Accounting Technician

Job Description

The Oregon Department of Human Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are guided by our Equity North Star and our vision for a positive RiSE organizational culture that advances equity and diversity. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQIA2S+ community members, and others to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

Opportunity awaits! Do you have knowledge of bookkeeping principles, practices, and procedures? Are you skilled in applying accounting methods and procedures? Do you possess skills in operating a computer to enter, update, and retrieve fiscal information? Can you track errors and resolve discrepancies in accounting records? Then we want to hear from you!

The Office of Financial Services (OFS) operates as a shared financial service for ODHS and Oregon Health Authority (OHA). It provides leadership and management, fiscal policy direction, financial systems management, and coordination of core financial accounting, payroll, and financial reporting services for ODHS and OHA. OFS management leads and supervises staff in the areas of Financial Reporting, Taxation, Federal Grant Management and Reporting, Cash Flow Management, Proprietary and Governmental Fund Accounting, Revenue Application, Cost Allocation, Interface, E-Commerce, Accounting Structure, Accounts and Contracts Payable, Trust Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Benefits, Cash Receipting, Treasury, and Account Reconciliation for ODHS and OHA.

The size, scope, and complexity of the financial structure of these agencies is the most complex in the State of Oregon. Currently, OFS has approximately 150 full‑time equivalent employees responsible for more than 20 financial systems and millions of dollars processed each week.

This position maintains specialized accounting record systems, including checking financial transactions for propriety, resolving errors, balancing accounts and records, and preparing reports. Individuals in this position work in various OFS units and perform functions that compute, calculate, and record financial, statistical, and numerical data to record details of business transactions to maintain accounting records and/or for use in statistical studies. The work requires knowledge of bookkeeping principles used to classify, record, and summarize numerical data and in making computations to compile and keep financial records.

• Two years of experience calculating, recording, and maintaining accounting information that must include coding transactions and checking them for propriety, balancing, and resolving discrepancies in computer edits.
• One year of experience calculating, recording, and maintaining accounting information that must include coding transactions and checking them for propriety, balancing, and resolving discrepancies in computer edits AND at least 43 quarter (29 semester) credit hours from an accredited college, university, or vocational‑technical school that includes 9 quarter (6 semester) credit hours in accounting. Credit hours must include introductory level accounting courses 1 and 2.
• Successful completion of the State of Oregon Accounting Career Mobility Program or equivalent accounting certificate program from an accredited college or university.
• At least 94 quarter (62 semester) credit hours or an associate degree from an accredited college, university, or vocational‑technical school that includes 12 quarter (8 semester) credit hours in accounting. Credit hours must include introductory level accounting.
• Be prepared to present your transcripts if offered the position.

• Demonstrate Initiative:
  The ability to assess a situation and act without direction from someone else.
• Proficiency in MS Excel:
  Functions such as sum, average, count and understanding basic formatting, ability to build simple formulas to calculate data, and basic understanding of pivot tables and macros.
• Communication:
  Skill communicating with diverse groups,…