Job Posting Title

Accountant III

Agency

978 OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

Supervisory Organization

Finance & Revenue–Neal A McCaleb Transportation Building

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

July 31, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$64,800.00

Job Description

Position Overview

This is a full-time position located in Oklahoma City.

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes the preparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financial data, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of various vouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation of funds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities.

Compensation

• Up to $64,800.00 based on education and experience.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes and presents financial data, including revenue projections and expenditure reports, to determine funding requirements.

• Prepares financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure reports, statistical data, and other information concerning financial requirements; assists in gathering and reviewing data for preparation of budget work programs.

• Maintains various ledgers, journals, registers and other fiscal records; allocates revenues to appropriate functions; classifies expenditures and posts to various accounts as required.

• Reviews and processes expense vouchers, invoices, and other fiscal documents for payment; reconciles various financial reports and other data concerning fiscal operations.      

• Determines payroll requirements; maintains payroll data; prepares and processes monthly payrolls.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the workday. 

• The noise level in the work environment is usually mild. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a closely related field plus three years of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

Preferred Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; of computer technology related to accounting systems; of payroll systems; of budget preparation; and of governmental accounting standards.

• Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals; to review revenue and cost data for the preparation of budget work programs; to perform highly independent work; to make independent decisions; and to resolve complex accounting and financial problems.

Benefits Highlights

OTA is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include:

• Benefit allowance based on dependents that are covered on health insurance.

• Several health, dental and vision options for both employees and employees + dependents.

• 11 paid Holidays, 15 days of Vacation and 15 days of Sick Leave per year.

• Retirement Savings Plans.

• Longevity Pay, based on the employee’s years of service.

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