit area,Michigan USA,Accounting

Position: Accountant I (OCFO - ODFS)

OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OFFICE OF DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCOUNTANT I

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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of Departmental Financial Services division is accepting applications for an Accountant I position.

Position Summary

The Accountant class performs professional accounting work requiring application of accounting theories, concepts, principles, and standards. Accountants in this class complete or oversee a variety of professional assignments involving the design, maintenance, and implementation of accounting systems, the systematic classification and assessment of accounting data, and the preparation of related managerial and financial reports.

Accountants in this class are responsible for accounting tasks involved in preparing, analyzing, interpreting and presenting accounting data; operating, maintaining, and modifying accounting systems; using accounting information to recommend solutions to management problems and structuring of organization programs; managing, operating, and analyzing cost accounting systems in relation to business activities, and designing, implementing, and assessing internal control processes and systems.

Performs complex accounting functions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, accounting techniques, and other financial rules and regulations.

Researches, analyzes, and implements accounting rules and regulations as stipulated by Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or other regulatory agencies

Conducts searches and complex examinations of budget and financial records to provide factual data on the amount and type of funds available for submission to others within the employing entity who will use the data to prepare budget estimates and reprogramming actions

Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards

Independently conducts the complete range of tax examinations and related investigations of a broad range of business taxpayers such as sole proprietor ships, partnerships, fiduciaries, and sizable corporations

Maintains ledger and computer systems required to conduct payroll and financial reporting

Assists in the preparation of the Consolidated Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

Provides experience in using the specific procedures of automated systems to find, review, or change accounting data in transaction files, ledgers, accounts, summary reports, and financial statements

Designs new and changing system and program environments due to new laws, regulations, and standards

Resolves issues where governing laws and regulations are highly interpretive and/or precedents are non-existent, obscure or conflicting

Develops new systems for tax examination, tax management control, and tax documentation systems

Develops and applies unique or extensive probing and analysis techniques and methods

Identifies accounting problems such as inadequate maintenance of fund controls, inaccurate records and reports, improper methods for document control, and lack of documentary evidence to support performance of regulatory reconciliations

Posts journal entries, reconciles dates, and manages inter-agency billings and transfers required to support financial reporting

Checks data and compares reports or transactions to source documents, or authorizations against transactions to ensure their acceptability for further processing

Drafts simple instructions to describe internal accounting procedures for a procedures manual

Assists in executing portions of an audit plan that tracks process flow, verifies reported data, or assures that functional operating instructions generate desired results

Reports to management regarding the finances of establishment

Performs grant management, monitoring and administrative duties and activities (e.g. financial, set-up, post-award, closeout, etc.) to ensure timely expenditures and reimbursement, and regulatory and audit compliance

Compiles centrally requested cost reports and reports of variance from standards. Develops reports comparing actual results to plans and budgets

Serves as an expert or authority in some aspect of accounting or in the application of accounting to some mission-related program(s)

Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Education

For all Accountants, it is a requirement to have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in accounting, finance, business administration, statistics, or a closely related field. Such education must include at least twenty-four (24) semester (36 terms) credits of coursework in accounting and statistics (21 hours in accounting and 3 hours in statistics).
Applicants with a Master in Accounting and other appropriate and related courses of study meet the minimum experience required for…


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