Staff Accountant

About Legislative Council Staff

Colorado Legislative Council Staff (LCS), is the nonpartisan research, committee, information technology (IT), and institutional support staff of the Colorado General Assembly.

LCS serves as the General Assembly’s primary research and committee staff, employing fiscal note analysts, economists, research analysts, committee analysts, and constituent services analysts. In addition, LCS houses the legislature’s visitor services and tour guide staff; central accounting staff; and print shop staff. Finally, LCS provides a full service IT unit for the legislative branch, employing support, application development, system administration, digital accessibility, and cybersecurity positions.

LCS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff; therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

When you join LCS, you can expect:

• to fill a vital role in supporting Colorado’s lawmakers to serve our state and uphold the democratic process;
• to join a supportive and collegial culture that is driven by our shared mission, vision, and values;
• to work for an organization committed to balancing our important work for the state legislature with employees’ lives outside of work;
• to be supported in your continual professional development and growth; and
• to work for an organization that recognizes the unique talents, backgrounds, and contributions of our individual employees.

Additional information about Legislative Council Staff can be found at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The LCS Accounting Unit is seeking an experienced Accountant to provide central accounting services to the Legislative Branch. The Legislative Branch is comprised of six departments with 100 elected legislators and about 450 staff. Departments served by the LCS Accounting Unit include the House of Representatives, the Senate, Legislative Council Staff, the Office of Legislative Legal Services, and the Joint Budget Committee Staff.

The branch’s sixth department, the Office of the State Auditor, must remain independent and therefore maintains its own Controller and accounting staff, with whom the LCS Accounting Unit collaborates on matters of branch-wide concern.

This position provides payroll, timekeeping, benefits, and accounting services to legislative department staff and legislators. This position will be expected to:

• process payment vouchers, including reviewing vendor invoices and supporting documentation for appropriate approval, obtaining appropriate approvals if needed, and ensuring proper coding and processing in CORE (the State of Colorado’s financial system);
• process payroll and provide payroll support for employees and legislators;
• respond to questions from legislators and staff about benefits, payroll, and other subjects;
• support calendar and fiscal year-end close processes by performing duties including but not limited to responding to the needs of the external auditors;
• facilitate onboarding of new employees in the state’s payroll and benefits systems;
• support responses to Colorado Open Records Act requests;
• assist with additional accounting and financial projects as requested.

This is a full-time, salaried, on-site position, although depending on workload and office coverage needs, candidates may be able to work from home on a limited basis during the months of May through December. A candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. Persons seeking contract positions, remote positions, or visa sponsorship need not apply. Pursuant to the Colorado Constitution, legislative employees, including this position, are not part of the state personnel system.

However, this position is most like the Accountant II position in the State of Colorado personnel system.

The salary…