Accounts Payable Accountant

Initial Posting Date:

03/03/2026

Application Deadline:

03/22/2026

Agency:

Land Conservation and Development Department

Salary Range:

$3,582 - $12,266

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Accounts Payable Accountant

Job Description:

Help Department of Land Conservation and Development fulfill its mission to foster sustainable and vibrant communities and protect Oregon’s natural resources for current and future generations

Join our Fiscal and Budget Services team and make meaningful contributions to the financial functions which support the department fulfilling its mission. DLCD is a small, but dynamic organization, with multiple programs who work with diverse funding sources.

This position coordinates DLCD’s accounts payable process for goods and services contracts and grant funding disbursements to ensure accurate and timely payments. As the department’s travel coordinator and purchase card program coordinator, this position provides technical expertise, guidance and periodic training for DLCD staff and managers to ensure department activities follow state and federal guidelines. This position also participates in process improvement projects to improve efficiency to ensure alignment with accounting policies and procedures.

As the Accounts Payable Accountant, you will:

• Coordinate DLCD’s accounts payable process for goods and services contracts and grant funding disbursements by compiling invoices and payment request forms with required documentation to ensure accurate and timely payment.
• Serve as agency travel coordinator for DLCD.
• Develop and deliver training to all DLCD staff on requirements, policies and procedures for state business travel.
• Review all in-state and out of state travel preauthorization forms and reimbursement claims to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Serve as the agency purchase card (SPOTS) coordinator for DLCD.
• Develop and deliver training to DLCD cardholders on requirements, policies and procedures, and their responsibilities.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise for DLCD staff and managers to help ensure compliant SPOTS activities and transactions.
• Interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and fiscal policies and procedures to ensure legal and compliant operations and transactions.
• Enter accounting transactions into the State Financial Management Application (SFMA) and ensure financial batch documents are properly archived.
• Reconcile accounts, propose and initiate correction entries, and recommend changes to improve accuracy and efficiency and eliminate future reconciliation issues.
• Design accounting queries and prepare financial reports and analyses, such as contract and grant spend down analyses, payroll reconciliations, and detail account reconciliations.
• Collaborate professionally with agency staff to recommend improvements to the processing, recording, and classification of transactions and account balances.
• Communicate and explain pertinent accounting data to other division and program staff to further departmental understanding.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. 

For a copy of the full position description, please email Jan.Guerrero@dlcd.oregon.gov.