Accountant I

State of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

19h • Onsite

About The Position

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. This is the basic level of the job family where employees are primarily responsible for performing routine entry level work in a training status to build their skills in maintaining, analyzing and reporting financial information and applying generally accepted accounting principles. In this role they will perform tasks involving the maintenance of financial information, reviewing and processing routine vouchers and invoices for payment, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statements and the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories.
• Knowledge of financial statements and reports.
• Knowledge of accounting ledgers and journals.
• Knowledge of computer technology related to accounting systems.
• Ability 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.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, analyze, interpret, and manage financial accounting data.
• Prepare and post various journals, ledgers, and accounts.
• 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 financial information.
• Assist in gathering and reviewing data for budget work programs.
• Maintain various ledgers, journals, registers, and other fiscal records.
• Allocate revenues to appropriate functions, classify expenditures, and post to accounts.
• Review and process expense vouchers, invoices, and other fiscal documents for payment.
• Reconcile various financial reports and accounting transactions.
• Determine payroll requirements, maintain payroll data, and process monthly payrolls.
• Perform routine entry-level work to build skills in financial information management and GAAP application.

Benefits

• Annual benefit allowances (up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits).
• A variety of health, dental, and vision plan options.
• Paid annual and sick leave that rolls over each year (15-25 days annual leave depending on service, 15 days sick leave accrued annually).
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Robust retirement savings plans, including Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan (employer matches 6% with 4.5% employee contribution; 7% with 7% or above employee contribution) and OPERS Defined Benefit Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & wellness program.
• Options to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Longevity Pay (annual payments to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of State service).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees