Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Corrections, Fiscal Central Office division, is
seeking a qualified Accountant to support Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp accounts payable and receivable functions. This position plays a key role in preparing, analyzing, and interpreting accounting records and practices in accordance with the State of Wyoming standards. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly analytical, and collaborative, with a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement
  - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE! for detailed information
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Human Resource Contact:
Deborah.

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The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed in the job level.

• Ensures internal control of the work unit or division.
• Reviews and completed documents for A/P and A/R.
• Reviews and completes travel vouchers
• Maintains the Central Office annual property inventory.
• Processes inmate payroll, including child support, court-ordered fines, restitution, and internal obligation payments.
• Processes daily deposits and financial transaction requests and responds to inmate communications.
• Prepares, analyzes, and interprets fiscal information and may carry out special studies.
• Recommends fiscal policy and methods for improving operations.
• Participates in agency planning for the next budget period by researching and compiling data utilized in agency budget preparation.
• Maintains petty cash fund per established policy and procedures.
• Maintains fixed assets on WOLFS.
• Determines accurate dollar amounts to be billed to each agency for a statewide billing system and generates monthly billings.
• Performs a variety of routine tasks in the acquisition, disbursement, and inventory of equipment, supplies, and commodities.
• Reviews and approves department WOLFS documents for A/P and A/R.
• Manages grant/project budgets in WOLFS.
• Coordinates fiscal functions for all grant coordinators in the department.
• Ensures statutory compliance by internal and external stakeholders.

Preference will be given to applicants with 3-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance or Accounting) and knowledge acquired at an accounting technician level.

Preference will be given to applicants with WOLFS experience.

Preference will be given to applicants who can create and manipulate Excel spreadsheets.

• Knowledge of purchasing procedures.
• Knowledge of internal control processes.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, techniques, and systems.
• Skill in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards and General Acceptable Accounting Procedures (GAAP)

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (typically in Finance)

Experience:

0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Accounting Technician

OR

Education & Experience Substitution:

3-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Accounting Technician

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, lifting, and carrying of light items, driving an automobile, etc.
• Exposure to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Lifting/grasping up to 50 pounds without assistance on a regular basis.
• Walking on cement floors regularly.
• Stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching regularly.
• Reaching on a regular basis.
• Typing/Repetitive…