Sr. Payroll Operations Accountant

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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for enterprise-wide fiscal planning and policy leadership. The CFO provides guidance, training, and direction to ensure fiscal integrity and consistency across state agencies. The Office routinely represents the Governor with other elected officials, political subdivisions, other states, and investment houses. Specific policy sections within the Office include Budget Policy (BAM), Statewide Audit and Budget Reporting (SABRS), Capital Finance and Planning, and the Office of the State Controller.

What You’ll Do

The Sr. Payroll Operations Accountant part of Oregon Payroll Statewide Services (OSPS), which is within the Office of the State Controller and is responsible for providing management and operational control, payroll policy and direction, training and end user support for Workday Payroll. You will establish and maintain accounting procedures and controls for all accounting functions within the Payroll Operations section. You are responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of all payroll tax returns for Federal, State and local tax entities for the enterprise, as well as filing all required returns with the appropriate tax entity and verifying compliance with payroll tax regulations. Providing assistance to the OSPS Payroll Operations manager, staff accountants, and state agency payroll offices in the application of proper accounting theory to all procedures, payroll system processes and system generated reports.

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This Is What You Need to Qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Government Financial Manager certificate AND three years of accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work*; OR

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in Accounting AND three years of accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work; OR

• 32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in Accounting AND five years of related accounting experience** .

Note: 15 quarter (10 semester) graduate-level accounting credit hours may substitute for one year of the accounting experience. Graduate-level courses used to satisfy the educational requirement may not be used to satisfy the experience requirement.

*Accountant 2 work includes designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives, consulting with program managers or external organizations, and assuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations.

**Related accounting experience includes a) classifying, analyzing, and reconciling complex financial data and records; b) designing, recommending, and installing modifications of accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records; c) preparing audited financial statements and reports; d) analyzing and inter