Accounts Payable Accountant

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As part of the State of Colorado, DOR offers a competitive benefits package to permanent employees:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

The Colorado Department of Revenue's Lottery Division is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Accountant to join our Financial Services team.

In this vital role, you will be the backbone of our financial compliance and operations-that managing vendor payments, navigating complex tax obligations, serving as our travel policy expert, and ensuring winner intercept payments reach key state programs. If you thrive on financial accuracy, data integrity, and problem-solving within a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you

• Disburse & Monitor Vendor Payments: Issue disbursements to fulfill the Lottery’s financial commitments, review source documents, and monitor vendor records in CORE to ensure alignment with GAAP, GASB, and State Fiscal Rules.

• Manage Contract Invoices & Encumbrances: Audit vendor invoices against contractual agreements and purchase orders (POs), liquidate encumbrances correctly, and track multi-year payments across fiscal years.

• Oversee Tax Obligations & Daily With holdings: Analyze, refine, and reconcile federal, state, and foreign tax with holdings on daily game winnings, ensuring compliance with strict IRS timelines-succeeding same-day/next-day deadlines for winnings over $120,000.

• Execute Winner & Child Support Intercepts: Audit subsystem data and process timely payments to the Department of Human Services and Department of Justice for player winning intercepts related to child support and court judgments.

• Lead 1099 Tax Compliance Audits: Monitor vendor payment data integrity, analyze W-9 documentation, and perform ongoing audits in CORE to ensure accurate annual 1099 tax reporting.

• Serve as the Lottery Travel Liaison: Evaluate employee travel expense reports against statutory state fiscal guidelines, resolve policy discrepancies, and train staff on proper reimbursement submission procedures.

• Manage Imprest Bank Account Operations: Issue manual and replacement warrants for claims counters and lottery winners (handling lost or damaged checks), perform monthly account reconciliations, and generate CORE reimbursements.

• Process Inter-Agency Transactions (ITs): Audit, code, and input inter-agency transactions into CORE, matching invoices against underlying agreements or purchase orders with full backup documentation.

• Resolve Vendor & Billing Discrepancies: Research vendor statements, analyze CORE payment chains (held, issued, or paid), and collaborate directly with purchasing agents and vendors to correct invoicing errors.

• Support Financial Reporting & Year-End Closing: Formulate standard and ad-hoc expenditure reports, audit promotional drawing journal entries, assist with year-end closing processes, and provide audit support.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

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Four (4) years of relevant professional Accounting or Auditing experience.

A combination of related education in Accounting, Finance, Business (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to four (4) years.

Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will substitute for four (4) years of education

Document this experience in your application IN DETAIL, as your experience will not be inferred or assumed.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Additional years of Accounting or Auditing experience in a government setting.

• Extensive experience applying…