Accountant

Job Posting Title

Accountant

Agency

309 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Supervisory Organization

OEM

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

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

Salary up to $60,000.00 based on experience and education.

Job Description

Come join the exciting world of emergency management!  Do you have a desire and a passion to serve the citizens of Oklahoma?  Come join our team and help your fellow Oklahomans.  The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) prepares for, responds to, recovers from, and mitigates against disasters and emergencies.  Our agency operates the State Emergency Operations Center which serves as a command center for reporting emergencies and coordinating state response activities.

The OEM is seeking a full time Accountant providing support to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Finance Team.   The annual salary for this position is up to $60,000.00 based on education and experience.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, this position is 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.
     

Typical Functions

• Serve as primary Certified Procurement Officer (CPO) for the agency, process Purchase Requestions and Purchase Orders for the agency, ensure proper financial coding for purchases.

• Primary Purchase Card holder for agency.

• Primary finance section support during emergency response activations.

• Budget tracking.

• Review, analyze and present financial data, including revenue projections and expenditure reports, to determine funding requirements.

• Prepare financial statements, reports of operations, expenditure reports, statistical data, and other information concerning financial requirements; assist in gathering and reviewing data for preparation of the budget work program.

• Maintain various ledgers, journals, registers, and other fiscal records; allocate revenues to appropriate functions; classify expenditures and post to various accounts as required.

• Track federal grant revenues and expenditures consistently; assist in preparing Federal Financial 425 Reports quarterly and at closeout.

• Review and process expense vouchers for accounts payable based on invoices, and other financial documents.

• Reconcile various financial reports and other accounting data concerning fiscal operations.

• Determine payroll requirements; maintain payroll data; assist in preparing and processing monthly payrolls.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of experience for each year of the required education, and three years of experience performing professional accounting.

State Certified Procurement Officer certification preferred or willing to obtain within the first month of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories.

• Knowledge of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals.

• Knowledge of state and federal procurement requirements preferred.

• Knowledge of computer technology related to accounting systems.

• Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports.

• Ability to review and analyze financial information.

• Ability to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals.

• Knowledge of federal grant requirements preferred.

• Ability to work calmly and accurately during times of high-pressure emergency situations.