Accounting Analyst

General Description

OPEN TO UNTIL FILLED. This position reviews and processes payments for the WDE Court Ordered and Medically Necessary Placed Students (COMPS) program, including payments to residential treatment centers, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES). This position performs audit functions related to commodity based payment vouchers (PRCs), general accounting expenditure vouchers (GAXs), and travel expense vouchers.

• Audit, process, and reconcile monthly COMPS program payments from residential treatment facilities, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, and BOCES, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations as well as federal IEP guidelines. Maintain a database of all COMPS expenditures to track and sync all payments with the WOLFS accounting system.
• Audit Travel Expense Vouchers for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to State, Federal, and agency policies and procedures. Notify the Fiscal Services Manager of any concerns related to travel reimbursements.
• Audit IET, GAX and PRC payment voucher documents for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to State, Federal, and agency policies and procedures. Notify the Fiscal Services Manager of any concerns related to payment vouchers.
• Complete random sample document and process audits to ensure compliance with state and federal guidance and WDE internal controls. Maintain a high level of understanding regarding WDE fiscal policies, procedures and internal controls and ensure rules, regulations, best practices, and guiding principles are adhered to.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preference may be given to candidates with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, the ability to adapt, prioritize, and exercise sound judgment. Candidates with knowledge of fiscal and accounting principles, proficiency with office software, and experience reviewing documents for policy compliance and financial trends for work with the Wyoming Department of Education.

• Fiscal and statistical techniques, including accounting principles
• Minimum educational standards
• Group problem-solving principles
• Problem-solving, decision-making, and accountability
• Long-range planning, ability to adapt quickly to change
• Organizing and prioritizing workload, exercising mature judgement
• Use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database management tools
• Mathematical calculations and fiscal control procedures
• High-level oral and written communication
• Reviewing professional documents for accuracy, policy, and regulatory compliance
• Recognizing and interpreting trends and patterns in error reports and fiscal data

Education: Bachelor s Degree (typically in Finance)

Experience: 0-2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Accountant

OR

Education & Experience Substitution: 3-5 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of an Accountant

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc.
• Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.

• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Successful applicants must reside in Wyoming or maintain a primary residence within a 100-mile radius of Cheyenne for the duration of their employment with the Wyoming Department of Education.
• Applicants may be asked to provide transcripts of any relevant coursework at the time of the interview or hire.
• Successful candidates must pass a fingerprinting, background, and reference check.

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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

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