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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$45,142.56 to
$66,628.08
PAY GRADE: 32
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.
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Under direction, the Forestry Incident Accounts Specialist works with agency and cooperator staff after the completion of an incident to negotiate costs to be billed to cooperators and/or negotiate costs being billed by cooperators to ensure compliance with signed annual operating plans and master agreements. Incumbents determine costs to be accepted and/or rejected and authorize payments related to incident
billings on behalf of the agency. Incumbents review and compare dispatch logs, fire maps, invoices and cooperative agreements for valid dates, locations, staff and equipment dispatched prior to authorizing payment. Additionally, the incumbent trains, supervises and evaluates the performance of an accounting staff and provides direction to technical and professional staff regarding fire billing procedures.
This position will be filled either in Carson City or Elko, Nevada.
This Division of Forestry's mission is to provide professional natural resource and wildland management services to enhance, conserve and protect forest, rangeland and watershed values, endangered plants and other native flora.
The incumbent is responsible to manage workload and workflow within the Incident Business Unit, and for supervising and developing subordinate staff. This position interprets and provides guidance regarding applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures related to fiscal and incident accounting. This includes managing incident business records, reports, and statewide incident data. The incumbent will ensure staff performance conforms with agency goals and objectives. Incident business experience, including National Wildlife Coordination Group (NWCG) qualifications such as Incident Business Advisor (INBA), Cost Unit Leader (COST), Finance Section Chief (FSC) or similar are preferred but not required.
Incumbent may be required to participate in wildland fire incident response and be available for emergency assignments up to 14 days in duration, while staying in a fire camp setting. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***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:
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Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of
paraprofessional experience which included responsibility for: negotiating and signature authority for payment of high-dollar claims, contracts, and cost-share agreements with external agencies or entities; determining the
validity of claims for payment and authorizing payments on behalf of employer; and accounts receivable and accounts payable; OR three years of wildland firefighting experience which included fire incident management
assignments such as wildland personnel and equipment time reporting, procurement of supplies and equipment, acting as a unit leader or claims specialist and preparation of written reports/summaries; OR an equivalent
combination of education and experience. |
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A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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1) Please indicate that which location you are willing to work from: Carson City or Elko.
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