Accounting Specialist

This position serves as the Administrative Assistant to the Accounting Division Director, performing administrative assignments including advising the Director on accounting systems and strategic planning for the Bureau. This position also serves as an assistant to the department’s Chief Accountant and SIGMA Security Administrator, the Division's expert on SIGMA and a professional accountant responsible for special projects.

APPOINTMENT TYPE/BENEFITS - This position is Full-Time. Therefore, you would be eligible to participate in the benefits offered by the state. This position has the potential to work a hybrid work schedule with a home base in Lansing.

Possession of a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting.

Four years of professional experience performing or auditing the systematic classification and evaluation of accounting data and the preparation of related financial and managerial reports equivalent to an Accountant, Auditor, or Assistant Auditor General including two years equivalent to an Accountant P11, Auditor P11, or Assistant Auditor General P11 or one year equivalent to an Accountant 12, Auditor 12, or Assistant Auditor General 12.

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certificate (CPA) may be substituted for one year of Accountant experience.

Possession of a Certified Management Accountant certification (CMA) may be substituted for six months of Accountant P11 experience.

Please attach a cover letter and resume to your application. Failure to attach a cover letter and resume may result in your application being screened from the selection process. You must attach a copy of your official transcripts in order to verify that you qualify for this position. As outlined by Civil Service, an official transcript must bear the applicant’s name, college, or university certification (e.g., seal, logo, watermark, or letterhead), date and name of the conferred degree and registrar’s signature.

Transcripts that do not meet these requirements are considered unofficial. For more information regarding official transcripts,  (Download PDF reader).

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go to evaluators for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.

You must apply for this vacancy through the NEOGOV system; click on Apply in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the selections process (i.e. application, written exercises, cover letter, etc.) with MDOS is not permitted. If it is substantiated that AI was used in the process, your application will be removed from consideration.

Civil Service Commission Rule 2-7 requires that all newly hired state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Due to the nature of work of the Department of State, criminal and driving records will be checked. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the criminal background record checks indicate eligibility for employment.

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