Accountant Technician 2

State of Nevada•Carson City, NV

About The Position

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is recruiting an Accountant Technician 2 for its Fiscal program in Carson City. The recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies. Under general supervision, the position performs advanced fiscal and accounting duties and is typically responsible for two or more fiscal areas in a medium or large agency, or one very complex accounting function in a large department. Duties include accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, grant billing, cost allocations, budget support, financial reporting, and monitoring compliance with state and federal requirements, including NRS, NAC, HIPAA, grant specifications, and reporting requirements. The role requires maintaining confidentiality, meeting deadlines, analyzing financial information, communicating complex fiscal matters, and collaborating with programs and vendors. Incumbents typically supervise lower-level accounting positions and may train, supervise, and evaluate clerical and technical support staff. A valid driver's license is required. ADSD's mission is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging, connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life. The division describes its work environment as positive, inclusive, diverse, innovative, and collaborative.

Requirements

High school graduation and three years of financial records maintenance experience involving duties such as designing, implementing, and interpreting reports; applying accounting principles to analyze financial information; preparing account entries and balance sheets; auditing documents and preparing transaction summaries; implementing accounting controls; and overseeing accounting clerical staff; OR one year of experience as an Accountant Technician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid driver's license.
Knowledge of bookkeeping practice and theory; fund, managerial, governmental, and cost accounting principles; supervisory principles and practices; and federal cash-flow management regulations and practices.
Working knowledge of intermediate spreadsheet and word-processing software used to develop financial reporting and data collection systems.
Ability to identify and solve or recommend solutions to problems found in accounting worksheets or financial reports.
Ability to apply and interpret State and federal statutes and regulations and departmental procedures, including legal interpretations relevant to financial transactions.
Skill in developing accounting record systems, worksheets, and reports; interpreting financial and accounting reports; and presenting information to others.

Responsibilities

Control complex accounts payable functions, establish cost-allocation guidelines, and ensure procedures are followed before payment documents or grant draws are submitted.
Manage complex accounts receivable functions, determine billing amounts using cost accounting procedures, and decide whether delinquent accounts should be referred.
Assist management with complex budgets by coordinating budget requests, developing account justifications, analyzing past expenditures, projecting trends, recommending adjustments, and preparing budget analysis reports.
Monitor and audit federal or other grant expenditures and sub-grantee records for compliance with grant specifications and reporting requirements.
Prepare complex financial reports in accordance with federal, grant, contractual, and other external requirements.
Manage federal drawdowns in accordance with the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 and grant requirements; track federally billable costs, prepare vouchers, and monitor and report federal fund status.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, including trial balances, adjustments, and balance sheets.
Establish and maintain automated billing systems, including account analysis, reconciliations, and adjustment processing.
Complete fiscal-year openings and closings for assigned accounts, develop internal controls for revenues and expenses, and reconcile federal and State fiscal-year closings.
Prepare annual Single Audit Reporting Form (SARF) submissions.
May train, supervise, and evaluate assigned clerical and technical support staff; develop work performance standards and accounting policies and procedures.
Perform related duties as assigned.