Senior Technical Accountant; Accountant

Position: Senior Technical Accountant (Accountant 3)
## Senior Technical Accountant (Accountant
3)
Apply locations:
Salem | DHS | Summer Streettime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
REQ-202898
** Initial Posting Date:
** 07/06/2026
** Final date to receive applications:
** 07/20/2026
** Agency:
** Department of Human Services
** Salary Range:**$6,834 - $10,076
** Position Type:
** Employee
*
* Position Title:

** Senior Technical Accountant (Accountant
3)
*
* 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.
** About Office of Financial Services
** The Office of Financial Services (OFS) operates as a shared financial service for ODHS and Oregon Health Authority (OHA). OFS is the steward of ODHS and OHA financial resources ensuring honesty, integrity, and accountability by efficiently and effectively providing accurate, accountable, and responsive financial management and business services to clients, stakeholders, and employees in support of ODHS and OHA missions and in compliance with state laws and federal policies, rules, and regulations.

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 170 full-time equivalent employees responsible for more than 20 financial systems and tens of millions of dollars processed each week. The Office of Financial Services (OFS) 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.
** Opportunity Awaits!
** We are seeking a highly skilled Accountant with expertise in governmental accounting principles to lead effort to utilize technology and tools to improve financial business processes. This role requires a deep understanding of accounting operations and the ability to translate accounting standards into effective financial operations. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that financial processes not only meet operational needs but also uphold transparency and accountability.

Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to optimizing financial processes are essential for success in this position.
** We invite you to consider taking on a key role as the (Senior Technical Accountant, Accountant 3, Office of Financial Services, for the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).
**** Attention all candidates! A cover letter, resume and answering these 3 questions are required.
** Please attach an updated version of your resume along with a cover letter not exceeding two pages that addresses the following. Applicants who do not submit both documents will not be taken into consideration.
* ** Describe your experience working in Government accounting. Preference will be given to those with government accounting experience.**
* ** Describe your experience with closing accounting books with tight deadlines.**
* ** Describe your experience either performing audits or being the subject of an audit.
**** Summary of Duties
** As a
** Senior Technical Accountant**, you will:

The purpose of this position is to lead efforts to improve financial operations through introducing new technology and process improvements.  In this role you will apply advanced accounting theory and advanced accounting skills to business process design. The incumbent is responsible for the validating the accounting requirements for various processes and assures that accounting structures, internal controls, data integrity and controls, and financial reporting meet the needs of agency customers, vendors, and other partners.

Duties include:

* Evaluate various unit business operations for process improvement.
* Gain knowledge of latest technology and tools that will increase the efficiency of financial business processes.
* Ensure processes are following GAAP, GASB and OAM requirements.
* Ensure solutions are complying and support both state and federal reporting requirements.
* Design, develop, adapt, and implement technology and tools to accommodate special and complex agency accounting needs and to comply with…