Accountant 3

State of Nevada•Carson City, NV

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nevada Controller's Office is hiring for an Accountant 3 in Carson City, NV. Accountants in this series perform the highest level of financial reporting. Incumbents work in the State Controller's Office and produce the State's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which is audited by an independent public accounting firm, is essential for obtaining bond ratings, and is required for the Single Audit Report; implement Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements; assist agencies with accounting issues and document processing; approve agency documents and work programs; provide support to agencies on the accounting system; review underlying accounting records for compliance with GAAP/GASB/federal regulations and reporting requirements, Accounting Policies and Procedures, and NRS. Incumbents will need to possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, able to work within established deadlines, maintain a good working relationship within a team environment, prepare thorough and accurate financial reporting, able to apply critical thinking skills by researching, analyzing, and interpreting state and federal regulations, demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and maintain a high standard of professional integrity and confidentiality. The incumbent needs to make recommendations regarding internal controls and ensures that fiscal policies and procedures are followed. The incumbent may perform other related duties as required to meet ongoing needs. Accountants are responsible for preparing financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). General purpose financial statements may be audited and include balance sheets; statements of revenue, expenditures/expenses, and changes in fund equity/balances; and statements of cash flow. Financial statements are typically combined statements which present information by fund type, account group, and discretely presented component units. Fund types include general fund, special revenue funds, debt service funds, capital project funds, enterprise funds, internal service funds, and trust and agency funds. Accountants are also responsible for preparing various other financial reports which include reports for federal, private grant, or national repository purposes, and ad hoc reports for use by outside entities such as internal/external auditors, legislative bodies, and the public.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or closely related field and two years of experience performing professional accounting work; OR Bachelor's degree in business administration and three years of experience performing professional accounting work; OR one year of experience as an Accountant II in Nevada State service.
Knowledge of governmental accepted accounting principles.
Knowledge of basis of accounting and measurement focus for all fund types and account groups, including governmental fund types, proprietary fund types, general long-term debt account group, and general fixed assets account group.
Ability to interpret and apply GASB pronouncements.

Nice To Haves

Self-motivated
Able to work within established deadlines
Maintain a good working relationship within a team environment
Prepare thorough and accurate financial reporting
Able to apply critical thinking skills by researching, analyzing, and interpreting state and federal regulations
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
Maintain a high standard of professional integrity and confidentiality

Responsibilities

Produce the State's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
Implement Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements.
Assist agencies with accounting issues and document processing.
Approve agency documents and work programs.
Provide support to agencies on the accounting system.
Review underlying accounting records for compliance with GAAP/GASB/federal regulations and reporting requirements, Accounting Policies and Procedures, and NRS.
Make recommendations regarding internal controls and ensures that fiscal policies and procedures are followed.
Prepare financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Prepare various other financial reports which include reports for federal, private grant, or national repository purposes, and ad hoc reports for use by outside entities such as internal/external auditors, legislative bodies, and the public.
Establish and maintain accounting systems and procedures which provide necessary documentation and audit trails for fiscal transactions, classification of expenditures, current fund balances.
Prepare and analyze working trial balances, identify, and correct errors, and prepare journal entries in order to prepare reliable and accurate balance sheets and statements of revenues, expenditures/expenses, and changes in fund equity/balances.
Prepare balance sheets, income statements, and changes in fund balance statements from working trial balances to provide reliable and accurate financial information.
Use internally generated data and external source material to prepare notes to financial statements with supporting workpapers, tying in all amounts to the basic financial statements.
Establish internal accounting procedures for preparing financial statements and managing workflow to ensure compliance with governmental accounting statutes, regulations, policies, and principles.
Provide overall support to agencies and divisions regarding accounting problems and management information systems; provide advice, consultation, direction, and training to agency staff; manage agency accounting functions by developing work plans, assigning work, establishing work performance standards and evaluating work performance.
Analyze fiscal data to identify and correct errors; reconcile or supervise the reconciliation of trust accounts, general ledger accounts, bank statements, sub-ledger accounts and controller’s reports.
Schedule and coordinate audits with independent auditors; prepare supporting work papers and provide other assistance to auditors in periodic audits; review audit reports and write summaries of findings and recommendations; discuss audit findings with agency management and implement audit recommendations.
Determine if leases are capital or operating and prepare amortization schedules.
Review agency fixed asset listings and ensure that current year additions and disposals have been properly reported; reconcile fixed asset purchases to the accounting system and run depreciation schedules.
May provide full supervision or work direction for professional, technical, or clerical staff.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Perform the full range of duties described in the series concept at the advanced journey level.
Compile and accurately report on several funds of different types such as in the Controller’s Office or for a single large fund as in the Department of Transportation or the Public Employees Retirement System.
Develop financial statements and review more complex funds and account groups as defined by size, reporting requirements, source of revenue and expenditure limitations.
Supervise Accountant II, Accountant I, and Accountant Technician positions.
May be the supervising accountant for all accounting activities in a department or division.