ACCOUNTANT TECHNICIAN 1
- Underfill for an Accountant Technician 2
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$39,191.76 to
$57,503.52
PAY GRADE: 30
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Accountant Technicians perform technical accounts maintenance work for agencies with complex accounting functions or systems. Factors that contribute to complexity include, but are not limited to, federal grant reporting, external bank accounts, cost allocation plans, budget accounts, bank guidelines other than those contained in the State Administrative Manual, enterprise accounting, complex fund accounting, and external reporting requirements.
Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.
This position is located in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Fiscal, Grant Management Unit, and will be responsible for ensuring federal funds are spent and drawn in accordance with federal grant requirements; submitting Federal Financial Reports; and following State and agency accounting procedures in the areas of payroll, budgetary accounting, cash flow, revenues and expenditures. Positions at this level work in a large, complex accounting environment. Incumbents will review and verify account related information, interpreting and applying State and federal guidelines, and extracting and evaluating account information/data to monitor various accounts. Travel up to 25% of the time is required. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Graduation from high school supplemented by 6 college credits in beginning accounting and two years of financial records maintenance experience which includes such duties as controlling accounts payable/receivable; preparing financial reports for internal management use; and reconciling complex accounts; OR two years of experience as an Accounting Assistant III in Nevada State service which includes 6 college credits in beginning accounting; OR one year as an Accounting Assistant IV in Nevada State service which includes 6 college credits in beginning accounting; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above which must have included 6 college credits in beginning accounting.
Special Notes
For a listing of credit requirements and acceptable courses for the Accountant Technician series please see the addendum on class specifications.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
Transcripts of college credits are required.
Additional Position Criteria
Experience reconciling complex budget accounts against the State's central accounting system is required.
DAWN-Data Warehouse of Nevada Financial System
IFS-FINANCIAL Advantage
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
