Accounting Technician -E9 - Bureau of Laboratories

Job Description

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self‑sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This Accounting position is responsible for the Bureau of Laboratories’ (BOL) financial coordination, procurement of laboratory supplies and services, and monitoring purchases and spending. It creates RQNs and DOs in Statewide Integrated Governmental Management Application (SIGMA) for the two Divisions of the BOL, Infectious Diseases and Chemistry Toxicology. It amends Master Agreements as needed and posts receivers in SIGMA. It tracks spending from each Award Document and monitors funds available on Master Agreements.

It also backs up the duties of a contracted Accounting Assistant.

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• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered.

Education: Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience: Accounting Technician 7 – One year of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments, and preparing financial statements equivalent to an Accounting Assistant E7. Accounting Technician 8 – Two years of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments, and preparing financial statements, including one year equivalent to an Accounting Technician 7 or an Accounting Assistant
8. Accounting Technician E9 – Three years of experience involving posting to ledger accounts, reconciling accounts, executing adjustments and preparing financial statements, including one year equivalent to an Accounting Technician 8, two years equivalent to an Accounting Technician 7, or one year equivalent to an Office Supervisor with a subclass code of BKPS.

Accounting Technician 7 – Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) with at least 16 semester (24 term) credits in accounting courses may be substituted for the experience requirement.
Accounting Technician 8 – Possession of a Bachelor's degree with at least 16 semester (24 term) credits in accounting courses may be substituted for the experience requirement.
Accounting Technician E9 – Possession of a Bachelor's degree with at least 16 semester (24 term) credits in accounting courses and one year of job‑related experience may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Position Location/Remote Office: The physical location of this position is 3350 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Lansing, MI. This position is expected to be hybrid with a requirement to report to the physical office location approximately once per pay period (every two weeks). Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications.

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